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BCL Online Picks — January 22, 2026
From political hope and church growth to prayer, disappointment, and calling, this week’s online picks explore how Scripture reshapes our assumptions about power, transformation, and success.
The Already and Not Yet: Developing a Christian Perspective on Politics
Politics and government matter greatly, but they are not the supreme places for our hope and trust. How does recognizing the already and not yet of this time between the inauguration and consummation of Christ’s kingdom help believers to keep a biblical perspective in an imperfect world?
When All the Good Guys Are Actually Bad Guys
Does it seem to you, as it does to me, that it has become more common for our public debates to be framed as being between the “good guys” and the “bad guys”? The people on “our side” are perceived as “good,” and the people on the “other side” as “evil.” What does the Bible have to say about how we view each other?