DISTRACTIONS

CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 27, 2025

     YOU SEE WARNINGS EVERYWHERE, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING. DON’T TEXT AND DRIVE. PAY ATTENTION WHEN DRIVING. DON’T BE DISTRACTED.

     THIS ADVICE COULD APPLY TO A LOT OF THINGS. IT IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT SCRIPTURE REFERS TO AS THE TWO KINGDOMS. SO OFTEN WE ALLOW THE KINGDOM OF THIS WORLD, WHICH IS PASSING AWAY ALONG WITH ALL THE TEMPORARY GLORY IT OFFERS, FOR THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM WHICH LASTS FOREVER AND WHOSE GLORY NEVER FADES.

     SHORT-TERM WE HEAR POLITICIANS MAKING ALL SORTS OF PROMISES, MANY OF WHICH WILL NEVER BE FULFILLED FOR ALL SORTS OF REASONS – A DIVIDED COUNTRY BEING JUST ONE OF THEM.

     IF YOU ARE A FOLLOWER OF JESUS, ASK YOURSELF WHICH KINGDOM YOU ARE SERVING THE MOST. WHAT DIFFERENCE WOULD IT MAKE IF YOU FOCUSED MORE ON THAT KINGDOM TO COME AND LESS ON THE EARTHLY KINGDOM. I’M NOT SAYING WE SHOULDN’T VOTE, OR PRAY FOR THOSE IN AUTHORITY, BUT IN THE LONG RUN WHAT DIFFERENCE WILL IT MAKE?

     THE MEDIA HELP US FOCUS ON THIS TEMPORARY KINGDOM BECAUSE IT ADDS TO RATINGS, MONEY AND THEIR POWER. POLITICIANS, TOO, FOR SIMILAR REASONS.

     IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO TRULY INFLUENCE THE COUNTRY AND CULTURE, TRY FOLLOWING THE COMMANDS OF JESUS OF NAZARETH AND NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE. JESUS NEVER FAILS. I’M CAL THOMAS.

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Cal Thomas is America's most widely syndicated newspaper columnist. He has worked for NBCV News, KPRC-TV in Houston and Fox News. 2024 marks his 40th year as a columnist.