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Evangelical roundup for January 30, 2023

John Fea   |  January 30, 2023

Billy Graham preaches at Park Street Church, Bosto

What is happening in Evangelical land?

Walter Kim and Kristin Kobes Du Mez discuss Jesus and John Wayne.

Portuguese evangelicals and euthanasia.

An evangelical who wants to do something about climate change.

Christianity Today is hiring a political reporter.

The president of World Relief asks if Congress is willing to “sacrifice the persecuted church on the altar of border security.”

Evangelicals in the Congo.

Evangelical platforms and publishing.

One billion dollars to convince Americans that Jesus “gets us“

A producer at Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network converts to Catholicism.

The National Association of Evangelicals on the murder of Kyre Nichols:

We mourn with our Black brothers and sisters at the killing of #TyreNichols. We lament the recurring trauma experienced by African Americans and condemn violent abuses of power. We pray for God's work of justice and peacemaking in Memphis.

— National Association of Evangelicals (@NAEvangelicals) January 28, 2023

A new doctoral degree at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama.

Over 1,800 United Methodist churches left the denomination last year over LGBTQ issues.

Tish Harrison Warren on evangelical celebrity.

Michael Lindsay talks about his presidency at Taylor University:

Join @DMichaelLindsay as he discusses his book, Hinge Moments, and how taking over leadership at Taylor has become a personal ā€œhinge momentā€ in the latest Good Faith Podcast with @curtischangRB (@redeemingbabel) and @DavidAFrench.šŸŽ§

Listen now:https://t.co/V9OVEhnVI4 pic.twitter.com/s9Sy3sCHgB

— Taylor University (@tayloru) January 28, 2023

Blast from the past:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nykWI-wBME4

Richard Land believes Andy Stanley has “drifted” from orthodoxy for suggesting that evangelicals don’t treat LGBTQ well. But is he “affirming”:

Is Andy Stanley affirming?
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He suggests that a change of theology is in order if churches can’t welcome gay people into their midst. That’s affirming, right? If it isn’t affirming, what is? https://t.co/CBwMESskqd

— Denny Burk (@DennyBurk) January 27, 2023

A Southern Baptist seminary president on the restoration of sinful pastors.

Is Enneagram “demonic“?

Tony Perkins’s liberal friend.

Jenna does not want to be confused with God:

That would be God who said that.

Please do not confuse me with God. https://t.co/S0c0gY0Jtu pic.twitter.com/QT9t1QFerC

— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) January 29, 2023

The evangelical lawyer and commentator also seems to be fine with making fun of Paul Pelosi:

CNN’s political correspondent now wants to hold people accountable for ā€œmaking funā€ of other people.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/UMwXINzEqO

— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) January 28, 2023

More on the Colorado Christian baker.

Mark Driscoll compares gay weddings to strip clubs.

Al Mohler describes Church of England bishops’ decision on gay marriage as “moral cowardice” and a “theological disaster”

A Southern Baptist megachurch in Jacksonville, Florida requires members to affirm a traditional view of marriage. And here. It just so happens Al Mohler was just there:

I really enjoyed the Ask Anything Tour event at First Baptist Church, Jacksonville last Sunday. Just remarkable questions and great energy. pic.twitter.com/uYgBGHyVQd

— Albert Mohler (@albertmohler) January 27, 2023

One view on race in America:

If you're a follower of Christ, I humbly urge you to reject the divisive and factious terms the world uses to pit God's image-bearers (Gen. 1:27) against one another. Biological human 'races' is a myth. We all descend from one man (Acts 17:26). So stop using 'racial' categories.

— Darrell B. Harrison* (@D_B_Harrison) January 27, 2023

One wonders if Darrell Harrison, based on his tweet above, would condemn Sean Feucht’s use of a “racial” category in his attempt to score this political point?:

Black conservative nukes Biden at March for Life. šŸ˜³šŸ”„šŸ‘šŸ¼šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø pic.twitter.com/wb8yeJqI6a

— Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) January 27, 2023

Jim Garlow and Tony Perkins are organizing a “national gathering for prayer and repentance” at the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C. Speakers include Anne Graham Lotz, Carter Conlan, Andrew Brunson, Michelle Bachmann, and Jonathan Cahn. Watch:

Ralph Reed turns to Tim Scott for police reform:

The video footage of the savage beating of #TyreNichols by Memphis police is hard to watch. State & federal lawmakers need to act to deal with this issue. The bipartisan police bill forwarded by @SenatorTimScott is a good start.

— Ralph Reed (@ralphreed) January 28, 2023

Reed seems happy about Ronna McDaniel’s re-election:

Congratulations to @GOPChairwoman Ronna McDaniel on her reelection at the RNC meeting in CA. I look forward to working w/ her & all who share the GOP’s commitment to defending life & the family to advance sound public policy & being honest change in 2024.

— Ralph Reed (@ralphreed) January 28, 2023

So does Tony Perkins:

Congratulations to @GOPChairwoman on winning the race for RNC Chair. I look forward to continuing to work with her to make America economically and militarily great again, which starts with America being morally good again.

— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) January 27, 2023

The “Jesus Revolution” is almost here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnDVrX59Y8Q

A pro-Trumper on falling walls:

Walls are going to fall at our campuses tomorrow as we conclude our 21 days of fasting & prayer. Get your faith up & come expecting God to bless your family & future. I will be sharing a message & praying for every person who attends. pic.twitter.com/1KlHShq0Yx

— Jentezen Franklin (@Jentezen) January 28, 2023

James Dobson talks with defrocked priest Frank Pavone:

Frank Pavone was notified by the Vatican that he was ā€œdefrockedā€ and officially removed from the priesthood. Dr. James Dobson and Pavone discuss his removal, and why he now has a renewed interest and commitment to fight for the sanctity of human life. https://t.co/Di4NdHyi2a

— Family Talk (@DrJamesDobsonFT) January 26, 2023

The “greatest awakening ever” is tied to lifting “censorship” on social media, the ideas of the founding fathers, and conservative politics:

Franklin Graham on the murder of Tyre Nichols:

The heinous actions of these 5 officers doesn't mean that people should start talking about defunding the police. We need more funding for law enforcement—for better training, vetting, hiring, & increasing salaries so we will have the best of the best. God help us.

— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) January 28, 2023

Nick Fuentes loves Hitler:

Nick Fuentes would like to clarify something: "We love Hitler in a Christian way, you freak. Not in a gay way. In like an awesome way, OK? In like a we love Trump way, you fucking liberal." pic.twitter.com/qtxVTBDSRl

— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) January 27, 2023

Tom Buck is passing out Twitter blocks:

Me passing out blocks today to the blasphemers who hate God's wrath and substitutionary atonement. pic.twitter.com/7lTaHsm6zh

— Tom Buck (Five Point Buck) (@TomBuck) January 28, 2023

Southern Baptist Convention president Bart Barber on the murder of Tyre Nichols:

If law enforcement is God's calling upon your life but your heart overflows with compassion for someone crying out to his mother while being beaten to death, embrace that calling while maintaining that compassion. You can make a difference.

— Bart Barber (@bartbarber) January 28, 2023

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  1. William says

    January 30, 2023 at 3:00 pm

    So, John, I take it you have no problem with the continual harassment of Jack Phillips by the State of Colorado and the Democratic Party. Why do you believe that he should be driven out of business? Do you believe that it is a good thing for a Christian to be targeted by state agencies for his Biblical beliefs? Or do you and Jay Green so hate certain evangelicals that whatever happens to them isn’t enough?

  2. Gregory says

    February 1, 2023 at 12:35 pm

    Philips is a pathetic bigot who’s essentially telling minority people to stay on their own side of the tracks. How dare they think they can go about their business in the public square without being subject to cruel and capricious discrimination from the likes of people like Phillips.

    He’s no different than Franklin Graham’s grandfather, the genteel racist Dr. L. Nelson Bell, quoting Acts 17:26 in a middle of the 1950s LIFE magazine article (if memory serves) as proof of God’s divine plan for a racially segregated mankind.