Jason, this full on mic drop! This is shut the front door, slap your grandma and take me to church! Thank you brother! Thank you Jesus! May I use some of this on Sunday? Peace ✌️
You’re standing in front of people who’ve taken the time to show up. Maybe they’re curious. Maybe they want to buy your book. Maybe they’re just trying to figure out what you’re about. They could be anywhere else—but they’re here. And for that, you’re thankful.
You want to honor their time and attention—and yes, you hope they’ll buy your book, share it, pass it on.
Then it happens:
“What do you think of [insert name here]?”
You know exactly what they’re asking.
They want to know which tribe you belong to.
And here’s the truth: you do have a view. You’ve thought about it. You’ve prayed. You’ve read Scripture. You’re not neutral.
But you also know what can happen when faith gets politicized.
You’ve seen what happens when people stop using Scripture to examine their hearts and start using it to justify their side—when it becomes less about truth and more about winning.
So let’s treat this moment as what it is—a chance to teach. Maybe even to reset the tone.
But first, let’s be honest: both the political right and the left have tried to hijack Christianity.
They’ve pulled verses out of context, turned pulpits into podiums, and used faith as a prop to promote ideology.
And too often, we’ve let it happen.
So when I get asked a question like that—which happens often—here’s what I try to say:
“I’m trying to let Scripture shape my politics, not the other way around.
It’s easy to start with your political views and then go hunting for verses to support them. That’s not discipleship—that’s proof-texting.
Instead, I try to begin with the Gospel. I ask what it demands of me. And I let it challenge every ideology—especially my own.
That means sometimes I’ll sound conservative. Other times, progressive. That tension doesn’t bother me.
Because I’m not trying to be consistent with a political platform.
I’m trying to be faithful to Christ.”
And in that moment—awkward as it may be—we get to model something different.
Jason, this full on mic drop! This is shut the front door, slap your grandma and take me to church! Thank you brother! Thank you Jesus! May I use some of this on Sunday? Peace ✌️
This was a great refresh, thanks.
What an awkward moment.
You’re standing in front of people who’ve taken the time to show up. Maybe they’re curious. Maybe they want to buy your book. Maybe they’re just trying to figure out what you’re about. They could be anywhere else—but they’re here. And for that, you’re thankful.
You want to honor their time and attention—and yes, you hope they’ll buy your book, share it, pass it on.
Then it happens:
“What do you think of [insert name here]?”
You know exactly what they’re asking.
They want to know which tribe you belong to.
And here’s the truth: you do have a view. You’ve thought about it. You’ve prayed. You’ve read Scripture. You’re not neutral.
But you also know what can happen when faith gets politicized.
You’ve seen what happens when people stop using Scripture to examine their hearts and start using it to justify their side—when it becomes less about truth and more about winning.
So let’s treat this moment as what it is—a chance to teach. Maybe even to reset the tone.
But first, let’s be honest: both the political right and the left have tried to hijack Christianity.
They’ve pulled verses out of context, turned pulpits into podiums, and used faith as a prop to promote ideology.
And too often, we’ve let it happen.
So when I get asked a question like that—which happens often—here’s what I try to say:
“I’m trying to let Scripture shape my politics, not the other way around.
It’s easy to start with your political views and then go hunting for verses to support them. That’s not discipleship—that’s proof-texting.
Instead, I try to begin with the Gospel. I ask what it demands of me. And I let it challenge every ideology—especially my own.
That means sometimes I’ll sound conservative. Other times, progressive. That tension doesn’t bother me.
Because I’m not trying to be consistent with a political platform.
I’m trying to be faithful to Christ.”
And in that moment—awkward as it may be—we get to model something different.
Not silence.
Not partisanship.
But honest, Spirit-led witness.
That’s what we all should be aiming for.