Episode 008: The Privilege to NOT Vote

James Decker is a rural mayor. Dan Stewart is a rural pastor. Both care deeply about their local community and want to make Stamford TX better! This is not a podcast on politics or theology, but a conversation on how to be a good neighbor...

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On this episode. Dan and James discuss the the false dichotomy that many people feel in national elections: picking the lesser of two evils. Instead, we should be involved in our local government and care for the community.

What We've Been Reading: (author - title)
James Decker
- Willa Cather - Death Comes for the Archbishop.  Book Link here
- Louis L'Amour - Lando. Book Link here
- Norman Wirzba - This Sacred Life. Book Link here

Dan Stewart
- Charles Marsch - Strange Glory. Book Link here
- Arthur Herman - How Scots Invented the Modern World. Book Link here
- Brandon Sanderson - The Way of Kings. Book Link here
- James SA Corey - The Mercy of Gods. Book Link here