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Evangelical roundup for June 19, 2023

John Fea   |  June 19, 2023

What is happening in Evangelical land?

C.S. Lewis and space aliens

A review of two new documentaries about evangelicalism.

Karen Swallow Prior on Tim Alberta’s new book:

This promises to be a painful, necessary book: https://t.co/AN6el4poEE

— Karen Swallow Prior (Notorious KSP at The Priory) (@KSPrior) June 15, 2023

Anglican evangelicals on the Uganda anti-LGBTQ policy.

Not all evangelicals believe women should be kept out of pulpits:

While all eyes have been on the SBC Convention, the Church of the Nazarene has been holding its General Assembly. Rev. Dr. Carla Sunberg, General Superintendent, delivering the quadrennial address. This holiness denomination has ordained women for over 100 years. https://t.co/2bIGFZLKLn

— Cheryl Bridges Johns-groaning with creation (@cb_johns) June 16, 2023

Tish Harrison Warren on a “consistent ethic of life“

LGBTQ Christians

The New York Times reviews last week’s Southern Baptist Convention meeting. Not everyone likes it:

https://twitter.com/samueld_james/status/1669751961598451712

The National Association of Evangelicals on Juneteenth:

We are grateful for the ways that the African American church has been a place of deep spiritual refuge, justice and revival. This is part of the Juneteenth story that we honor, which is highlighted in this documentary. To learn more about Juneteenth: https://t.co/mvMGK4nZTX

— National Association of Evangelicals (@NAEvangelicals) June 19, 2023

Also the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities:

We encourage you to spend some time today or this week watching @ourdailybread's moving documentary, "Juneteenth."https://t.co/45NFOCeheh

— CCCU (@cccuorg) June 19, 2023

Evangelicals minister to gang members in El Salvador.

Nathan Finn on Juneteenth. Tom Buck responds:

I wonder if @TGC would give a black Christian the opportunity to offer some thoughts on Juneteenth. What do you think, @D_B_Harrison?https://t.co/pCGTWBSZ8w https://t.co/wKgKP6Ug0D

— Tom Buck (Five Point Buck) (@TomBuck) June 19, 2023

“Ding Dong”:

A grown man called me “ding dong” on the Internet and now I fear I have peaked. 😅

— Karen Swallow Prior (Notorious KSP at The Priory) (@KSPrior) June 19, 2023

Pray March Act

Is Alister McGrath correct here?:

https://twitter.com/edstetzer/status/1669011168118071301

Evangelical women who fight for their LGBTQ children.

Roberts Wesleyan University names a new president.

Blast from the past:

Mike Pence: Evangelical candidate for president.

Sean seems to believe that God punishes people through baseball games:

I do love the Dodgers. But there is a Bible verse for this situation right here. 😳

You reap what you sow https://t.co/iboYljmeCr

— Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) June 18, 2023

A story of a woman at Bob Jones University who was fired because she wouldn’t allow child care workers to spank her son.

The SBC’s list of women pastors. Read the list here.

Making a public list doxxing and targeting women and churches with whom you have doctrinal disagreements is the opposite of both Baptist polity and godly male headship. It shouldn’t take the women in laity to say so. But here we are. pic.twitter.com/YkZmdxlKPB

— Karen Swallow Prior (Notorious KSP at The Priory) (@KSPrior) June 18, 2023

Beth seems to think that ordinary evangelicals know what is happening among evangelical thought leaders. “We’ve been talking about if for a while.”:

I confess it surprised me that so many of you didn’t know about the SBC hit list on women pastors. We’ve been talking about it for a while in Baptist circles….

— Beth Allison Barr, PhD (@bethallisonbarr) June 18, 2023

Beth also thinks most evangelicals read MSNBC.

Mike Pence has a new book coming out.

Samuel Rodriguez and Rod Parsley are “taking dominion”:

It’s time for us to take DOMINION! June 30th – July 2nd pic.twitter.com/wAPjbhpiaT

— Samuel Rodriguez (@nhclc) June 16, 2023

Mike Pompeo’s speech to the Conservative Baptist Network’s New Orleans event.

Eric Metaxas, the biographer of Martin Luther, is now quoting Kuyper:

Being a Christian should affect how you interact in every area of life – that includes politics.@ericmetaxas

“There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, Mine!" – Abraham Kuyper pic.twitter.com/MUA93bWkqs

— Standing for Freedom Center (@freedomcenterlu) June 16, 2023

A court allows members of McLean Bible Church in Virginia to continue their suit against the church.

“How Great is Our God”:

A 21-year-old song. https://t.co/006xGI47Qu

— Daniel Silliman (@danielsilliman) June 18, 2023

Another megachurch pastor behaving badly.

Mike Huckabee on the “freak flag”:

“Freedom Sunday” is coming back to First Baptist-Dallas. Get ready for flags and fireworks in the sanctuary:

🎉 Don't miss Freedom Sunday at First Baptist Dallas on June 25th! 🇺🇸 Experience a powerful celebration with the First Dallas Choir and Orchestra, special guest Guy Penrod, and an inspiring message from U.S. Senator James Lankford. Join us as we celebrate freedom! 🎇 pic.twitter.com/hJdy1RN4VI

— Dr. Robert Jeffress (@robertjeffress) June 17, 2023

Join us on June 25th for Freedom Sunday at First Baptist Dallas! 🇺🇸 Experience a powerful celebration with the First Dallas Choir and Orchestra, special guest Guy Penrod, and an inspiring message from U.S. Senator James Lankford. 🎇 For more visit https://t.co/GxhWLbmp6j pic.twitter.com/EXir14LuCT

— Dr. Robert Jeffress (@robertjeffress) June 15, 2023

Former Trump court evangelical PR guy Johnnie Moore on social media:

“Social media, of all types, has become a cesspool of hate speech, unlike anything we have seen in human history,” Reverend Johnnie Moore, president of The Congress of Christians Leaders, told @Jerusalem_Post. https://t.co/Jxz5BCUZO7

— Rev. Johnnie Moore ن (@JohnnieM) June 19, 2023

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s new president.

Franklin Graham on Jeopardy! and the Lord’s Prayer:

Twitter erupted with @Jeopardy fans who were surprised that 3 smart contestants were unable to fill in the blank with a word from the Lord’s Prayer. We have lost so much Biblical literacy & basic awareness of the things of God’s Word. This moving away from Biblical values will…

— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) June 16, 2023

A Satanic worship band will imitate Sean Feucht’s tour:

Imitation is the highest form of flattery 😚😅 https://t.co/qk1LWoLagG

— Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) June 17, 2023

Any good historian knows this:

Wait until all the woke pastors and leftist liberals find out the US Capitol was once used as a church – even way before Congress occupied it!!? UH OH!!!!https://t.co/AlRV1gJMYF

— Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) June 16, 2023

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