Read all of these posts ,Ā including the original postĀ (covering Day 1 to Day 3 of the revival),Ā here. Credible insiders tell me that there is a 2.5 hour wait to get into the overflow rooms. There is a 10 hour wait […]
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The MAGA evangelical revivalists are no longer silent about the Asbury Revival
Last week I wondered why the pro-Trump, Make America Great Again, Christian nationalist revivalists were not noticing the spiritual revival going on at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. These people believe that the United States was founded as a Christian […]
Evangelical roundup for February 16, 2023 at 9:30pm
What is happening in Evangelical Land? If you want to get up to speed on the Asbury Revival, we are covering that here. This roundup focuses on the currently unrevived world of evangelicalism. Women Talking There are more evangelicals than […]
Asbury University revival roundup: February 15, 2023 (12:50am)
Read all of these posts , including the original post (covering Day 1 to Day 3 of the revival), here. An Asbury alum and insider sends this: Some changes in campus to help keep students safe and valued today. 3-4 overflow venues opened […]
Evangelical roundup for February 12, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Revival continues to rage at Asbury University. We are covering that separately. Get up to speed with our regular updates here. So here is your non-Wilmore, Kentucky roundup: White evangelicals are most likely to […]
The MAGA evangelical revivalists are silent about the Asbury University revival. Why?
Charlie Kirk, the MAGA evangelical who runs Turning Point USA, wants a national awakening: Kirk believes that the only way to stop what he calls “The Great Reset” is a new Great Awakening. He believes that such a reawakening is […]
Special evangelical roundup: Asbury University revival edition
NOTE: I’ve decided to move the updates to this original post to separate posts. You can read them all here. What is happening in Evangelical land? Revival has hit Asbury University again. Get up to speed here. What are people […]
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Here are the most popular features of the week atĀ Current: Here are the most popular posts of the last week atĀ The Way of Improvement Leads HomeĀ blog: Here are the most popular posts of the last week atĀ The ArenaĀ blog:
Evangelical roundup for February 6, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Pentecostalism A 77-year-old woman is baptized. Bob Smietana on the “He Gets Us” campaign. Wheaton College is doing kingdom work: More on Wheaton: Marvin Olasky on Christian journalism. Russell Moore on police brutality. The […]
Evangelical roundup for January 23, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? More on the contractual relationship between Trump and evangelicals. And here. Evangelical support for Trump in South Carolina is “softening.” A Boston evangelical church is facilitating conversations on Black theology and evangelicalism. Evangelicals resettlement […]
Evangelical roundup for January 16, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical land? Christianity Today‘s Mike Cosper talks to Bono. A federal judge dismisses a lawsuit brought by Christian college students claiming that religious exemptions were incompatible with LGBTQ rights. Southern Baptists on Dreamers. A Southern Baptist […]
Evangelical roundup for January 12, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Jack Hayford, RIP. Do young evangelicals listen to their pastors? Catholics and evangelicals together? Evangelicals in France oppose euthanasia. Eric Metaxas makes Roger Stone’s “best-dressed” list: Who will evangelicals vote for in the 2024 […]
Evangelical roundup for January 5, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? French evangelicals fight for the human dignity of children. Evangelical boomers and the legacy they have left behind. Florida’s Latino Evangelicals and politicized Christianity. The National Association of Evangelicals president on how to fix […]
Evangelical roundup: Damar Hamlin and Speaker of the House edition
Here is what evangelical Christians are saying about Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin and the drama that took place today in the House of Representatives: On Hamlin: This is becoming a popular position on the MAGA-loving Christian Right: Lance Wallnau: […]
Evangelical roundup for January 2, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical Land? HAPPY NEW YEAR! An evangelical pastor writes about his congregation’s views on immigration. Global evangelicals meet to discuss theological education. A leading Swiss evangelical on religion and politics. Tony Campolo at 87: What is […]
Why do some on the right-wing hate Volodymyr Zelensky?
Here is David French at The Atlantic: āI just want to punch him.ā Thatās what Candace Owens told her 3.3 million Twitter followers in response to a video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanking Americans for their support in his […]
Evangelical roundup for December 22, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical Land (our last roundup of the year!) Will conservative evangelicals stick with Trump in 2024? Eurasian evangelicals and Christmas. Evangelicals are fans of a Jesuit prayer app. Shirley Hoogstra, the president of the Council for […]
Trumpism and American pragmatism
I just finished University of Virginia English professor Mark Edmundson‘s piece on Richard Rorty, pragmatism, and Donald Trump. Is it published in the January 2023 issue of Harper’s. I highly recommend it. Here is a taste: It has been said […]
Evangelical roundup for December 15, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical Land: Evangelicals and celebrity. Megan Lively, the woman who called out Southern Baptist sexual abuse. The evangelical megachurch pastor who attended the signing of the Respect for Marriage Act. The National Association of Evangelicals on […]
Evangelical Roundup for December 1, 2022
What is happening in Evangelical Land: Are evangelicals turning on Trump? Evangelical giving is up. An evangelical “power ranger” has died. Three Southern California evangelical schools are uniting to bring theological education to Hispanic students. Shane call us out: Tim […]