This was published in 1984. The Pentecostal Evangel was the official weekly magazine of the Assemblies of God. Hat tip: Dr. Daniel Isgrigg via X.
Election Day is 47 days away. What are evangelicals saying?
Sojourners is covering “Evangelicals for Harris.” In case you missed it, here is a highlight video: The founder of Evangelicals for Harris, Jim Ball, explains why he started the group and makes his case for Harris at The Hill. Notice […]
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I was recently reading Helen Lewis’s essay on podcaster Joe Rogan in the recent issue of The Atlantic. It’s a really interesting piece and I learned some things about Rogan I didn’t know before I read it. At one point […]
The Philadelphia Historical District may get a major makeover
Here is Frank Kummer at The Philadelphia Inquirer: A group of Philadelphia-based organizations, led by Independence Historical Trust, has crafted a broad vision for the city’s historical area that calls for more walkable and bike-friendly streets, new plazas, additional green […]
Cornel West will not be on the ballot in Pennsylvania
The independent presidential candidate’s petition was denied. Here is Kim Lyons at the Pennsylvania Capital-Star: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that rejected independent candidate Cornel West’s petition to appear on the November ballot. The one-page, unsigned […]
Rutgers University Press teams with the Bruce Springsteen Archives for a new book series
Here is Publishers Weekly: Rutgers University Press has inked a publishing partnership with the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music (BSACAM) to launch a new series. BSACAM is located at Monmouth University, not too far from Rutgers and […]
Is Pennsylvania in the Midwest?
I live in central Pennsylvania, slightly west of the Susquehanna River. I can get to some Jersey shore points in about three hours. I feel like I live on the East coast. But according to a recent poll, about 10% […]
Writing to figure it out
Check out Mitch Therieau‘s recent review of Greil Marcus’s What Nails It. Therieau writes: We don’t always nail it. Sometimes the writing overstretches, sometimes it manhandles its objects or produces a phantom version of them virtually unrecognizable to anyone who […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: The “crude division of people into conservatives and progressives” The meaning of the three-fifths clause You should read books Philosophy for the people Is Kamala Harris benefiting from a cultural […]
Haitian evangelicals: GOP ticket “fuels xenophobia and perpetuates damaging stereotypes”
In case you missed it, today on CNN JD Vance doubled-down on the view that Haitian immigrants, here in the country legally, are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. Watch: Vance comes across as really slimy in this interview. He tells […]
Election Day is 50 days away. What are evangelicals saying?
A group of evangelicals have issued “Our Confession of Evangelical Conviction.” It is essentially an anti-MAGA document. It is signed by some well-known evangelicals with big platforms. What strikes me about the statement is how it defines “evangelical.” It defines […]
Some conservatives cringe whenever the Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025” is mentioned
If you don’t want to read Project 2025, we summarized the key themes in our coverage of the Heritage Foundation’s “Policy Fest” at the Republican National Convention in July. Here is Michael Schaffer at Politico: Whenever Vice President Kamala Harris […]
Pope Francis: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are “against life”
On a recent flight from Singapore to Rome, Anna Matranga of CBS News had a question for Pope Francis: Your Holiness, you have always spoken in defence of the dignity of life. In Timor-Leste, which has a high birth rate, […]
“Only the curious have something to find”
We have now come to the point where *60 Minutes* is taking MAGA prophet Lance Wallnau seriously
Here is Wallnau talking about the “The Fourth Turning.” If you are not familiar with the idea of the Fourth Turning, here is a taste of my recent piece at Commonweal: In virtually all his public appearances, [Steve] Bannon references […]
Creation at the Crossroads Conference in Madison, Wisconsin
Christian pastors concerned about creation care will gather next week in Madison, Wisconsin for the annual Creation Care at the Crosswords conference sponsored by the Lausanne/World Evangelical Alliance Creation Care Network and the Loka Initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. […]
How Taylor Swift can save democracy
OK, Taylor endorsed Kamala. That’s a start. But if Swift really wants to make a difference she can act on her endorsement. Why not use her great wealth to create a pro-Harris super Pac in her home state of Pennsylvania? […]
The Sin of Sycophancy
Billy Graham was willing to damage his ministry to get Nixon elected in 1972
The golden age of Wisconsin socialism
Here is historian Joshua Kluever at Jacobin on the rich history of Wisconsin socialism: From 1905 to 1945, the Wisconsin legislature passed over five hundred pieces of socialist-authored legislation. They accomplished this despite never holding more than 20 percent of […]
A colleague asked ChatGPT to “summarize John Fea’s critique of evangelical Christians who support Donald Trump for president”
One of my colleagues in the Messiah University English Department asked ChatGPT to summarize my critique of evangelical Christians who support Donald Trump for president. Here’s its response: John Fea, a historian and author, has been a vocal critic of […]