Reading Time: 7 minutes A couple of months ago, an interesting news story passed my desk. Republican senator Tom Cotton held up an important congressional vote about the justice system. And why, one might idly ask? Well, because long ago, a Democrat involved with this procedure had interrupted him. Cotton was still furious about it, and he wanted an apology. Today, let me show you why that apology mattered so much to Tom Cotton.
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COVID denialists are humanity’s griefers
Reading Time: 8 minutes One of her biggest mistakes might be how she views COVID denialists themselves. They are, in essence, griefers. And ignoring griefers does not make them go away.
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Ed Litton: Evangelicals React to His Plagiarism Scandal
Reading Time: 9 minutes Hi and welcome back! Last week, we heard about a minor scandal brewing in evangelicalism (and for once, it’s not a sex scandal). Ed Litton, the newly-elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), plagiarized a series of sermons from the previous SBC president, J.D. Greear. As one might expect, his faction’s enemies leaped upon […]
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LifeWay: A Continuing Spiral to the Bottom
Reading Time: 10 minutes LifeWay is the publishing and propaganda arm of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) — and easily the denomination’s biggest and most influential subgroup. But in recent years, LifeWay looks more and more like a star that is falling. Today, let me catch you up on what’s going on with this evangelical publishing company — and show you why their most recent leader reflects this dysfunctional group’s covert goals a lot better than its stated ones.
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How Greg Stier Thinks Teens Will Save Christianity
Reading Time: 7 minutes Today, let’s examine Greg Stier’s first piece of advice to the tribe — and see how well it works with reality.
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Ed Stetzer: A ‘New Normal’ That Reveals WAY Too Much About Christianity’s Decline
Reading Time: 10 minutes Today, let me show you Ed Stetzer showing us exactly why evangelicals are in decline — and why they absolutely, positively deserve to be there.
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Pastoral Suicide: A Sad Dealbreaker for Evangelicals
Reading Time: 11 minutes Recently, I learned of very sad news: Darrin Patrick, an evangelical pastor, has apparently died by suicide. Unfortunately, this news represents part of a widespread and growing trend in that end of Christianity. Today, let me show you what that trend is, and what it means for evangelicals as a group.
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Teen Baptisms Are Down (Still!) in the SBC
Reading Time: 10 minutes The SBC tracks baptisms-by-age-group — and they’re alarmed about just how far teenage baptisms have plummeted. That trend doesn’t seem to be anywhere near reversing, either. Today, let me show you a decline that gives me a lot of hope for the future.
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Ed Stetzer Has Been Thrown Into a Season of Deep Lament, Y’All
Reading Time: 11 minutes Let me show you why Ed Stetzer feels very sad lately–and what his big sadness means for his end of Christianity.
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What Ed Stetzer Thinks He Knows About Platforms (Is Wrong, As Usual)
Reading Time: 11 minutes Today, we look at yet another Christian who shows us exactly why his religion is struggling like it is. More than that, even, Ed Stetzer gives us a blueprint for his embattled tribe’s response strategy, and with it, perhaps a little hope for the future.