America is truly an exceptional place

I have had the privilege to traveling to over 40 countries on almost every continent and meet beautiful people and enjoy amazing cultures. I am more committed to serving the nations of the world than probably most people, yet all of this exposure to the nations has only confirmed to me how exceptional America is. Not because its people are superior or its natural resources or its buildings, etc. But it's the American Christian heritage and the biblical worldview that was so strong in the founding of the nation that produced something entirely different in the history of the world, something the French political philosopher Alexis DeTocqueville marvelled at in his book Democracy in America. Much of that worldview is now disappearing and we face many difficulties as a result, but still it is an exceptional nation. In this light, I enjoy the words of Marco Rubio in this ad that he produced for his Senate campaign in Florida.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbaP0Jzd6QA&feature=player_embedded

Pray for the turning of America

With less than two weeks left before the elections, it appears that many Americans are waking up to the precipitous place to which we have come as a nation. It is apparent that many Republicans are going to be elected to Congress and to state houses, but what is even more exciting is that many of them are strong Christians who hold to a Biblical worldview. Let's pray strong to the finish that "the righeous" might be in authority so that the people may rejoice again. Proverbs 29:2