Guest Post: Matt Boedy on the Flawed Christian Nationalism of Charlie Kirk

This is a guest post by Matt Boedy that looks closer at the Christian nationalism of Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA. This post looks at the problems of Kirk’s Christian nationalism and the twisting of scripture to get to his intended result.

Another Warning About Lance Waldie’s Harvest Bible Church in Cypress, Texas

In 2019 this blog published a warning about Lance Waldie’s Harvest Bible Church when a person formerly involved shared her story. Another story comes forward from Lance Waldie’s church and reveals why another family rejected it and walked away. If there are other people who would like to tell their story with Lance Waldie’s church this blog will give them the platform to do so. 

Guest Post: Steve Baughman on Pastor Tom Nelson of Christ Community Church, Ravi Zacharias and Keeping Christian Secrets

At the EFCA’s Christ Community Church in the Kansas City and Kansas area Pastor Tom Nelson wrote a glowing tribute about Ravi Zacharias. Steve Baughman who wrote about the issues involving inflated academic scandals with Ravi Zacharias as well as his sexting with a married women wrote Tom Nelson a response to his blog post. 

Guest Post: Sarah Leitner is Expelled From Liberty University After Reporting Abuse on an Official School Internship to Jerry Falwell Jr. Liberty Also Denies the Abuse Occurred

This is a post about how Liberty University mishandled an abuse situation by Sarah Leitner.  Sarah who had experienced abuse while on an internship eventually reported it to Jerry Falwell Jr. At the time she was a PhD student in the School of Counselor Education of Liberty University. After reporting the abuse eventually Liberty expelled her and mishandled the situation. 

Guest Post: Doug on The Fruit of the Spirit and Evangelical Thinking and Donald Trump

This is a guest post from Doug. In it he looks at the issue of the fruit of the spirit and evangelicals supporting President Trump. This is a look about evangelicals and politics in the context of the culture wars.

Guest Post: Josiah Callaghan on The Great Reversal

This is a guest post by Josiah Callaghan of the Minneapolis area on George Floyd’s death and the riots. Josiah reflects on injustice and is inspired by the Mary Magnificat in Luke. This blog is thankful for Josiah’s thoughts. 

Guest Post by Steve Baughman: George Floyd and the Evangelist Ravi Zacharias. The Cognitive Dissonance of the Evangelical Industrial Complex When It Comes To Scandal

Steve Baughman is an attorney in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. He is also the individual that researched and found the academic issues and other scandals with Ravi Zacharias. With Zacharias’s death I asked Steve Baughman if he would be interested in reflecting on how evangelicalism responded to him and the academic and sexting scandals involving the well known Christian apologist. This is a guest post on how the evangelical industrial complex looked the other way when it came to the scandals with Ravi Zacharias.

Willow Creek Community Church Update: Ann Lindberg Responds on Facebook to Gilbert Bilezikian’s Denial of Sexual Assault

This evening Ann Lindberg wrote a response on Facebook to Gilbert Bilezikian’s denial that he sexually assaulted her. “Dr B” as he was known continues to deny the assault and abuse and in response Ann Lindberg published a photograph of Bilezikian’s postcards and notes to her.

Guest Post: Dan George on Why James MacDonald is Disqualified From Ministry and the Final Elder Meeting Before MacDonald’s Firing From Harvest Bible Chapel

As James MacDonald gears up to restart his ministry former Harvest Bible Chapel Elder Dan George explains why he is disqualified from ministry. In addition he shares about the last elder meeting with James MacDonald and how he behaved.

Guest Post: Benjamin Ady’s Open Letter to Willow Creek Community Church and Global Leadership Network Board Leaders

This is an open letter to the leadership of Willow Creek Community Church and the Global Leadership Network Board. This is an open letter form Benjamin Ady on what Willow and the Global Leadership Network can learn from a report about sexual abuse inside L’Arche.