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Evangelical roundup for December 14, 2023

John Fea   |  December 14, 2023

What is happening in Evangelical Land:

Writer Steven King rips Trump-supporting evangelicals.

A news website is uniting Spanish evangelicals.

Nicaragua is closing 256 evangelical NGOs.

More on Michael Youssef’s evangelism rally in Egypt.

Good to see Scot McKnight covering Current‘ book review editor Nadya Williams’s new book.

The Evangelical Immigrant Table wants Congress to ensure secure borders and respect the dignity of every immigrant.

Are all World Vision employees “ministers?” A judge says no.

An evangelical faith leader prays at the inauguration of the new Argentinian president.

Our Daily Bread receives a $1.25 million grant for its “Thriving Black Church Initiative.”

Beth Moore wants to teach biblical poetry:

This is so random
but, if I had a PhD and could manage to get hired, I’d want to teach a course on biblical poetry. I’m obsessed with it. Getting to go there a bit with my present project but, man, what a blast it’d be to give way completely to the subject for a whole semester.

— Beth Moore (@BethMooreLPM) December 12, 2023

An evangelical church in Lubbock, TX is helping the families of needy middle school students.

Blast from the past:

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s ties to the Ark Encounter Creation Museum.

Gary Bauer still can’t let go of the so-called “War on Christmas”

God controls the weather, so why worry about climate change.

Iowa evangelical kingmaker Bob Vander Plaats is riding the DeSantis train:

After attending @CNN Town Hall tonight, I can see why @realDonaldTrump doesn’t debate. @RonDeSantis was sharp, crisp, knowledgeable and winsome along with being focused on a vision that will bless you and future generations.

He’s a proven leader. #ChooseWell2024 https://t.co/bH9rYqt9xd

— Bob Vander Plaats (@bobvanderplaats) December 13, 2023

Prestonwood Baptist Church is still in the Christmas pageant business:

✨Magnify Christ✨
901 Decisions for Christ

We never know who will walk through the doors for the Gift of Christmas, but it’s always our prayer that they will hear the Gospel message and that by the Holy Spirit they will come to trust in the Lord. As we celebrating with those… pic.twitter.com/uOXIaHLRJy

— Jack Graham (@jackngraham) December 11, 2023

And while you are watching the Prestonwood Christmas pageant you can do some shopping:

This is a good example as to why we have a bookstore ministry at Prestonwood. Yes a ministry not a business as we offer Bibles and books and gifts that enrich lives. If you live in the area of @Prestonwood Plano come by for your Christmas shopping. The store is absolutely… https://t.co/YJeEvm6Oet

— Jack Graham (@jackngraham) December 11, 2023

Is First Baptist Church-Orlando LGBTQ friendly?

I am assuming Allie Stuckey is talking about the Kate Cox case in Texas:

A fatal diagnosis of an unborn child is not a justification for killing them. When the choice is between dismemberment and delivery, you deliver. You show them love and dignity. You give them a funeral. You don’t discard them like medical waste. Either way, the baby has to come…

— Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) December 12, 2023

Lance Wallnau on how to “raid Babylon”:

Stop Playing Defense – This is how you raid Babylon pic.twitter.com/3XuLKiipdo

— Lance Wallnau (@lancewallnau) December 13, 2023

Charlie Kirk will be at a megachurch near you this weekend spewing this kind of stuff from the pulpit:

Yep, President Gay is a plagiarist, an anti-Semite, and an idiot to boot. She would have never gotten this job (or any other job in her long joke of an academic career) if not for her skin color. For 300 years Harvard has held almost mythical status in the American imagination.… https://t.co/UR8cst5xD1

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) December 13, 2023

Kirk and Alex on the “Fourth Turning”. I have a piece on this so-called “turning” coming out soon in Commonweal magazine:

MUST SEE Interview: Alex Jones And Charlie Kirk Reveal The Secrets Of The Fourth Turning

"There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen."
-Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. pic.twitter.com/QBiVTJZPEk

— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) December 12, 2023

David Barton’s Wallbuilders gets the help of the ACLU in a free speech case. They can now advertise on the Washington D.C. Metro. I wonder if anyone realized that the pic of George Washington praying in the snow at Valley Forge never happened. Is there a “freedom” to promote bad history? More here. Warren Throckmorton is also on the case.

Tony Perkins and the new head of the Freedom Caucus Bob Good deal on the Biden impeachment inquiry:

"There is mounting, growing evidence…this could be the biggest corruption scandal in modern times."

An update from @RepBobGood on the vote to formalize an impeachment inquiry for President Biden. pic.twitter.com/lm2FQE90Ee

— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) December 13, 2023

Trump and his spiritual advisor:

Trump at Mar-a-Lago last night with spiritual advisor Paula White pic.twitter.com/bymvb5AlnF

— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) December 13, 2023

Jonathan Cain, the writer of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” and Paula White’s husband, wrote a Christmas musical:

Join us for a very special FREE Christmas Concert "HOPE WAS BORN" this Sun, Dec1 6pm COME EARLY for holiday festivities for the family! Featuring Jonathan Cain original Christmas music &holiday favorites!
505 E. McCormick Rd Apopka, FL 32703.https://t.co/iW3iVX2hDX pic.twitter.com/9YPjWquP6T

— Paula White-Cain (@Paula_White) December 12, 2023

I wonder how Jentezen Franklin defines “make it” in this tweet:

Change your mindset because you are going to make it through. Nothing can separate you from the hand of God! pic.twitter.com/JpAsYquBHj

— Jentezen Franklin (@Jentezen) December 12, 2023

James Dobson and Father Frank Pavone discuss Pavone’s defrocking:

In 2022, Frank Pavone was notified by the Vatican that he was removed from the priesthood. He and Dr. James Dobson discuss the implications of his removal, and why he now has a renewed interest and commitment to fight for the sanctity of human life.https://t.co/s0ks9i1aHs

— Family Talk (@DrJamesDobsonFT) December 13, 2023

Traditionalism AND materialism:

The traditionalism and materialism that prevail in the church today happen when people choose to walk in darkness rather than light. Evil abounds when we are more concerned about feeding our flesh than we are about magnifying Jesus as King of kings and Lord of lords.

— James Robison (@revjamesrobison) December 13, 2023

The Billy Graham Library in Charlotte has a manger scene:

Don’t miss Christmas at @TheBGLibrary now through Dec. 23! Come and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with us! Reserve a spot now: https://t.co/sgvfSHaKmv pic.twitter.com/EdMN17XmAk

— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) December 13, 2023

Albert Mohler wants all the college presidents who testified for Congress fired. He may be missing an irony chip.

Is Phil Vischer of Veggie Tales and Holy Post Podcast fame directing these tweets at me for my piece on Rob Reiner’s evangelical pundits?”:

… funding and distribution. Okin first mentioned the project to me in early 2022. I knew him from his Sony/Affirm/PureFlix days. He helped produce a lot of Christian movies. He and Dan were reaching out to lots of scholars about the subject. I offered to sit for an interview.

— Phil Vischer (@philvischer) December 13, 2023

… is hogwash.

— Phil Vischer (@philvischer) December 13, 2023

Owen Strachan on the “Moscow Mood”

Biblical manhood:

Biblical manhood isn't grounded in hunting, fishing, or touchdown-catching.

Biblical manhood is grounded in leading, protecting, and providing.

Thankful for the gracious wisdom of my man @JoshBuice!

Podcast:

YouTube | https://t.co/3BiSIiBDVb

Spotify | https://t.co/8yDECJuiXE pic.twitter.com/8Fws8vFUd0

— Owen Strachan (@ostrachan) December 12, 2023

Another pastor behaving badly.

A Southern Baptist pastor just won an Oklahoma State Senate seat.

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