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Evangelical roundup for September 11, 2023

John Fea   |  September 11, 2023

What is happening in Evangelical land?

Mylon Lefevre, RIP

A Houston megachurch pastor opposes buoys at the border.

French evangelicals are more concerned about climate change than the rest of the country.

An Iowa evangelical church’s food pantry is open.

Evangelical scholars discuss the integration of faith and learning:

How are, or should, Christian institutions approach integrating faith and learning?

Read the full article in #CCCUAdvance featuring scholars from @Calvin_Uni, @IndWes, @georgefox & @WheatonCollege, here: https://t.co/tUJ5iN3hlv pic.twitter.com/D0GNjrlAZN

— CCCU (@cccuorg) September 7, 2023

Bob Vander Plaats still thinks Ron DeSantis has a chance in Iowa.

Karen Swallow Prior reflects on Marrakesh:

While traveling throughout Morocco and Marrakesh on one of several trips I made there years back, I found this ancient piece of tile in a pile of debris in a building under repair. I took it (with permission) and brought it home (it’s as heavy as concrete!). With the news of the… pic.twitter.com/srcH90lGo3

— Karen Swallow Prior (Notorious KSP at The Priory) (@KSPrior) September 9, 2023

Evangelicals will pray with Pope Francis.

Rick Warren with some advice for his fellow evangelicals:

What you FEEL is not always REAL.
What is REAL is not always RIGHT.
What feels NATURAL is not always HEALTHY.
What is POPULAR is not always BEST.
What you THINK is not always TRUE.
Give yourself permission to NOT believe everything you think.

— Rick Warren (@RickWarren) September 8, 2023

Why evangelicals get seduced by QAnon.

Christian schools are on the rise in Virginia.

Blast from the past:

More evangelicals behaving badly. Also here.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins: Evangelical.

Robert Jeffress takes a victory lap:

Pathway To Victory has maintained its position as the most-watched program on TBN for 36 consecutive months! We are also launching a brand-new series titled "18 Minutes With Jesus" premiering on TBN this September 23 at 6:30pm CT. For more visit https://t.co/4H5bXPkrgz pic.twitter.com/aMHzvJrU9O

— Dr. Robert Jeffress (@robertjeffress) September 10, 2023

Jeffress’s First Baptist-Dallas choir sings at a Rangers game:

Our First Dallas Frontline singers made history last night as the first-ever choir to sing the National Anthem at the Texas Rangers' new stadium, Globe Life Field! Their performance of the National Anthem and God Bless America was a truly memorable and proud moment for all!⚾🎉 pic.twitter.com/3DmC67B7Ya

— Dr. Robert Jeffress (@robertjeffress) September 9, 2023

Tony Dungy has a word for ESPN but makes no reference to Matthew 6:5-8:

I hate to break this to you SportsCenter but Coco Gauff was not “soaking it all in” at this moment. She was praying. She has been very open about her Christian faith in the past. It seems pretty obvious what she is doing here. https://t.co/UOZ6zoCEPC

— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) September 10, 2023

A MAGA prophet tells Eric Trump that his father’s four indictments will “fall apart.”

A Texas Baptist minister on church decline.

Game balls:

Well deserved game ball deliveries 👏 pic.twitter.com/NcHzLgEWxz

— Liberty Football (@LibertyFootball) September 2, 2023

A fundamentalist Bible college is taking over a historic Orlando building.

Evangelicals with deep pockets are funding climate change-denial.

James Robison on freedom, God, founders and voting:

It is time for Christians to defend the freedom given to us by God and our nation’s founders. We need God’s wisdom, and must have fervent prayer, a relentless determination to do God’s will, and a commitment to vote for and support the principles essential to freedom’s future.

— James Robison (@revjamesrobison) September 8, 2023

Franklin loves Canada and “freedom-loving truckers”:

I love the people of Canada & have many friends there. I’m disappointed that the Canadian government would go after these freedom-loving truckers. They’re taking the organizers to trial this week, & there’s a lot at stake. This was about the government having too much power &…

— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) September 7, 2023

A 70,000 square foot church is coming to Plymouth, Minnesota and not everyone in town is happy about it.

Sean Feucht’s wants us to take note of this:

Take note: the farther away from Jesus you get, the more irrational fears rule your life. https://t.co/lREbXjDddW

— Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) September 7, 2023

A John MacArthur disciple on climate change:

“Climate resilience”? You mean having the courage to go outside when it’s hot? 🤡 https://t.co/JGYPMuasj3

— Darrell B. Harrison* (@D_B_Harrison) September 10, 2023

Southern Baptist professors talk about porn.

Satan is trying to take down the United States:

Satan vs. The United States

God raises generals in the times when Satan creates the most chaos. It's in seasons of warfare when soldiers are promoted to Generals. Are you putting yourself in a position to be promoted? pic.twitter.com/RQlbcKI7ME

— Lance Wallnau (@lancewallnau) September 9, 2023

Albert Mohler identifies a bunny:

Dear @SBTS mommies and daddies. Bunny Rabbit is on the Norton Hall steps walking up from the Seminary Lawn. I assume a crisis. Hope for glad reunion. pic.twitter.com/CRv7fHQzr3

— Albert Mohler (@albertmohler) September 8, 2023

And it looked like everything turned out OK:

Great news!! Bunny Rabbit (named Beth, short for Bethlehem) reunited with Lainey, daughter of Katie and Nick Kakaris. Bunny and baby very happy. And the reunion came after post last night. Thanks to all who asked if Bunny (Beth) got home. @SBTS pic.twitter.com/tlpJgDHu2r

— Albert Mohler (@albertmohler) September 9, 2023

This tweet was reposted yesterday by Paula White:

In his speech in South Dakota, @realDonaldTrump gets emotional when talking about the decline of America under Joe Biden and how Americans are hurting every single day.

This is a man who loves his country. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/XMNg5AYhGX

— Steven Cheung (@TheStevenCheung) September 9, 2023

Tony Perkins on the new COVID strain:

How should we respond to the new “Election” variant of COVID? Live your life as you normally would. Spend time with family, go to work, enjoy your hobbies, attend church, etc. Follow the science, not COVID theater. The COVID-19 virus will likely always be around, just like the… pic.twitter.com/WIbJYwR2Ax

— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) September 7, 2023

Perkins is all in on Tuberville’s military holds:

View the list of military holds via @WSHStand: https://t.co/3rqU7z5exF https://t.co/LbjLPhMM6C

— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) September 8, 2023

Gary Bauer is now an economist:

Biden is launching a $25 million ad campaign touting his “economic accomplishments.” He’s going to need a lot more than that. Bidenomics is a bust and the American people know it!https://t.co/NKNGMduXuL

— Gary L Bauer (@GaryLBauer) September 8, 2023

Charlie is using Sunday morning to “rally the troops”:

Strong Sunday! Rallying the troops – over 3,000 today!

Big week ahead with 1,100 pastors attending our multi-day training plus campus chapters hitting a major stride.

We make the change happen

Onward!

🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/G0VQTg8tPt

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) September 10, 2023

Dinesh has a new movie:

Watch the teaser trailer for my new film "Police State", exclusively in theaters October 23 & 25. You can get theater tickets now, and sign up for email updates at https://t.co/L3EAH8RhJx pic.twitter.com/HWSxYsP9wy

— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) September 8, 2023

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  1. Richard says

    September 12, 2023 at 9:57 am

    There are at least two Richards who comment. I very seldom do. Just wanted to warn people that when you view articles in the Roundup, if any of the articles is from Patheos, you could start getting scores and scores of popups from Patheos. I find them really annoying and a giant waste of time.