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Evangelical roundup for August 24, 2023

  |  August 24, 2023

What is happening in Evangelical land?

How Tim Keller influenced British evangelicals.

White evangelicals and Vivek Ramaswamy.

What are evangelicals thinking about as the 2024 election approaches.

Shane is still chopping:

I chopped up guns all day today… And turned those guns into a whole lot of love.

We’ve got all kinds of stuff made from guns on our website now, along with some great shirts and signed copies of “Beating Guns.”

Check it all out here:https://t.co/smZVzqoxX5 pic.twitter.com/M7m4eHgD1g

— Shane Claiborne (@ShaneClaiborne) August 24, 2023

White evangelicals trust Trump.

Young evangelical climate activists.

The prosperity gospel is on the rise.

Scot McKnight’s new book is here:

PIVOT! pic.twitter.com/DELqPvhgHW

— Scot McKnight (@scotmcknight) August 22, 2023

The Christian Standard Bible is popular among evangelicals.

Can Nikki Haley and Tim Scott win South Carolina’s white evangelicals?

An evangelical asks Louisiana to act on methane emissions.

Rick Warren and Saddleback Church repond to the Cooks Corner Bar shooting:

We've had a mass shooting on the street of Saddleback Church: 11 shot, 5 dead so far. Six rushed to hospitals. OC Sheriff's are staging on our property.
PLEASE PRAY as our members minister to victims.

Historic #CooksCorner bar, built in 1884, is famous to bikers worldwide. pic.twitter.com/dJwmihqTJu

— Rick Warren (@RickWarren) August 24, 2023

David Dockery is installed as president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

A coffee shop started at a megachurch.

Blast from the past:

Jenna Ellis was arrested for her involvement in the Trump-Georgia “RICO” case. She is still crowdfunding:

If you’re looking at ⁦@JennaEllisEsq⁩’s mugshot, please donate her to legal fund. We MUST enable her to defend herself against this brutal, tyrannical govt abuse against her as a private citizen. Makes me angry just thinking about it. Please donate. https://t.co/KqRe8N8qsf

— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) August 23, 2023

Dinesh D’Souza, a felon pardoned by Trump, offers Jenna 10K:

.@DineshDSouza, thank you for your help and support!! He pledged $10,000 for my defense fund and said this… WATCH:https://t.co/tFH3In50Bz pic.twitter.com/2odz3yjoFF

— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) August 22, 2023

Ellis is doubling-down on the Bible:

People openly mocking God on this platform do so at their own peril and should read Genesis 6, Romans 1.

My faith isn’t new. I have been a practicing Protestant Christian my whole life.

We are the original Protesters in defense of truth.

— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) August 23, 2023

Psalm 34 🙏

I will bless the Lord at all times;⁰His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

My soul shall make its boast in the Lord;⁰The humble shall hear of it and be glad.

Oh, magnify the Lord with me,⁰And let us exalt His name together.

I sought the Lord, and He heard…

— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) August 23, 2023

“But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you…” Matt 5:44

“But he who trusts in the Lord, lovingkindness shall surround him.
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you… pic.twitter.com/lGcxDN0skI

— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) August 23, 2023

The other evangelicals.

“Keep Them From Sex: A Demon’s Plea for Abstinence.” And commentary here.

Hispanic Heritage Day at the Billy Graham Library:

.@TheBGLibrary will be hosting a Hispanic Heritage Celebration Day on September 23! Bring your family and friends starting at 10AM for a guided tour of the Journey of Faith in Spanish, live music, and more. To learn more and reserve your spot visit: https://t.co/pH55M3j1bD pic.twitter.com/qro8MSuXXb

— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) August 23, 2023

Franklin with some words about “feelings”:

The first presidential debate is tonight. A lot of people didn’t vote for @realDonaldTrump because he hurt people’s feelings. Really? I wonder what they think about what’s going on in the White House now… pic.twitter.com/gADhT7UO1c

— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) August 23, 2023

Albert Mohler is in trouble on X for comments about sex and the gospel.’

Trump court journalist David Brody thinks Vivek won the debate:

Vivek Ramaswamy won tonight’s debate and should get a good debate bounce in the polls. He was articulate, comfortable, smiling, coherent, succinct and oozing intellect throughout. His closing statement was genius. He clearly was getting under the skin of many of the traditional… pic.twitter.com/qIHAPY49Z0

— David Brody (@DBrodyReports) August 24, 2023

Brody has Jenna’s back:

Smiling through injustice. 🙏🙏🙏 for my great friend @JennaEllisEsq https://t.co/mo3CQj6J9c

— David Brody (@DBrodyReports) August 23, 2023

Anti-woke evangelical Owen Strachan is now arguing with white Christian nationalists.

Lance Wallnau offers conspiracy theories (or they direct from God?) about the fires in Maui:

Just Wait Till You See What Really Caused The Maui Fire https://t.co/Uv5jU5KNrn

— Lance Wallnau (@lancewallnau) August 24, 2023

More on the Church of the Nazarene pastor fired for his support of gay marriage.

The mayor of Spokane attends a Sean Feucht worship event. And here.

Sean Feucht has a criminal record and he’s not happy that Julie Roys found out about it:

.@seanfeucht & his followers cont to minimize Sean's deception uncovered in our reporting. But Jesus said…

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much." Luke 16:10 1/2 https://t.co/DZcTsvg2Ou

— Julie Roys (@reachjulieroys) August 22, 2023

More Viktor Orban love from Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center.

Jack Hibbs wrote a book:

People are walking out of Hibbs’s UFO sermons:

Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center on “Rich Men North of Richmond“

David Barton and the Wallbuilders gang are going to Israel.

Robert Jeffress on the border:

WATCH: What do evangelicals care about the most in 2024? Watch my interview from tonight with @tracegallagher on @foxnewsnight pic.twitter.com/KMo1vaPaBi

— Dr. Robert Jeffress (@robertjeffress) August 23, 2023

Tony Perkins’s GOP debate wishlist. I think Fox News moderators gave him two of these:

I'll be watching the first GOP presidential debate tonight. Will these important questions be addressed? https://t.co/FKvXjotmrE

— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) August 23, 2023

More on the pastor who was imprisoned for violating Canada’s COVID-19 policy.

I’d love to see how this book meausures First and Second Great Awakening “away from church”:

The current movement away from church is greater than the First and Second Great Awakenings combined—but in the opposite direction.
Alarming.

This important book by @Jimdavis79 and @msgwrites helps us understand what is happening and respond. pic.twitter.com/im3ZRLBHsl

— Gavin Ortlund (@gavinortlund) August 22, 2023

The John Ankerberg Show loses its financial accreditation.

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