I finished reading Eric Metaxas’ latest book, “Letter to the American Church”. It was, in general, a good and solid introduction on what happens when the Church corporately and pastors specifically disengage with civic governments. Since all governments are compromised at least in part by unregenerate people with darkened hearts, the participation of God’s ministers and people as the conscience of the state is critical. Metaxas uses as a springboard the biographies of Luther and Bonhoeffer to make the point that pastoral engagement is the key to righteous confrontation of civil authority.