GRACE. Jesus did not bring us religion - humans had long been sacrificing to the gods. Instead, he brought an undeserved gift. It overflows the heart and splashes out in waves that bless others. This is the Gospel. 

ARCHY. You're Done or nearly Done with church because it doesn't rule as Jesus would. The best "government" is made up of servants who voluntarily carry a cross, go the extra mile, and care for the weakest. A suffering servant is a real king, and the meek really do inherit the earth. It turns out that God is a libertarian.

HOST. Jim Babka's career has been a quest for culture repair that starts in electoral politics, shifts to issue lobbying, then moves to principle-based philosophy. Through this experience, Jim has learned that politics is a civil war that tends to damage the character of the participants, that the world actively resists being fixed, and that arguing fails to connect. Any approach that fails to address blame, envy, and subsequent scapegoating, hacks at branches instead of the root. The world needs Grace. 

MODERATOR. Bill Protzmann