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Important Updates Regarding Upcoming Texas Elections

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many election dates throughout the state of Texas have been rescheduled by our Governor.

We’ve compiled a list reflecting the aforementioned changes (this list will be continually updated as the situation continues to develop)…

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Voting Dorothy Brooks Voting Dorothy Brooks

Every Vote Counts…

Elections have consequences, and some can be won or lost with just a few votes. In our nation’s history, there have been 154 close state and national elections, some were tied, and many were won with just one vote. In the last 20 years, we’ve had…

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Engagement, Voting, Engage (Book) Scott Jones Engagement, Voting, Engage (Book) Scott Jones

Vote & Engage: Romans 13 and the 3 Boxes of Liberty

Romans 13 commands Christians to be subject to the governing authorities.

Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

(Romans 13: 1-2).

This passage is frequently invoked by pastors and laymen alike as an excuse to avoid civic and political activity. But what is the responsibility of an individual citizen of a republic when the government becomes oppressive?

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Voting Bunni Pounds Voting Bunni Pounds

Are You Registered to Vote?

Here at Christians Engaged we are calling the Body of Christ to action. It is time to pray, vote, and engage and to not sit on the sidelines any longer. America needs your heart in this hour.

Everything starts with registration. Here are the simple instructions to get registered to vote. The deadline for the primary is coming up February 3rd, so do it today if you haven’t already. Do it now, then you don’t have to worry about it for the elections ahead in 2020.

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Prayer, Voting, Engagement, Devotional Cindy Asmussen Prayer, Voting, Engagement, Devotional Cindy Asmussen

The Most Famous Book Ever Written and Why We Must Read It

Have you ever been intrigued by true stories filled with mystery, love affairs, crimes, assassinations and coups,  military strategy, law and courts, prophecies given and fulfilled, science and creation, the rise and fall of nations,  family discord and restoration, ancestry, adoption, details and destinies of individual lives, and supernatural miracles and events?  

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Voting, Engagement Marty Reid Voting, Engagement Marty Reid

Let's Not be a Statistic

Years ago, I read the statistics connecting Christians and voting. I was shocked! Only 50% of all Christians are registered to vote, and of the half that are registered to vote only half of those ACTUALLY vote, and of the half that actually vote only half of those actually vote Biblical values. The implications of these statistics are mind-boggling. I quickly realized that if we could raise those statistics even slightly, we could change our country.

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Voting, Engagement, Vote (Book) Bunni Pounds Voting, Engagement, Vote (Book) Bunni Pounds

The Church Has Power (and we don’t even know it!)

The CHURCH of Jesus Christ, all of us together regardless of denomination or worship styles, have a power at our fingertips that we aren’t using. It is a secret weapon that isn’t really that secret, but it might as well be - we aren’t using it to it’s potential. What am I talking about? The power of our VOTE. Yes, simply VOTING.

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