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Evangelical roundup for September 21, 2023

John Fea   |  September 21, 2023

J.I. Packer and John Stott

What is happening in Evangelical land?

George W. Bush, using Michael Gerson’s words, makes the case for PEPFAR.

Ron DeSantis’s ongoing attempts to court evangelical voters. And here.

Who will win the Iowa caucuses? The result is in the hands of Iowa evangelicals.

Iowa Kingmaker Bob Vander Plaats is still hammering Trump.

Spanish evangelicals working for suicide prevention.

Evangelical Christians in Morocco bring aid to earthquake victims.

Shane Claiborne remembers Rich Mullins.

Karen Swallow Prior on her old boss:

Look, I’m no Jerry Jr. apologist, but imagine being raised in an environment in which adulterers and abusers are continually put and kept in places of authority all around you.

Imagine living in an environment where men in power are unfaithful or abusive all the time and…

— Karen Swallow Prior (Notorious KSP at The Priory) (@KSPrior) September 21, 2023

Do evangelicals still care about theology?

People burned by evangelicalism will gather in Elgin, Illinois.

A Buddhist converts to Christianity.

Why Lecrae is still a Christian:

Are you just barely hanging on to your faith? Here is what @lecrae wants to say to you: pic.twitter.com/SY6AnzahXi

— Holy Post Podcast (@HolyPostPodcast) September 18, 2023

Czech evangelicals confront domestic violence.

Should evangelicals seek after “respectability.”

William Wilson celebrates ten years as president of Oral Roberts University.

African pastors urge Congress to reauthorize PEPFAR.

Blast from the past:

A Southern Baptist church in Oklahoma is disfellowshiped after its pastor wore blackface at a church event and dressed as a Native American woman at another. Here is Matoaka Baptist Church:

More evangelical pastors behaving badly.

The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee is trying to find an interim president.

Jenna with some advice for Ron. Last time she gave advice she got indicted:

My advice to @RonDeSantis is to fully EMBRACE the pro-life issue. If Trump wants to run to the left of DeSantis, then only show that contrast more clearly. Release a plan to advance life at the federal level.

This is a defining opportunity for DeSantis and he should be out there… https://t.co/6gozsIMfR3

— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) September 21, 2023

Promise Keeper events are getting canceled.

David Barton and Charlie Kirk on why retirement is a pagan idea:

This is some nonsense that Charlie Kirk literally stole from Christian nationalist pseudo-historian David Barton (who stole it from right-wing rabbi Daniel Lapin.) https://t.co/ddwojEeIOe https://t.co/IeoGbE41H6 pic.twitter.com/Wgg0xkdf9Q

— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) September 19, 2023

A Christian Right pastor wants his fellow pastors to get political.

Some Deion-love from Ryan Helfenbein of Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center. Evangelicals LOVE their sports celebrities.

Our society can no longer recognize truth.
Do you agree with @DeionSanders? pic.twitter.com/myhl2uZM0E

— Standing for Freedom Center (@freedomcenterlu) September 20, 2023

The Standing for Freedom Center dances around the idea that Christians should only love the neighbors who share their theological views:

True biblical love is that which is in accordance with God’s Word. All other “love” is not really love at all.https://t.co/1RkRfHdaVg

— Standing for Freedom Center (@freedomcenterlu) September 20, 2023

I remember when people who spoke at Liberty University would talk about GOD as the soverieign one:

“The individual is sovereign in the United States of America because you receive your rights, your freedoms, your liberties from a sovereign God.” – @AllenWest pic.twitter.com/qCqLEgZBXF

— Standing for Freedom Center (@freedomcenterlu) September 18, 2023

A discraced Southern Baptist leader says that his sin is a “private matter.” He’s suing the Southern Baptist Convention.

Should evangelicals use AI for sermon prep?

Former Liberty University football coach Hugh Freeze, now at Auburn, helped baptize students.

Lance Wallnau is selling food in case of the apocalypse. He is also apparently watching the Godfather again.

America Will Need A Wartime President In 2024 – Pray it’s Trump https://t.co/J9w5MCK0JR

— Lance Wallnau (@lancewallnau) September 20, 2023

In case you didn’t get the Godfather reference in the previous item:

Here is Lance and Charlie on why pastors are culturally incompetent:

Charlie Kirk Interview: Uninformed Pastors

Our generational shift has left many senior pastors unprepared for the modern world's complexities. 🌍 Let's examine how history shaped their perspectives and why it's crucial to equip clergy for today's challenges. pic.twitter.com/RHowb0joYY

— Lance Wallnau (@lancewallnau) September 18, 2023

Albert Mohler criticizes Andy Stanley’s conference for parents with LGBTQ kids. His fellow Southern Baptist seminary president Daniel Akin likes it:

Appreciate this honest appraisal by ⁦@albertmohler⁩. Worth a careful read. https://t.co/13omuXHjwX

— Daniel Akin (@DannyAkin) September 18, 2023

Charlie Kirk retweeted this. Oh, and he will be at a megachurch near you this weekend:

BREAKING: Charlie Kirk laughs as mob of smelly, overweight SJWs scream 'F*** You, Fascist! F***You Fascist!"

Northern Arizona University, 2023 AD pic.twitter.com/W7O2iNnKPt

— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) September 19, 2023

The Family Research Council keeps adding to its slate of “family” issues:

Here we go again! Biden administration announces plans for the new “election” variant of COVID: $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them (from @AP) https://t.co/Vn5p21UDm2

— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) September 20, 2023

"[AG Merrick Garland] was in an incredibly evasive mood today…His reputation for veracity took a another big hit today."@RepAndyBiggsAZ on Attorney General Merrick Garland’s testimony today before the House Judiciary Committee. pic.twitter.com/51mHiwxj13

— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) September 20, 2023

Does dress and decorum matter in the 21st Century? It should, and it does. The elimination of a dress code for the U.S. Senate that was reflective of their serious work is yet another warning light on the dashboard of American society. Eliminating the dress code to accommodate… pic.twitter.com/FUf1LMVHWD

— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) September 20, 2023

Owen is apparently going after Christian nationalists:

Owen Strachan accuses Stephen Wolfe of being in open sin against the gospel.
G3 Preconference

— Mark (@mabbotoy) September 20, 2023

Tom Buck seems to be enjoying it:

Listening to @ostrachan speak on the Gospel and the State. Thankful for this brother. pic.twitter.com/56lzCebaA3

— Tom Buck (Five Point Buck) (@TomBuck) September 20, 2023

Ryan Helfenbein, the director of the Liberty University Standing for Freedom Center, is being persecuted:

Baptists today would do well to remember John the Baptist, who preached the Gospel of the coming Kingdom of God, Baptized our Savior, but died a martyr’s death at the hand of a corrupt Politician because he dared to publicly criticize his wickedness.

“Are you Elijah?” John 1:21

— Ryan Helfenbein (@RHelfenbein) September 19, 2023

The “Biblical womanhood” of Ken Paxton’s wife.

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