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Evangelical roundup for September 18, 2023

John Fea   |  September 18, 2023

What is happening in Evangelical land?

The splintering of Canadian Reformed evangelicalism.

DeSantis continues to try to make a dent in Trump’s support among evangelicals.

Rhyne Putnam reviews Thomas McCall, The Doctrine of Good Works: Reclaiming a Neglected Protestant Teaching.

The National Association of Evangelicals push for the reauthorization of PEPFAR:

350+ African church leaders urge swift reauthorization of #PEPFAR, which has saved 25M+ lives since its creation by President George W. Bush 20 years ago. They address concerns from some members of Congress about funds being used for abortions.
Read Here: https://t.co/nx7bL3a1tZ pic.twitter.com/nZAdQd0GkM

— National Association of Evangelicals (@NAEvangelicals) September 15, 2023

DeSantis speaks to the Family Research Council.

DeSantis’s “God Above Government” rally.

Evangelical organizations support Dreamers (DACA):

Evangelical groups including @NAEvangelicals, @ERLC, @cccuorg, @NalecNews & @WorldRelief just sent a letter responding to the DACA ruling, urging Congress "to pass legislation quickly before further court decisions exacerbate the situation" for Dreamers https://t.co/x27iKDXSQg

— Matthew Soerens (@MatthewSoerens) September 13, 2023

Janie Dorris of Glendale, Arizona has had enough:

Arizona Republic, August 13, 2023

French evangelicals gather in Paris.

Does the press paint evangelicals with too broad a brush?

Karen Swallow Prior, Kaitlyn Schiess, and Jemar Tisby on evangelicals and politics:

If you missed the live event last night with @KaitlynSchiess, @KSPrior, and @JemarTisby, you can watch the recording right here!@bakerbookstore https://t.co/s39xNSwVmp

— Brazos Press (@BrazosPress) September 15, 2023

Hundreds of Auburn students are baptized after a campus worship service.

The president of Biola University throws out the first pitch at an Angels game:

https://twitter.com/edstetzer/status/1703277350765695287

Presidential candidates court evangelical voters in Iowa.

Rick Warren’s successor at Saddleback Church reflects on his first year.

Blast from the past:

Do the teachings of evangelical financial guru David Ramsey belong in schools?

Would Mike Pence dine alone with a female vice-president?

Ralph Reed and Kevin McCarthy hanging out:

Faith & Freedom Coalition founder and chairman @ralphreed today met with @SpeakerMcCarthy to discuss our legislation priorities and thank him for his leadership in opposing the radical Biden agenda. pic.twitter.com/brYz5eLNpt

— Faith & Freedom (@FaithandFreedom) September 16, 2023

Evangelicals who donate to the Victory Channel.

Trump was the next King Cyrus. Deion Sanders is the next Nehemiah.

Some evangelicals are already turning on Trump after his comments on abortion during the Meet the Press interview:

So here’s the thing. If you champion pro-life and vote your values, you vote for the MOST pro-life candidate.

Between Trump and Biden? Of course that’s Trump.

But between Trump and DeSantis? DeSantis is the clear choice in the primary. https://t.co/NfFVYYdu3s

— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) September 17, 2023

And this from Jenna:

These people have no moral compass. They tell you what you want to hear just so they can stay in power. They don’t care about you, just your vote. Get rid of these people. https://t.co/M5UPh5TxbD

— Burt Macklin (@BurtMaclin_FBI) September 16, 2023

More on Mike Pompeo’s new Bible movie.

Sean Feucht keeps preaching the gospel:

I like him more and more. https://t.co/VHS6Y3hAaI

— Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) September 16, 2023

“Pray I never see you in real life”:

You better pray I never see you in real life. This is the toxicity of social media allows for perversion to be spewed from demoniacs like this who would never say this face to face. pic.twitter.com/OSK9SZbPaU

— Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) September 16, 2023

Is Christianity Today “drifting to the left?“

Charlie wants to “excommunicate wokeness”:

On this Sunday, my speech from TPUSA Faith’s Pastor’s Summit and why we must excommunicate wokeness from the church ⬇️https://t.co/GcnK0mnK98

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) September 17, 2023

Ben Carson on how “communism has won America.”

Iowa evangelical kingmaker Bob Vander Plaats (who is backing DeSantis) on Trump:

Several in the room where @realDonaldTrump is addressing the #PrayVoteStand gathering in DC are telling me he is exceptionally low energy, tired and off his game. #ChooseWell2024

— Bob Vander Plaats (@bobvanderplaats) September 16, 2023

Jack Hibbs continues promoting bad history. The Mayflower Compact is not the founding document of the United States (among other problems in this speech to the Family Research Council:

Pastors’ planes:

September 16, 2023

A. Liberty U. – Cessna 680
B. Jerry Savelle Ministries – Cessna 560
C. Liberty U. – Cessna 680
D. Joyce Meyer Ministries – Gulfstream G4
E. Jesse Duplantis Ministries – Falcon 900
F. New Light Church – Bombardier Challenger
G. TBN – Bombardier Global Express pic.twitter.com/MVapcg0NRm

— pastorplanes (@pastorplanes) September 17, 2023

Here’s a new one. Al Mohler says some of the founding fathers were “Christian deists.”

Christian horror?:

A Christian Horror Devotional? Is that a thing? Yes! @SkyeJethani sat down with @kuttercallaway and Kenneth Chang to talk about the Christian Horror genre and their exciting new projects in this unique area!

https://t.co/9oVAPqFZQC

— Holy Post Podcast (@HolyPostPodcast) September 15, 2023

David French on the rumors of an adulterous affair between South Dakota governor Kristi Noem and Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski:

Probably leaked by the Noem camp to increase her appeal with Republican Evangelicals. They do love their adulterous politicians. https://t.co/CaBTkS8KFK

— David French (@DavidAFrench) September 15, 2023

An evangelical pastor invokes Romans 13 at Central Florida Toruism Oversight Board.

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