Evangelical roundup for January 3, 2022

What is happening in Evangelical land?

A Christian country singer encourages vaccination after his father dies of COVID-19.

Is an Evangelical anyone who likes Billy Graham?

Admission questions from Bethlehem Baptist Seminary, founded by John Piper:

FYI, if you apply to Bethlehem Seminary, be ready in the interview to answer questions about:

Critical Race Theory@aimeebyrdPYW @kkdumez, Jesus and John Wayne@ThabitiAnyabwil @drmoore @timkellernyc

Answer wrongly, and you will be declined and steered toward another school pic.twitter.com/4cw5QPNFQp
— Daniel Kleven (@danieleleven32) December 31, 2021

Here is one evangelical approach to the LGBTQ community:

The best way to love a person who claims to be "transgender woman" is to tell him the truth…

"You're really a man. Repent of your rebellion and accept how God designed you."
— Tom Buck (Five Point Buck) (@TomBuck) December 30, 2021

Sean Feucht tells Eric Metaxas that God is using Marjorie Taylor Greene, Madison Cawthorn, and others to bring revival to the United States.

Lance Wallnau wishes everyone a Happy New Year and also appears to be wearing a smoking robe. :-). Watch:

New Year, New You, Same Lance https://t.co/qpX2GDYhls
— Lance Wallnau (@lancewallnau) January 1, 2022

Blast from the past:

Will an evangelical woman become the next president of Hungary?

D.G. Hart jumps into the definition of evangelicalism debate:

"what would be the harm of admitting that evangelicalism does not actually exist, and that it is an abstraction to appeal to a variety of different Protestants for certain religious and social ends? The damage done to institutions like Christianity Today, Fuller Seminary,…
— D G Hart (@oldlife) January 2, 2022

"aside from these “evangelical” outlets, would it be so bad to refer to Protestants in the United States by their church membership, from Baptist and Methodist to Lutheran and even the Willow Creek Association? …
— D G Hart (@oldlife) January 2, 2022

"with ministers and church leaders who try to feed the local flock with the truths of God’s word as best they can. These congregations are sites of real, though flawed, Christian ministry, where members gather together every week in the presence of God to offer up praise…
— D G Hart (@oldlife) January 2, 2022

"Churches sponsor pot luck suppers in all of their glory (e.g burrito casserole) and ignominy (e.g., the deacon with the bad hair piece as a dinner companion). Parachurch “ministries” don’t render such services because they cannot. …
— D G Hart (@oldlife) January 2, 2022

"if it encouraged believers to recognize all the ways in which the local church (and sometimes the parent denominations) ministers to them and provides the real stuff of a Christian identity." pic.twitter.com/HgzOh2HM1R
— D G Hart (@oldlife) January 2, 2022

Russell Moore celebrates the collapse of the Soviet Union with his adopted son:

Along with Christmas, we are celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of the USSR. If not for that, we would not have our sons, adopted from a Russian orphanage in 2002.

Tomorrow one of them, Ben, swears in to the United States Air Force. pic.twitter.com/dSGzN0ovpO
— Russell Moore (@drmoore) December 25, 2021

On “handling” Kristin:

Update: Denny Burk has reached out to me privately to say this is false. I suggested he address this with @danieleleven32 but since I retweeted the email, I’ll post the refutation too. No word on whether the claim that J&JW is being used as a litmus test is also being challenged. https://t.co/zSepbX4547
— Kristin Du Mez (@kkdumez) January 1, 2022

Kristin is apparently “back home”:

My goal was to not incite any Twitter incidents while on Christmas break because peace on earth & all that and I think I showed remarkable restraint for 9 days but I’m happy to report that I’ve just arrived back home. pic.twitter.com/ONs3RiYj0o
— Kristin Du Mez (@kkdumez) January 1, 2022

Franklin Graham defends Ron DeSantis:

The socialist left can’t stand @GovRonDeSantis because he can’t be pushed around, controlled, or intimidated. He has preserved the freedoms of the people in his state, strongly defended parental rights, & much more. The people of FL love him & so do many others across the U.S.
— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) January 1, 2022

If David Brody knew his U.S. history, he would probably be happy that Paine was censored. Paine was no friend to Christianity:

Facebook and Instagram Censor Founding Father Thomas Paine
https://t.co/qDL7YGztHn
— David Brody (@DBrodyReports) January 2, 2022

The former Liberty University Standing for Freedom Center Fellow is “triggering libs” and loving it:

I love how much this is triggering libs. 2022 is off to a great start! #winning https://t.co/eSzAkDgPVw
— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) January 1, 2022