On the Road to Damascus

Kirsten Powers is a contributor to Fox News, USA Today, and a columnist for Newsweek and The Daily Beast. She was a Clintonista and generally comes at politics from the Democratic/liberal side of the spectrum. I began noticing a gradual evolution in her views, though, as expressed on Fox over the last year from the usual knee-jerk Democratic positions to a more nuanced and thoughtful approach. I attributed this to the Churchillian progression (e.g. - 20-yr. old -heart/40-yr. old head) but it turns out it was much more.

Powers "comes out" as a Christian in this month's issue of Christianity Today. Her gradual journey to faith is reminiscent of C.S. Lewis's. Tim Keller's church in New York was instrumental in this process, although several people were critical at various times including a boyfriend. 

She will pay a price for this in her political and intellectual circles, which makes her autobiographical article a courageous act. She is also not a Republican, but God's Kingdom is bigger than any particular political party. 

We welcome you Kirsten as a fellow Christ follower and pilgrim on the journey. It will be interesting to see His plans for you unfold.

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