The gospel is political. But it isn’t partisan.

The gospel is political. But it isn’t partisan.

So where’s the line for pastors? Should clergy ever endorse a candidate—or does our responsibility look different?

In this episode of Unbound.Love, Natalie and I wrestle with the blurry line between pastor and private citizen, the power that comes with a pulpit, and why preaching love your neighbor, welcome the stranger, feed the hungry, care for creation will inevitably bump into politics.

I know where I land: I won’t tell you who to vote for. But I will tell you to vote—and to carry the same measuring stick into the voting booth that Jesus gave us everywhere else:

Does this help me love God and love my neighbor?

Pull up a chair. This one gets a little meandering—and a little complicated.