One of my pet peeves is when pastors use the pulpit to endorse one political party or candidate over another.  Don't get me wrong...I'm all about Christians diving into the political process and being involved in determining the course and direction of our communities and nation.  Our voice and our values need to be heard loud and clear!  Where I draw the line is pastors who use the power and influence of God's pulpit to tell people who to vote for in elections such as the presidential election we have coming up next month.
Last month a group of 1500 Pastors from across the country took to their pulpits and told their congregations who they should vote for in the November election.  They intentionally did this to challenge the IRS ruling which prohibits churches, due to tax exemption, of taking political sides.  This Sunday I will be sharing my thoughts about all this.  I hope you will be present. 
By the way...if you have been absent the last few Sundays, we have missed you!  Don't forget we have gone to one Worship Service for the present time and it starts at 10:45 Sunday morning!  We have also started some great new Sunday morning classes which meet at 9:30.  Check them out!
 I look forward to seeing you Sunday at Sugarloaf!

Stuart