Excerpt #34: dumpster fires

Eschatologically speaking, I care very little about the fate of America. Which is why I’ve never understood Christian nationalism, its theological illiteracy, the panic and anger that exposes its spiritual immaturity, and its deep and abiding paganism and idolatry. No matter who wins or loses the coming election my deep reservoir of peace will not change. I have no real expectation that America should be anything other than a dumpster fire. All nations are. History is, as Tolkien said, a long defeat. 

And here’s the wonderful thing: Christians know how to live through dumpster fires! The church has done this over and over again, as nation after nation has come unwound. We’re experts in this work.

https://experimentaltheology.blogspot.com/2024/01/psalm-31.html