Reclaiming the Call to Peacemaking in a Post-Election America

Voxology

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2016

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

How the church can resist political captivity and rediscover its core mission of peacemaking, reconciliation, and countercultural witness in a divided and fearful post-election landscape. In this cornerstone conversation between Mike Erre and Andy Bear, the spotlight turns to white evangelical support of Donald Trump, Christian identity in modern America, and how Jesus followers can truly live into their call as agents of peace—not partisanship.

Taking a candid look at the tension between culture, faith, and politics in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, Mike and Andy break down where many evangelicals have misplaced their allegiance, and how the gospel calls for something radically different. They also unpack their controversial launch of the Voxology Patreon community, offering listeners new opportunities for deeper engagement, discipleship, and Bible-centered podcast series—beginning with the Book of Revelation.

Key Takeaways: • Peacemaking vs. Peacekeeping – The difference between avoiding conflict and stepping into hard conversations with a redemptive posture. • Evangelical Identity Crisis – Why equating victory in politics with triumph for Christianity is a dangerous narrative, and how it distorts the view of Jesus for outsiders. • Post-Election Disillusionment – Exploring the real fears of marginalized and minority communities following Trump's election and the church's responsibility to stand with the oppressed. • Forming a Gospel-Centered Community – Updates on Voxology's new Patreon initiative, tiers, and what to expect from future content like an entire podcast series on the Book of Revelation. • Practicing Peace at the Table – How Thanksgiving dinners and family dialogue can become sacred opportunities for peacemaking, empathy, and real-world spiritual formation.

Resources Mentioned: • Support Voxology on Patreon • More on Voxology's Mission and Podcasts • Daniel K. Williams – Historian on Evangelical Politics • Study on Canvassing and Reducing Bias

Take this conversation further: What does real peacemaking look like in your everyday life? Whether around the family table or navigating tough conversations online, let us be the community that refuses to be divided by fear.

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0:00.0	Yes, hello internet.
0:13.5	Mike and Andy here, second week of the president-elect Donald Trump's president-elected
0:19.2	season before he's president.
0:21.4	We are here from the World Vox headquarters in Braya, California.
0:25.5	And we are here post-Sparton workout.
0:28.7	Andy and I and several of us are training for a Spartan race.
0:31.9	And if you can imagine a man with the complexion and body type of an olive garden breadstick going out and doing
0:44.2	squats and benches and ropes. I just look at the ropes and all sorts of crazy exercises.
0:52.3	It is, it is awful. Yeah.
0:54.3	It is absolutely awful.
0:55.2	So, you're starting to look a bit more like some hollabred though.
0:57.5	Oh, you know, you're starting to get a little, a little tone, a little bit of, you know, another.
1:01.8	Right.
1:02.2	It's not just the whole round and doughy.
1:05.2	So, so if we're a little rambly today, we're just, we're dehydrated.
1:09.3	We're exhausted we we I would say between the two of us we
1:13.2	probably lifted in the neighborhood of a ton today just in all of our reps um I don't know if that's
1:20.7	true and I I sincerely doubt it so so we've got a couple of things couple of pieces of news first
1:25.8	we want to give a shout out to the Bros Bible and Beer podcast in South Orange County, who
1:32.4	hosted Mike and Andy last night at their place.
1:37.2	So they'll have an episode just kind of interviewing us.
1:40.5	And I have to say, I think that that'll be their best podcast ever. I'm just not
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