Dear John, 

“There’s no problem too large for government to solve and no concern too small for it to care about!”

“The future is in our hands.”

These were two of the notable one-liners from Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech last month, after he won the election to become the next mayor of New York City.

He also spoke at length about the failings of his predecessors – who were apparently not progressive enough – and how this time it would be different. He boldly announced that this moment was “the dawn of a better day for humanity.”

Last month we talked about the dangers of the socialist agenda, and this month one is now in charge of the largest city in the United States.

This ideology has taken ahold of a significant portion of our populace, and the threat it poses can’t be underestimated.

It also flies directly in the face of what we believe as Christians. These ideas of government as savior, the repudiation of the past and man’s controlling of his own future contradict the reality that Scripture reveals to us.

This contradiction compels us to act, as standing for truth and boldly proclaiming it is our primary mission. Yes, we care about elections and public policy, protecting our rights and defending our values, but ultimately, all of this is about the supremacy of Christ over all things.

I am so glad I get to be part of an organization that does all of the things above but is unashamedly rooted in God’s Word and the reality of our Savior’s death, resurrection and sovereignty over this world.

If you believe in this organization and our Christ-centered mission as much as I do, would you help launch us into 2026 with a year-end gift?

Your gift of $50, $100, $200, or even more, as the Lord leads, will help us continue to proclaim the Good News in the halls of our state government, the court of public opinion, actual courtrooms, and all across our state through our digital reach, while advocating for the biblical values that you and I both hold dear.

Now back to Zohran Mamdani. I don’t want this whole letter to be about him, but I think it’s useful to compare his worldview with ours, since people like him are assuming positions of leadership across this country, including Minnesota.

As noted last month, we have several socialists on the city council in Minneapolis, and an avowed socialist narrowly lost the election to become their next mayor.

The socialist worldview is all about denouncing the past, controlling the future and identifying government as savior.

Socialism has never been able to deliver on its promises of utopia, but every time a new generation is duped into supporting it, it makes the same argument: those who preceded us failed because they didn’t do it right.

This blame game certainly means throwing your opposition under the bus, but with socialism it also means throwing your friends under the bus, if they happen to have governed before you. Mamdani signaled this in his acceptance speech, gleefully bidding “adios” to his Democratic opponent before reiterating his campaign promise about a bright new future in which he will solve all of your problems.

The Bible has a different view. Jeremiah 6:16 says, in part:

This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.”

As Christians, we look for the ancient paths because that’s where the good way is to be found. We don’t need to invent a new way of governing because Jesus is the Way.

The timeless truth found in Scripture doesn’t need repudiation or reinvention, just proclamation and application.

One of the timeless truths about our Lord is that He, and He alone, holds the future. Consider these verses in Isaiah, which also reiterate my previous point:

Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’”

                                                                                    Isaiah 46:9-10

Any appearance of control over what’s to come is, at best, an illusion, and at worst, an outright lie. Yet it’s the cornerstone of many progressive arguments. God alone is sovereign though … and Jesus alone is the hope for salvation.

But politicians are constantly claiming that they can save you from whatever your particular issue is.

Even if all their predecessors failed to deliver, they need you to believe that this time it will be different. This time, government will deliver you from all your problems … and you won’t have to do a thing because they’ll get other people to pay for it.

We know better. Firstly, we know that the state is a terrible savior, but a great servant. God designed a tiered system of government (see Exodus 18:13-27) to meet the needs of the people (not the leaders themselves), reward what is good and penalize what is bad (Romans 13). That’s the purpose of government, and it’s a temporary construct meant for the here and now.

True salvation – the kind that secures your place in eternity – is found only in Christ (John 3:16 and 14:6).

What socialists almost have right is that salvation won’t cost you anything. Their version – economic salvation – isn’t free at all, but true salvation is. It’s the free gift of God (Ephesians 2:8), paid for by Jesus on the cross. We don’t bring anything into the equation, because Jesus + nothing = everything.

The gospel message is trustworthy, timeless and true hope for all people, including Zohran Mamdani, the socialists on city council in Minneapolis, and every legislator that will gather in Saint Paul in just a few months.

If MFC were only about politics and culture, I wouldn’t be leading it. But we’re called to so much more than that. We want to be a gospel light in some of the darkest parts of our society – missionaries to a hard-to-reach people group: elected officials.

With the support of people like you, we’ve been doing this for decades now. Building on that strong foundation, our future is bright … and will remain bright as long as God-fearing, Bible-believing, gospel-loving people like you continue to support us with your sacrificial giving.

That’s why I’m asking for your most generous gift as we approach the end of 2025 and look ahead to a new year. Your gift of $50, $100, $200, or even more, as the Lord leads, will help us end the year on a strong note, so we can move with boldness into all the opportunities that the Most High has for us in 2026.

Thank you!