photo jason rogers walking line hardest things life johnny cash wrote song proved difficult accomplish song faithfulness wife variety lines walk moments drinking high school reunion relax make fool lots friends friendships diluted cease meaningful constant issue staying late things late completely useless wreck balance ability walk delicate lines main badges maturity occurred thought completely lines ideology difficult walk lifestyle lines they're exciting rewarding tension push pull sway veer regain balance exhilarating excruciating constantly figure blog halfway normal tagline living life recently changed finding essence attempting tread fine line things write work life faith culture church state ideas simple everyday musings easy hope figure pull community where's school line-walkers learn things trial error experiments discovering walking line crossing fallen stream pays careful cautious position step times taking deep breath letting momentum luck carry learn walking line find examples successfully walking similar lines you're lucky find instruct inspire mentors teachers examples recently learned inspired extent involve walking narrow church-state line drawn examples check posts thing irony rain politics religion church's ability walk lines integrity humility favorite things separating church state glad pastors directly addressing presidential election candidates weeks leading november time church clear stance peace mercy justice things tied politics acknowledge fellowship sucked taking sides moved past sunday seth pastors shared official statement prayed response election asked share acknowledge congregation people political walks life partisan political tone church embrace historically civil rights movement eloquently defined martin luther king's dream speech life constantly battling fallout hundreds years oppression slavery country work left make king's dream reality obama good president voted election nonetheless victory normal political victory sign significant healing place agent healing racial divisions exist america mind pray community protection obama family people country infected disease racism hate people embrace king's model accurately jesus model reaching full hate fear love grace compassion pray forces fear prejudice elitism pray peace protection continued healing sins past barack obama govern wisely tenure president line obama abortion surprising church mine attracts plenty people find belief-life balance friend small group recently shared huffington post article rest open letter president-elect obama abortion hands ears mind published huffington post author frank schaeffer theologian founder l'abri francis schaeffer refers pro-obama pro-life believes abortion remain legal ways ultimately reduce number abortions country social programs families children picketing pushing overturn wade here's excerpt mind written letter obama nixon china moment progressive democrat position defuse situation heal culture wars republican president surprise pro-life movement sincere sustained bully pulpit life substantive programs reduce abortions defending means democratic party progressives movement give principles reproductive rights fact means principles defended long term claimed moral high ground what's schaeffer's line walking creates possibility healing culture wars bonus intention issue abortion point powerful beautiful line-walking learn moments balance seemingly opposing objectives create bigger important process 