Today, TGC carries my big post-election analysis on the future of America and of evangelical Christianity within it. I don’t sugarcoat it:

After this election, how do I look my neighbors in the eye and tell them that, as an evangelical, I’m an ambassador from an invisible kingdom ruled by love and righteousness? That might have been credible if the church had resisted both candidates forcefully. But now?

American evangelicalism has sold its birthright for a bowl of bean soup. It remains to be seen whether it will get the bean soup; I’m skeptical. But the birthright is gone either way.

My favorite review of my book on Calvinism included the observations that “there is no beating around the bush with Forster” and “Forster nailed his colors to the mast.”

There is, however, hope – there always is with this Forster guy:

We need to face this crisis not with fear, but with confidence in God and the gospel. This emphatically does not mean we should only talk about the gospel and never talk about politics or other public matters. It means we participate in public life in a way shaped by our gospel transformation.

We need confidence not only in God and the gospel, but also that godly life is possible—here, now, in the present age, in our nation and culture. Yes, even in 2016.

My six-point plan to build a responsible evangelical political witness (darn it, it should have been five points!) makes a brief appearance.

As always, your comments are very welcome!