Like so many other people, I came to understand that I was witnessing something deeply significant on the evening of June 27, 2024, as Donald Trump and Joseph Biden met for their fateful debate. Like so many other people, I was aghast at the ways Biden publicly shattered his hopes of becoming a two-term president. I was interested, then, to read Original Sin, the recent book that tells how he came to be on that stage and prove to the world that the rumors were true: He was unfit to run for a second term.
I do not intend to say anything about the authors’ findings as they pertain to American politics, for that is hardly my area of expertise or my forte as a writer. The United States isn’t even my country! However, as I read the book, I found myself pondering a few lessons that go beyond politics and apply to individual Christians and churches. And isn’t this part of the benefit of reading? There is always something we can learn as we read. Let me list a few of my takeaways.
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