Sharing Your Faith in a Politically Charged World — Even with Family
Hey friend, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how challenging it can be to share our faith in a world that feels so divided—especially with family members who don’t see eye to eye with us, whether it’s about politics or even Christianity itself. It’s easy to get caught up in heated debates, to want to prove our point or “win” the conversation. But I want to encourage you (and myself!) to try something different: put the politics aside. Remember, for many non-believers, their political views and their understanding of what it means to live as a Christian might be very different from ours. And that’s okay. Our priority isn’t to convince them about who to vote for or how to run a country. Our priority is to make Christ the main focus — loving God first, then loving our neighbors, no matter how different their views may be. If your family feels strongly opposed to you about about politics, God is the one who will help change the hearts of men. You can gently let your family know th...