What is happening in Evangelical land? If Christianity Today‘s reporting is correct, Argentinian evangelical voters are more concerned about political corruption and the economy than abortion. I appreciate the fact that National Public Radio contacted historian Daniel Hummel for this […]
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If you want a revealing glimpse into the MAGA evangelical movement, check out the responses to Russell Moore’s recent tweet.
Sometimes there are small moments that illuminate much larger social and cultural patterns. Historians are always looking for these moments. I thus hope future historians of evangelicalism will find this post. After Joe Biden’s speech to the nation on Thursday […]
Former Southern Baptist seminary president Adam Greenway’s $11k espresso machine was actually only $5,952.67
OK, I feel much better now. 😉 Back in June we called your attention to the drama at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. It appears that president Adam Greenway was a big spender. He spent $1.5 million […]
Evangelical roundup for October 16, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? For many American evangelicals, neutrality on matters related to Israel is not an option. The history of evangelical views on Israel. Andy Stanley and the future of American evangelicalism. Covenant College has a new […]
Evangelical roundup for October 12, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? European evangelicals pray for peace in the Middle East. Palestinian Christians and Messianic Jews respond to the Hamas attack on Israel. An Arab evangelical responds to the Hamas attack on Israel. Francis Chan is […]
Evangelical pastor John MacArthur in 1998: “When a ruler is given to lies, he will accumulate around him people who can tolerate lying.”
Back in 2015 I started collecting quotes from Christian leaders who made bold statements about presidential character during the 1998 Clinton impeachment and then seemed to ignore their own principles when Donald Trump was running for president. I called attention […]
Evangelical roundup for October 9, 2023
What is going on in Evangelical land? The number of evangelicals who believe the “earth is in crisis” is dropping. Italian evangelicals oppose the participation of the World Evangelical Alliance’s in a Vatican-sponsored prayer vigil. Denver Seminary hosts a conference […]
Evangelical roundup for October 5, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Evangelicals who support Trump is “about as unChristian as it gets.” A new book on Billy Graham crusades and evangelical worship. A “See You at the Pole“” update. Warner Pacific University gets a grant […]
Evangelical roundup for October 2, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Young evangelicals fighting climate change. Spanish evangelicals unite. The World Evangelical Alliance defends freedom of religion in France. Robert Tracy McKenzie and Mark David Hall debate whether America had a Christian founding. Karen Swallow […]
Evangelical roundup for September 25, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? 65% of evangelicals in two-adult households donate to charity. Rich Mullins: Evangelical court jester. Russell Moore finds a model in Mitt Romney. The number of evangelicals in Spain is growing. Former Buffalo Bills quaterback […]
What is going on at Westmont College?
Soong-Chan Rah is the Robert Munger Professor of Evangelism at Fuller Theological Seminary, an evangelical seminary in Pasadena, California. Here is a recent post from his Substack page: Despite all the craziness in the Evangelical world, I have retained my […]
Jerry Falwell Jr. knows where all the bodies are buried at Liberty University
The disgraced former president of Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Jr., is in the midst of a legal war with his brother and the university which forced him out of office. The fight is over the legal legacy of Jerry Falwell […]
Evangelical roundup for September 21, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? George W. Bush, using Michael Gerson’s words, makes the case for PEPFAR. Ron DeSantis’s ongoing attempts to court evangelical voters. And here. Who will win the Iowa caucuses? The result is in the hands […]
Evangelical roundup for September 18, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? The splintering of Canadian Reformed evangelicalism. DeSantis continues to try to make a dent in Trump’s support among evangelicals. Rhyne Putnam reviews Thomas McCall, The Doctrine of Good Works: Reclaiming a Neglected Protestant Teaching. […]
Wheaton College study on race: “We cannot be healed and cannot be reconciled unless and until we repent”
A Wheaton College task force has released a 122-page historical report on race relations at the evangelical institution. Read it here. Here is Daniel Silliman and Kate Shellnut at Christianity Today: Though the flagship evangelical institution was founded by abolitionists, […]
Evangelical roundup for 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. […]
Christian artist Mylon Lefevre has died
He recorded with Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Billy Joel, Duane Allman, Little Richard, The Who, Steve Winwood, and Mick Fleetwood and was one of the earliest “Christian rock” artists. In the 1980s he gained popularity for his recordings […]
Evangelical roundup for September 7, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Brazil evangelicals and sports betting. The debate continues about evangelical dechurching. The latest news on the closing of Alliance University. Bless your pastor. France closes a ministry doing conversion therapy. Evangelicals and the labor […]
Eric Metaxas and John Zmirak on why Mike Pence is not a good Christian
As you might imagine, the reason the former Vice President is not a good Christian is because he chose to certify the 2020 presidential election on January 6, 2021. Watch these guys:
Billy Sunday on the working man, 1917
Los Angeles Evening Express, September 3, 1917.