Truth Over Tribe: Pledging Allegiance to the Lamb, Not the Donkey or Elephant

 Warning: Another book that is way out-of-genre.

I was recently contacted by a lifelong friend who wanted me to have a look at a book he had just finished reading, and then to have a discussion about it. The book is entitled Truth Over Tribe: Pledging Allegiance to the Lamb, Not the Donkey or Elephant. He admitted that he was having somewhat of a struggle with his lifetime affiliation with the Republican Party and the upcoming presidential election in which, if he was going to remain true to the party, or the Republican Tribe, that he would have to vote for Trump. My friend is a deeply Christian man who has lived his life by admirable standards, and he also lives in the midst of a red bubble. He admitted that he had been moved by recent declarations by Liz and Dick Chaney and Adam Kizinger to vote for Harris.

 

The book is written by two pastors, Patrick Keith Miller and Keith Simon, and they present a strong case about the dangers of tribalism which they define and explain. Much of their reasoning was based on biblical text with which I am not familiar. Regarding my friend, I find it fascinating that despite out very different perspectives about the source of our own spirituality, that we seemed to have arrived at the same point of view, that Trump does not deserve our votes, and Harris does.

 

The pastors have written a very readable book. I did get bogged down a bit in the Christian lingo and biblical quotes, but none the less it’s clear that the authors’ logic is sound. If the topic interests you and if you’re feeling a dilemma about the divisiveness that is present in our country today, then you might benefit from having a look at this book.

 

If nothing else, my friend and I are going to have ongoing interesting conversations. It seems that we are building a bridge between two very different bubbles, and I’m excited about that.