The left thinks better structures will redeem mankind. Scripture says man’s deepest problem sits inside his own heart.
What is wrong with man? Every political philosophy begins with an answer to that question. Scripture’s answer changes everything.
As New York celebrated the victories of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s endorsed candidates this week, I recalled something he said after his own victory last fall: “Praise be to Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful.” Predictably, much of the conversation has centered on his politics and, as we approach the 25th anniversary of 9/11, his public invocation of Allah.
Government can restrain the effects of evil. It cannot regenerate the human heart.
Those discussions are important, of course. But I found myself thinking about something else.
Gratitude reveals theology because we instinctively thank the one we believe governs reality. Some thank fortune. Some thank the market. Some thank government. Some thank the universe. Some thank themselves.
Theology never stays inside the sanctuary. Eventually, it walks into the courtroom, the classroom, the legislature — and the voting booth.
