I appreciate your thoughts and perspective. I probably disagree with you since I have been writing a series exploring the question of whom God might vote for.

I am not going to argue with you about God's sovereignty. I am curious about how it gets expressed in the world. The Bible was written in a time and culture where the modern concept of democracy was not being practiced.

The United States Constitution places sovereignty in the people. Over time our definition of the people has become more inclusive. People will always exercise free will and always "see through a glass darkly," as the Apostle Paul put it.

My question is how you understand the tension between those two ideals of sovereignty in the context of the problem of Evil.

Did God ordain the Holocaust, the Russian Revolution, and the Chinese Cultural Revolution? Did God allow famine and war in Somalia and Ethiopia so that aid workers could have a chance to demonstrate their faith and peace making?

If Christ emptied Himself of divinity to save fallen humans, does that suggest that God emptied himself of power by creating humans and allowing them, to torture one another, start wars, and fight politically?

Advocacy, peacemaking, and bridge-building are always done with imperfect knowledge. Voting is always a choice between imperfect candidates and parties. I personally prefer to choose the better choice as I see it with my limited understanding.

I would be curious to hear your responses to these questions.