OPINION 46 april 2025 www.goodnewsfl.org Good News • South Florida Edition This week, I read an article by an American evangelical writer — someone who, by his admission, primarily writes for European and African audiences. Like much of his recent work, this piece was deeply critical of the current American administration. A well-known global Christian organization then amplified it, sharing it with a vast audience. I commented, and to his credit, the author reached out. We had a respectful exchange, and he invited me to respond on his blog. I prefer to journal about it in my own forum. So here it is. For American evangelicals — hear me — I am not ashamed to say that this administration should feel like a breath of fresh air. And yet, the voices that shape our public discourse, that dictate what is acceptable to see and say — even within evangelical circles — seem more eager to align with global approval than with the movements of God. And in that pursuit, there is a blindness. Blind to the light breaking through in a nation that was sinking ever deeper into moral darkness. Blind to mercy where there was once only madness. Blind to the restoration of order where chaos had reigned. They are fluent in the language of critique — eloquent in dismantling rhetoric, exhaustive in economic analyses, meticulous in political indignation. Yet, within the word counts of their essays, they leave little room for even the possibility that God might be at work. That He might be moving, even through the most unlikely vessels. That the very headlines they stand perched on the starting blocks, ready to condemn before the ink is dry, might, in fact, be markers of divine intervention. And it breaks my heart. Where was this level of moral urgency when past administrations celebrated the dismemberment of the unborn right up to the moment of birth? Where was the published anguish when lawlessness was permitted - when rape, drugs and human trafficking flourished under the weight of wide-open borders? Where was the editorial lament when young men and women — image-bearers of the living God — were led like sheep into surgical suites, their bodies irreversibly altered by a cultural ideology that promises liberation but delivers only deeper confusion? The silence then is deafening now. But now — now they find their voice. Not to celebrate the faint but steady glow of light breaking through but to cast stones at those through whom it shines. They are not wrong to hold deep convictions; conviction is good. But what is tragic — what is genuinely unbearable — is that evangelicals around the world are increasingly hearing only one side of the story. We are told that compassion demands unquestioned generosity. To curb illegal immigration and pause foreign aid is to lack Christian virtue. That to rethink endless global conflicts is to abandon the oppressed. But wisdom and discernment are virtues too. Generosity without discernment is not godliness — it is recklessness. And reckless charity, untethered from wisdom, can destroy far more than it builds. This is not about pledging allegiance to a political party. It is about something so much deeper than that. It is about seeing what God is doing right now, in realtime. Can we not just pause, even for a moment, and recognize it? The unborn are being defended. Vulnerable minors are being protected. Families are being strengthened. Resources are being stewarded with wisdom instead of squandered in ideological recklessness. The demand for peace is rising over the drumbeats of perpetual war. A real, tangible battle is being waged against the evil of human trafficking and drugs. God is working. The question is whether some are too proud, too jaded, too desperate for worldly approval to admit that they see it. Or even more, write and publish it. Yes, the instruments God uses may be blunt. They may be rusted, cracked and deeply flawed. But the power of God is not limited by the imperfections of His tools. Not for a second. I am a prime example of this. To believe that He can only move through those who fit a preferred ideological framework is to misunderstand both Scripture and history. Beloved, I see the light breaking through in America. I see it cutting through the thick veil the enemy had drawn over the nation. And yet, those who should be the first to proclaim it — the very ones entrusted with shaping the conversation — seem more determined to keep others from seeing it. That is the heartbreak. That is the tragedy. But here is the hope: blindness is not the final word. God has a way of opening eyes. Of revealing what was hidden. Of making visible what we refused to see. And for those willing, the light is already beginning to shine. May it shine all the brighter, not just here but throughout the world. Chris Simpson is a former Marine Corps officer and retired Secret Service Agent whose career was defined by service at the highest levels of national security. Over 28 years, he was entrusted with protecting seven U.S. Presidents, operating in environments that demanded precision, discretion, and steadfast resolve. From 2003 to 2008, he served as a Diplomatic Attaché to the nation of Colombia, navigating the volatile intersection of international diplomacy, political instability, and global strategy. His final assignment placed him as a Senior Special Agent on the Trump Protective Division at Mar-a-Lago, where he operated during some of the most scrutinized years in modern political history. He holds a Master’s degree in Christian Ministry and is a Doctoral candidate at Liberty University, where his research explores the strategic intersection of faith, leadership, and cultural engagement. Today, his focus has shifted from safeguarding world leaders to equipping men and women to lead with biblical conviction, moral clarity, and an unshakable commitment to the lordship of Christ in the marketplace and beyond. Blinded To Our Blessedness - Chris Simpson - Former Marine Corps officer and Retired Secret Service Agent
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