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Some of our favorite things III: Current writers and editors reflect on 2024 (conclusion)

Jay Green, Jon D. Schaff and Daniel K. Williams   |  December 23, 2024

Current writers and editors conclude their reflections on favorite things from 2024! (And check out Part I and Part II) *** Jay Green As the co-founder of a “little magazine,” I feel like something of a traitor to my class. Aside from […]

Election Day was 18 days ago. What are evangelicals saying?

John Fea   |  November 23, 2024

Christian conservative talk show host Steve Deace supported Ron DeSantis during the GOP primary season. But Trump’s cabinet picks have satisfied all his objections. Here is his entire tweet: I backed DeSantis in the primary because Trump showed no remorse/awareness […]

Election Day was 16 days ago. What are evangelicals saying?

John Fea   |  November 21, 2024

Did Christians sway the 2024 election to Donald Trump? It’s certainly possible. George Barna, the favorite pollster of conservative evangelicals, says that 99% of “Spiritually Active Governance Engaged Conservative Christians” voted on November 5. (Note that George Barna and the […]

Election Day was 9 days ago. What are evangelicals saying?

John Fea   |  November 14, 2024

I noticed a couple of things in today’s roundup: *** Jackson Posey, a writer for the Baylor Lariat, encourages his fellow students not to be anxious about the election results. Here is a taste: Donald Trump is soon to be […]

Election Day was 8 days ago. What are evangelicals saying?

John Fea   |  November 13, 2024

Donald Trump has appointed Mike Huckabee, a former Southern Baptist preacher turned governor of Arkansas turned presidential candidate turned Christian television talk show host, the ambassador to Israel. Christian Zionist groups are very excited about the appointment. Here is Joel […]

It’s four days after Election Day. What are evangelicals saying?

John Fea   |  November 9, 2024

The National Association of Evangelicals has issued a press release: “Elections inevitably produce winners and losers,” said NAE President Walter Kim. “We pray for God’s guidance and blessing on those who have won, that they will be good stewards of the […]

Some very early evangelical responses to Trump’s victory

John Fea   |  November 6, 2024

I went to bed around 1am last night. When I awoke, Donald Trump was President-Elect. Let’s see what evangelicals are saying this morning. The responses are trickling-in. We will try to cover them throughout the day. According to The Washington Post, […]

2 days until Election Day. What are evangelicals saying?

John Fea   |  November 3, 2024

Thanks to Emma Bell for her assistance with this roundup As we have reported in these roundups, Franklin Graham was not happy when the Evangelicals for Harris movement used his father, evangelist Billy Graham, in a campaign ad. Here’s the […]

3 days until Election Day. What are evangelicals saying?

John Fea   |  November 2, 2024

At least one pastor is preaching with a red “Trump” yarmulke. The video below comes from a Wednesday night service held one month ago at Calvary Chapel Central Bucks, a mid-sized church in Chalfont, PA.  The video starts with senior […]

6 days until Election Day. What are evangelicals saying?

John Fea   |  October 30, 2024

An evangelical pastor in Ligonier, Pennsylvania is still an undecided voter. He doesn’t read anything about national politics until one week before the election. According Olga Khazan at The Atlantic, this pastor is not alone. A taste: When Bryan Jarrell, […]

11 days until Election Day. What are evangelicals saying?

John Fea   |  October 24, 2024

Jerushah Duford has a piece in Newsweek yesterday making the case for Kamala Harris. Duford is noteworthy because she is an evangelical and the granddaughter of Billy Graham. It appears that she is voting for Harris based on the legacy […]

Election Day is 47 days away. What are evangelicals saying?

John Fea   |  September 19, 2024

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 […]

REVIEW: The After Party

Sadie Vanderzyden   |  September 17, 2024

In search of political and ecclesial sanity

REVIEW: Shepherds for Sale?

Daniel K. Williams   |  September 16, 2024

Megan Basham’s theology is compromised and her history misguided

Sunday night odds and ends

John Fea   |  September 15, 2024

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 […]

Election Day is 50 days away. What are evangelicals saying?

John Fea   |  September 15, 2024

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 […]

Trump spins again on abortion. The Christian Right feels much better now.

John Fea   |  September 1, 2024

Trump is all over the place on abortion. Kamala Harris sat down for an interview with CNN. It’s Labor Day weekend, the unofficial start of the final push for November. Let’s check-in on what American evangelicals are saying. I think […]

What are evangelicals saying about Trump’s claim that his administration “will be great for women and their reproductive rights?”

John Fea   |  August 23, 2024

Earlier today, Donald Trump wrote: “My Administration will be great for women and their reproductive rights.” Such a claim, of course, puts pro-life conservatives in a difficult spot. Will they vote for Trump despite what appear to be his pro-choice […]

Raphael Warnock’s “American covenant” and where his vision for a Micah 6:8 nation goes off the rails

John Fea   |  August 20, 2024

Raphael Warnock delivered a real stemwinder last night at the Democratic National Convention. Speeches like this remind me of why I felt compelled to argue in 2018 that the early civil rights movement provides the best historical model for evangelicals, […]

Brent Leatherwood is back as president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.

John Fea   |  July 23, 2024

Last night, Brent Leatherwood was fired as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC). Or was he? Today, Leatherwood is back. The latest: So what happened in the last 36 hours or so? On […]

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