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Evangelical roundup for May 8, 2023

John Fea   |  May 8, 2023

What is happening in Evangelical land?

Russell Moore on Tucker Carlson.

More on Iowa evangelicals and the 2024 GOP primary season.

Evangelical parachurch organizations at Harvard.

Rick Warren wants to follow Southern Baptist pastors on Twitter:

By the way, if you are an SBC pastor and I'm not following you, please let me know so I can!

— Rick Warren (@RickWarren) May 2, 2023

Hispanic evangelicals continue to pressure Florida governor Ron DeSantis on immigration.

Evangelicals and the debt ceiling.

Lecrae:

First time Performing “Your Power” today. Correctional facility in Indiana. Good is good! pic.twitter.com/azRjTzBQb0

— Lecrae (@lecrae) May 5, 2023

David French on Tucker Carlson’s power over the Christian Right.

Funny:

A look at @philvischer prepping for this week's interview with @danielghummel. Dispensationalism, John Darby, Dwight Moody, rapture theology, the Civil War, the Reconstruction era, the Scofield Bible, Late Great Planet Earth, the Left Behind series – it's all connected!!! pic.twitter.com/sjRAEnDy8d

— Holy Post Podcast (@HolyPostPodcast) May 3, 2023

Jesus movies.

Karen Swallow Prior at The Kentucky Derby:

Best pic from yesterday’s #KyDerby #KYDerby149 #family 💜🧡💛 pic.twitter.com/D5TnMFaW9X

— Karen Swallow Prior (Notorious KSP at The Priory) (@KSPrior) May 7, 2023

Christian migrants in Norway.

Southern Baptists are planting churches.

Charlie Dates is installed as pastor of Salem Baptist Church in Chicago:

https://twitter.com/edstetzer/status/1654994200906047488
https://twitter.com/edstetzer/status/1654879400188342272

Blast from the past:

John Wilson interviews himself.

The John Ankerberg Show is in trouble.

Owen is participating in story time:

Pastor Story Hour Tour kicked off this morning in Little Rock with Dr. Owen Strachan, who is a true blessing to the church. We had a great event at the park today. Thank you, @ostrachan! pic.twitter.com/7Awf1GDoxj

— Hoyt Plunkett 🌳🪓 (@phrenic) May 6, 2023

Josh Butler resigns. More here.

Apparently pastors who don’t tip generously should leave the ministry:

Pastors who do not tip generously ought to leave the ministry. They fail to follow the greatest servant of all: our Lord Jesus (Mark 10:45). https://t.co/lQ7LXgYikC

— Daniel Akin (@DannyAkin) May 4, 2023

Albert Moher vs. Amy Laura Hall on Christian charter schools.

A Christian nationalist tweeter on “regime theologians”:

https://twitter.com/William_E_Wolfe/status/1654459163148263424

Missouri Southern Baptists are adopting Pacific islands.

Franklin continues to eat his way through the Tidewater:

You can’t beat a hot Quarter Pounder with cheese fresh off the grill! I stopped for lunch at @McDonalds in Edenton, NC, on my way to preach the Gospel at the American Legion Post 40 Fairgrounds this afternoon. It’s a beautiful day in eastern North Carolina! pic.twitter.com/v3urL8okVr

— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) May 7, 2023

“The Chosen” is coming to prisons courtesy of Prison Fellowship.

Sean takes his act to Springfield, IL:

What a POWERFUL MOVE of His spirit in Springfield, Illinois. 🕊️🔥🇺🇸#LetUsWorship pic.twitter.com/2RiOtPuMhk

— Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) May 7, 2023

Eric Metaxas encountered some folks smoking marijuana in Central Park.

The World Health Organization is coming for your mind and body:

A must know. https://t.co/Av7eM9fiM3

— Jack Hibbs (@RealJackHibbs) May 6, 2023

Jack Graham on Deion:

This reminds me of the many times @DeionSanders fished our pond at Prestonwood Plano. I always found him to be warm,engaging, and kind…glad he is fishing for men these days https://t.co/QkttYSNhN1

— Jack Graham (@jackngraham) May 6, 2023

Churches in malls.

Is MAGA lawyer Jenna Ellis turning against Trump?

Beth on “awful” books:

I wonder where all the folk concerned about Josh Butler are when people like @JulieLMoore18 @JemarTisby are losing their jobs and being demonized NOT bc of an awful book that deifies male sexuality but bc they are fighting for racial justice…..

— Beth Allison Barr, PhD (@bethallisonbarr) May 5, 2023

Apparently Sean Feucht doesn’t like Relevant magazine because they did a story on Dylan Mulvaney:

Relevant magazine and @TylerHuckabee sold the truth & the transforming power of the gospel for the appeasement of men.

It’s been so so sad to watch. https://t.co/97r74OfqXl

— Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) May 6, 2023

The Southern Poverty Law Center lists the Family Research Council as a “hate group”:

Tell Congress to investigate the Southern Poverty Law Center's involvement w/ the Biden admin and federal agencies. SPLC is a discredited & dangerous org and should not be used as a reliable source.

Add your name to the petition 🔽 https://t.co/TKKyZGWKQZ
Text: "SPLC" to 67742 pic.twitter.com/eAS7Mvwaj8

— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) May 5, 2023

A Trump supporter:

God honors governments that honor Him.

— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) May 5, 2023

Charlie Kirk stands with Clarence Thomas:

Clarence Thomas is an exceptional person. These savages are doing everything they can to take him out. They have hated him since his confirmation hearing. We must stand with Clarence Thomas!

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) May 5, 2023

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