I remember back in 2010 when evangelicals were reading David Platt’s book Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream and giving out copies to their friends. Platt is now the pastor of McLean Bible Church, a flagship evangelical […]
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Court Evangelical Jerry Falwell Jr. Deletes Crude Tweet About David Platt
Relevant magazine has it covered: It appears that the president of Liberty University has deleted a crude tweet he sent to pastor and author David Platt. Yesterday, he sent a tweet that read, “Sorry to be crude but pastors like [David Platt] […]
Ed Stetzer on the Trump Visit to McLean Bible Church
I agree with just about everything Ed Stetzer has written about this incident. I said something similar, but not as eloquently, here. For those Christians who have been criticizing David Platt from the left, I would ask several questions: What […]
Jerry Falwell Jr., President of a Christian University, Tells David Platt to “Grow a Pair”
The president of the second largest Christian university in the world is at it again. Falwell Jr. has blocked me on Twitter, so I cannot embed his recent tweet. But this is what he wrote: “Sorry to be crude but […]
David Platt of McLean Bible Church Responds to Trump’s Visit
I have now done several posts on Trump’s decision to go to McLean Bible Church yesterday. Now it is time for some additional thoughts on McLean’s pastor David Platt. Donald Trump showed-up at McLean Bible Church and Platt prayed for […]
Why Did Trump Go to McLean Bible Church?
As some of you know, yesterday Donald Trump made a short visit (some outlets are reporting 16-minutes) to McLean Bible Church, an evangelical megachurch in Vienna, Virginia. David Platt, the pastor of the church, prayed for Trump. Why did he […]