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Today is Election Day in America . The media hype and dialogue around the dinner table has not been higher in years. Many believe this is the " most important election in our lifetime, " and the outcome will determine the well being of our lives and country for decades to come . I agree this is an important election . They all are, but, I want to give some perspective to this one. First, I voted. I hope you did too. This is one of the greatest privileges we have a citizens of the United States of America . Make the effort. Demonstrate your beliefs by casting a ballot for those things that matter to you. Many have died to give you this privilege, so, get out, stand in line if you must, but vote. As you do, here's another perspective for your vote i f you are a Christian . Followers of Jesus have dual citizenship. Paul reminded his readers, " But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ... "...

Time Magazine's Cover I talk sometimes about my dual citizenship: I am a natural-born citizen of the United States of America , and I am an adopted child of God through Jesus, the Christ, and, therefore, a citizen of the Kingdom of God . Sometimes my loyalties to those kingdoms clash. This was the case Sunday night when the world heard about the "killing" of Osama bin Laden. As a citizen of the United States I cheered for the "justice" that was served our nation's Public Enemy Number One. I wanted to be in Times Square , Ground Zero , or outside the White House to cheer with my fellow citizens for the demise of one who brought so much suffering and death to our country.   I was proud of our leaders who never gave up on tracking him down and for the Navy Seal who served the kind of retribution the rest of the world would understand with a "double tap" to the head and chest of the leader of Al Qaeda . As I watched the nation rejoice ...