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Evangelical roundup for April 3, 2023

John Fea   |  April 3, 2023

What is happening in Evangelical land:

Nathaniel Belz, RIP

I tell The Guardian that the Trump indictment will not hurt him with many of his most diehard evangelical followers.

In California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas there are more Hispanic Catholics than white Evangelical Protestants.

Evangelicals criticize Ron DeSantis on immigration.

Shane on Palm Sunday:

Here’s a little reflection on the subversive anti-imperial meaning of Palm Sunday. pic.twitter.com/AW5OMYG81D

— Shane Claiborne (@ShaneClaiborne) April 2, 2023

A new “great evangelical disaster“?

The future of evangelicalism is in the Global South.

Phil Vischer on the Trump indictment:

I do find it amusing to hear people say "But we can't indict a former head of state" as I sit in a state that saw 3 consecutive ex-governors imprisoned for crimes committed during their terms.

— Phil Vischer (@philvischer) March 31, 2023

Phil on the Nashville shooting:

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should hear from voices much closer to the event.

Second, I think there's a huge danger in "hot taking" tragedy. My initial attempt to ascribe motive and meaning to a terrible event will always be shaped by my own presumptions and prejudice. I will fit the…

— Phil Vischer (@philvischer) March 31, 2023

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… of a tragedy look like me. (Or in the case of children, how much the victims look like my own children.) The Nashville shooting hits some of us harder than, say, Uvalde, because these kids look like OUR kids. COULD HAVE BEEN our kids.

Was the…

— Phil Vischer (@philvischer) March 31, 2023

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… hold as much explanatory power as we would hope. Yet a thousand "talking heads" are ready to jump in and read the tea leaves of tragedy as soon as a story hits the wire.

I just wanted to explain why I'm not one of them.

— Phil Vischer (@philvischer) March 31, 2023

The National Association of Evangelicals supports legislation to ensure religious students organizations do not face discrimination on college campuses.

41% of American evangelicals are against a second Trump presidency.

D.G. Hart reviews Mark David Hall’s Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land: How Christianity Has Advanced Freedom and Equality for All Americans.

Tim Keller on D.A. Carson on the “application of truth”:

Quoting DA Carson here (from my suffering book) about how something can be true theologically, and yet at the same time the application of that truth is done inappropriately. So many of our public discourse is marred in this way. pic.twitter.com/VM7apmQoGP

— Timothy Keller (1950-2023) (@timkellernyc) April 2, 2023

Keller’s sermons are now available for free:

Big announcement! Starting today, we’ve made all our sermons and talks available for free on Gospel in Life-@gospelinlife. See the video where I explain why we charged in the past and why this has changed through donations. Enjoy! https://t.co/7w90DT2PCK

— Timothy Keller (1950-2023) (@timkellernyc) March 30, 2023

Steven Curtis Chapman on Katherine Koonce, the Covenant School leader killed in the recent shooting.

Christian relief teams are on the ground in the wake of the Mississippi River Valley tornados.

Check out the Throckmorton Initiative playlist!

A Black pastor on the “He Gets Us” campaign.

Blast from the past:

Evangelicals are lobbying for an anti-LGBTQ bill in Uganda.

Kirk Cameron opens a new theater in the culture wars: Storytime.

Does online church really “count”?

Josh Butler, the author of a controversial piece on evangelicals and sex, explains:

Greg Laurie is moving his Harvest Crusades from Anaheim’s Angel Stadium.

Jemar gets a blue check:

People in my world—Christian, justice, advocacy—don’t get a lot of blue checks. I was excited when I got verified. It meant my work, my life’s passion for racial justice could gain a wider hearing. I’m sad about what Twitter is now. But grateful for the people who heard me out.

— JemarTisby.Substack.com. (@JemarTisby) April 1, 2023

The Christian Post tackles transgenderism.

Jesus loves America:

Would you JOIN me in praying for @seanfeucht & team.

Today they are hosting their #KingdomToTheCapitol event in Jefferson City Missouri at 3:00pm CST

Show me your Glory in the Show Me State @TPUSA

pic.twitter.com/vNkcZ6QUEJ

— Dr. Malachi – (Dr. Run) (@malachiobrien) April 2, 2023

Tom Buck clarifies things:

I keep hearing men who claim to be ā€œtransgenderā€ talk about their ā€œjourney to become a woman.ā€

There is only one possible ā€œjourney to becoming a woman.ā€

It’s the journey of a sperm with an X chromosome that reaches an egg and fertilizes it!

— Tom Buck (Five Point Buck) (@TomBuck) April 2, 2023

A publishing house specializing in Christian homeschool materials gets a new owner.

Huck goes after Biden, transgenderism and gun control advocates in the wake of the Nashville shooting:

Franklin heading to Rome:

Next Sunday, April 9, join me as I share an Easter message from Rome and we celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ with powerful music by @MichaelWSmith. Make plans to watch it on the Fox News Channel at Noon ET/9AM PT Easter Sunday or check other time and station… pic.twitter.com/5WveFegPgS

— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) April 2, 2023

Christian nationalism in a nutshell:

It is time to stand for freedom like a mighty, united army, a spiritual force. We must reclaim the nation birthed through faith, prayer and personal sacrifice in order to continually bless the American people and the nations of the world.

— James Robison (@revjamesrobison) March 30, 2023

Eric Metaxas and Moscow, Idaho pastor Douglas Wilson talk about Wilson’s book Mere Christendom. Metaxas complains about the Gospel Coalition review of his recent book. Wilson says we need another Francis Schaeffer.

Trump court journalist David Brody calls for prayer:

Let’s pray for those who think they are a woman even though they were born a man. Let’s pray for those who think they are a man even though they were born a woman. These people are blind spiritually. They have been confused by our sinful world. God created only TWO genders. Pray…

— David Brody (@DBrodyReports) April 2, 2023

Brody has had enough with the “moral outrage”:

The left lecturing people on morality is like Fat Albert lecturing people on eating healthy. Spare me the moral outrage from folks who approve of late-term abortion, 237 genders and chemically castrating children. I'll pass. pic.twitter.com/DkV20C2hmR

— David Brody (@DBrodyReports) March 31, 2023

Charlie on “trust.” He’s fighting a spiritual war:

Don’t put your trust in Washington. Don’t put your trust in any nation or institution. Put your trust in God alone. šŸ™ pic.twitter.com/Gv7AzO2146

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 2, 2023

Lance Wallnau even seems a bit troubled by this:

Misogynistic right-wing broadcaster Jesse Lee Peterson tells Christian nationalist Lance Wallnau that "a man has no business listening to a woman": "Every time you listen to a woman, you're gonna suffer." pic.twitter.com/IxOX6Sv1G4

— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) March 28, 2023

Ralph Reed’s Faith & Freedom Coalition makes a statement about Trump’s indictment before ever seeing the charges.

What will Dondi Costin do about the Standing for Freedom Center?:

ā€œTogether, Maj Gen Dondi Costin and Pastor Jonathan Falwell will lead this ā€˜beacon of hope’ towards our founding mission: training champions for Christ!ā€

Read more: https://t.co/jYQ7klvtGy pic.twitter.com/GuWBmBhTcm

— Standing for Freedom Center (@freedomcenterlu) March 31, 2023

If is against “the laws of nature and nature’s God” then Christian must act like jerks:

The truth on this issue stands with Mike Pence. Homosexuality is against the laws of nature and nature’s God. https://t.co/5btTIoMknl

— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) March 31, 2023

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