“Until American churches actually function as outposts of Jesus’ heavenly empire rather than as cheerleaders for America—until the churches produce martyrs rather than patriots—the political witness of Christians will continue to be diluted and co-opted” - Peter Leithart

Rethinking Proof in a Christian Worldview, by Worldview Bulletin worldviewbulletin.substack.com/p/rethinking-p…

I deeply empathize w/ people who have had significant church trauma. I would however say people have no idea that MOST pastors & leaders in churches have experienced more trauma than u can imagine from people in the church and are called to remain faithful while hurting deeply 🙏🏿

One of the best thinkers out there

Sweet Mother of Melchizedek!

REFORMATION 500: THE REFORMATION'S LEGACY FOR PENTECOSTAL PROTESTANTS by Andrew I. Shepardson orthodoxyindialogue.com/2017/10/02/ref… via @OrthoDialogue

Extraordinary testimony in matthew perry (aka Chandler from #Friends) autobiography, describing a breakthrough in his battle with deadly addiction: +++ “God, please help me,” I whispered. “Show me that you are here. God, please help me… (cont’d)

I got to hold this in my hands today! #ets #zondervan instagram.com/p/ClDPAHhuOtzr…

Brilliant historian (and skeptic) on the Judeo-Christian foundation of human rights.

Loved working on this project with Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.!

Sarah Idan was the first woman to represent Iraq in the Miss Universe contest in almost half a century. She went to the competition hoping to make friends. She made one in Miss Israel, and then everything changed—but not in the way she expected. prageru.com/video/who-want…

Apologetics and Church Abuse ▸ lttr.ai/6LyX Andrew Ike Shepardson #apologetics #theology

Apologetics challenges the prevailing culture’s worldview assumptions, and this allows Christianity to become a part of the culture’s plausibility structure. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/7Qwr Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D. Andrew Ike Shepardson #apologetics #theology #Evangelism

How Apologetics Serves Evangelism ▸ lttr.ai/7ZC0 #apologetics #theology #Evangelism

Such an important warning and invitation thegospelcoalition.org/article/theolo…

Jamie Reed is a progressive. She is a queer woman married to a transman. She has devoted her career to the vulnerable. Which is why she joined the Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital four years ago. Today she is blowing the whistle. thefp.com/p/i-thought-i-…

It’s (long past) time to ask the honest and hard question: why would any leader (or follower!) support or enable a proven abuser? There are no good answers to this question.