All the King's Men

Washington DC vacation with dear friends 2001
(three on right are my kids)

"I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we may live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity. This is good and pleases God our Savior." (1 Timothy 2:1-3)

A house-rule when our kids were little: you don't have to understand or agree, but you do have to obey your parents.

A God house-rule: you don't have agree with them, but you must pray and give thanks for kings and those in authority. "Ask Me to help them," God says, "for I control the course of world events; I remove kings and set up other kings" (Daniel 2:21).

Daily, I pray for Donald Trump, President of the United States of America and Kim Jong-un, Commander of North Korea. Do you? It's a God-obeying, God-pleasing thing to do, you know.