Scott Slayton

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Scott Slayton writes at “One Degree to Another.”

• Are Politicians Becoming Our Golden Calves? Increasingly, our political commitments lead us to find our hope, salvation and security in political wins. There is a simple name for this–idolatry. Aug 31, 2023

  

  Are Politicians Becoming Our Golden Calves?
• How We Should Be Praying for the United States It takes no work to get people to lament the state of America. Gather a group of liberals, and they will wring their hands over the impending theocratic patriarchy that will create a dystopia that rivals The Handmaid’s Tale.... Jul 31, 2023

  

  How We Should Be Praying for the United States
• Why You Should Abandon the Outrage Cycle Now that you’re caught up on this week’s controversy du jour, I want to convince you that it doesn’t matter. When this controversy dies down, there will be another, and another, and another. The cycle never ends and never... Jul 25, 2023

  

  Why You Should Abandon the Outrage Cycle
• We Need to Avoid a 2020 Rematch The 2024 election needs to be about America's future, not a battle royal over its recent past. Unless American voters reject the status quo and choose new candidates, we'll be dealing with the latter and not the former.... Jun 23, 2023

  We Need to Avoid a 2020 Rematch
• Lessons I Learned from Tim Keller Like many who mourned pastor Tim Keller's passing, I never met him in person. Also, like many others, he served as a mentor from afar. I could talk for days about the ministry insights I learned from him, but those are not the... May 24, 2023

  Lessons I Learned from Tim Keller
• While Our Children Bleed, We Boycott Bud Light Our politicians, from both parties, have learned that working on real solutions doesn't get their face on cable news or garner social media likes, both of which they turn into fundraising opportunities. Apr 19, 2023

  While Our Children Bleed, We Boycott Bud Light
• Jimmy Carter’s Most Infamous Speech was Forty-Four Years Too Early In the wake of the announcement that former President Jimmy Carter will spend his remaining days at home, political observers have reappraised different aspects of his presidency. By any objective measure, Carter’s Presidency... Mar 13, 2023

  Jimmy Carter’s Most Infamous Speech was Forty-Four Years Too Early
• The Response to the 'He Gets Us' Ads Reflects our Growing Polarization If we hear the name of Jesus and start searching for a political agenda, we have made politics into an idol. Political victory has enshrined itself in our hearts as the thing that can save us. We owe our allegiance to our... Feb 16, 2023

  The Response to the 'He Gets Us' Ads Reflects our Growing Polarization
• After the SOTU's Childish Antics, What Can I Do to Strengthen American Democracy? If we want our government to change, we have to change. American citizens, particularly those who are followers of Jesus, have an obligation to improve the condition of the American republic so that it better addresses the... Feb 10, 2023

  After the SOTU's Childish Antics, What Can I Do to Strengthen American Democracy?
• When America Remembered to Pray After Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field during a nationally televised football game last week, slews of people began calling for prayers for his recovery. In one sense, this outpouring was not surprising. In another sense, it... Jan 12, 2023

  When America Remembered to Pray