Yesterday I got and read 54 pages, while i was armed with a yellow highlighter.
The artwork is incredible. I really think this is the most beautiful book I’ve read.
The pages are decorated. colored. illustrated.

Here is what I’ve highlighted so far.

Introduction – A Book to Provoke the Christian Political Imagination

• The church has fallen in love with the state
• The church often finds “guiding the course of history” a more alluring goal than following the crucified Christ.
• We’re hardly able to distinguish between what’s American and what’s Christian
• Rather than placing our hope in a transnational church that embodies God’s kingdom, we assume America is God’s hope for the world, even when it doesn’t look like Christ.

Section one – Before There Were Kings and Presidents

• (In regards to tower building Babel) During the project, God noted that “nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them” (Gen. 11:6). You can almost hear the echos of Hiroshima and Nagasaki here.
• God seems to have a knack for hearing the cry of oppressed people.
• Vengeance is not for you. God scolded the people over and over for taking things into their own hands.
• Despite the fact that the Bible insists “God does not dwell in temples built by hands,” we, in our hunger for power, credibility, and glamour, insist that God should.
• Mother Teresa would sneak out of fancy banquets where she was speaking to eat with beggars.
• What would the world look like if all the child soldiers were playing with supersoakers instead of US-made AK-47s?

Jesus for President

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