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==ian m giatti======
Ian Michael Giatti is a seasoned ministry leader whose first passion is teaching the Word of God for audiences of all ages. In addition to his career in broadcast and digital journalism, Ian has served as a Sunday School teacher, in ministry leadership, and has led Bible studies for inmates and staff at local jails. Giatti and his family live in Texas.
What happens when you tweet in 2023 that God is not “feminine”?
Denny Burk, a professor of Biblical Studies at Boyce College, the undergraduate school of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, found out firsthand after he shared a few quotes from the book The Christian Family, written by Dutch Calvinist theologian Herman Bavinck. In a blog post Monday, Burk shared a statement from Bavinck in which the author wrote, “God is never portrayed or presented as being feminine” in the pages of Scripture. After receiving “a lot of negative interaction” following the tweet, Burk offered additional context for Bavinck’s statement in which Bavinck discusses how the Bible portrays God with respect to the exclusiveness of sexual characteristics. --Ian M Giatti; Christian Post: Christian prof faces backlash on Twitter for sharing theologian's quote saying God is not 'feminine' 1.12.23
Denny Burk, a professor of Biblical Studies at Boyce College, the undergraduate school of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, found out firsthand after he shared a few quotes from the book The Christian Family, written by Dutch Calvinist theologian Herman Bavinck. In a blog post Monday, Burk shared a statement from Bavinck in which the author wrote, “God is never portrayed or presented as being feminine” in the pages of Scripture. After receiving “a lot of negative interaction” following the tweet, Burk offered additional context for Bavinck’s statement in which Bavinck discusses how the Bible portrays God with respect to the exclusiveness of sexual characteristics. --Ian M Giatti; Christian Post: Christian prof faces backlash on Twitter for sharing theologian's quote saying God is not 'feminine' 1.12.23
==dave gibbons======
The Christians mounting a moral counter to Trump's immigration agenda
The bottom line: Moderate leaders like Dave Gibbons, lead pastor of multiethnic Newsong Church in Santa Ana, Calif., tells Axios that those are distortions of Christian values that sanctify exclusion and fear. "The Gospel's good news doesn't leave people out, especially the stranger," said Gibbons, who works with the group Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE) to accompany immigrants to hearings. He said the moderate and progressive Christians are countering MAGA's theology not with rallies, but with courtside accompaniment, rapid responses and "the Beatitudes." (Axios 10/23/25) READMORE>>>>
The bottom line: Moderate leaders like Dave Gibbons, lead pastor of multiethnic Newsong Church in Santa Ana, Calif., tells Axios that those are distortions of Christian values that sanctify exclusion and fear. "The Gospel's good news doesn't leave people out, especially the stranger," said Gibbons, who works with the group Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE) to accompany immigrants to hearings. He said the moderate and progressive Christians are countering MAGA's theology not with rallies, but with courtside accompaniment, rapid responses and "the Beatitudes." (Axios 10/23/25) READMORE>>>>
April 28, 2023: Laurinburg Exchange: Methodist churches share thoughts on disaffiliation decisions
“We knew what we had in the United Methodist Church,” shared Judy Gibson, chairperson of the FUMC church council, and that the older congregation was more comfortable with staying put. “We decided to stay with what we felt secure in and didn’t want to deal with the hullabaloo of disaffiliating and not knowing exactly what we were getting into.”
“We knew what we had in the United Methodist Church,” shared Judy Gibson, chairperson of the FUMC church council, and that the older congregation was more comfortable with staying put. “We decided to stay with what we felt secure in and didn’t want to deal with the hullabaloo of disaffiliating and not knowing exactly what we were getting into.”
==john gibbs======
Feb 21, 2023: Politico: What It Looks Like When the Far Right Takes Control of Local Government
In their first meeting, the new board members adopted a series of measures that changed things in Ottawa County. They fired the county administrator and replaced him with John Gibbs, a former Trump administration official, Christian missionary, failed congressional candidate and election denier who once suggested women should not have the right to vote.
In their first meeting, the new board members adopted a series of measures that changed things in Ottawa County. They fired the county administrator and replaced him with John Gibbs, a former Trump administration official, Christian missionary, failed congressional candidate and election denier who once suggested women should not have the right to vote.
==judy gibson======
April 28, 2023: Laurinburg Exchange: Methodist churches share thoughts on disaffiliation decisions
“We knew what we had in the United Methodist Church,” shared Judy Gibson, chairperson of the FUMC church council, and that the older congregation was more comfortable with staying put. “We decided to stay with what we felt secure in and didn’t want to deal with the hullabaloo of disaffiliating and not knowing exactly what we were getting into.”
“We knew what we had in the United Methodist Church,” shared Judy Gibson, chairperson of the FUMC church council, and that the older congregation was more comfortable with staying put. “We decided to stay with what we felt secure in and didn’t want to deal with the hullabaloo of disaffiliating and not knowing exactly what we were getting into.”
==Louie Giglio======
Louie Giglio is the pastor of Passion City Church, and the founder and visionary of the Passion movement, which exists to call a generation to leverage their lives for the fame of Jesus. Louie is the national-bestselling author of over a dozen books including his newest release, Seeing God as a Perfect Father, as well as Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table, Goliath Must Fall, Indescribable: 100 Devotions about God & Science, The Comeback, The Air I Breathe, I Am Not But I Know I Am, and others. He and his wife, Shelley, lead the teams at Passion City Church, sixstepsrecords, Passion Publishing, and the Passion Global Institute. Louie and Shelley live in Atlanta, Georgia.
Passion 2026: Cliffe Knechtle fields students’ toughest questions, from sexuality to God's existence
During a Passion 2026 session built around audience-submitted inquiries, Cliffe Knechtle, an American pastor and Christian apologist, addressed what organizers said were the most common questions young adults are asking today, including those about God’s existence, suffering, sexuality, morality and salvation. “They submitted hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of questions,” Passion founder Louie Giglio told the crowd of thousands gathered at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. “We collated them, took out the duplicates and raised them to the top.” (Christian Post; 1.4.26) READMORE>>>>>
During a Passion 2026 session built around audience-submitted inquiries, Cliffe Knechtle, an American pastor and Christian apologist, addressed what organizers said were the most common questions young adults are asking today, including those about God’s existence, suffering, sexuality, morality and salvation. “They submitted hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of questions,” Passion founder Louie Giglio told the crowd of thousands gathered at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. “We collated them, took out the duplicates and raised them to the top.” (Christian Post; 1.4.26) READMORE>>>>>
Earl McClellan kicks off Passion 2026 warning against conference highs, points students to Christ alone
The three-day conference, running Thursday to Saturday, has drawn young adults ages 18 to 25 from across the world. Founded in 1995 by Louie and Shelley Giglio, the Passion movement was created to call students to live for what organizers describe as “the name and renown of Jesus.” Opening night began with worship led by Kristian Stanfill, followed by a prayer from Matt Chandler, who asked God to guide the gathering and work in the hearts of attendees over the coming days. (Christian Post; 1.2.26) READMORE>>>>>
The three-day conference, running Thursday to Saturday, has drawn young adults ages 18 to 25 from across the world. Founded in 1995 by Louie and Shelley Giglio, the Passion movement was created to call students to live for what organizers describe as “the name and renown of Jesus.” Opening night began with worship led by Kristian Stanfill, followed by a prayer from Matt Chandler, who asked God to guide the gathering and work in the hearts of attendees over the coming days. (Christian Post; 1.2.26) READMORE>>>>>
Louie Giglio
It’s been said that you can’t understand someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. Well, Jesus walked way more than a mile; He walked thirty-three years in human skin. He knows how hard life can be in a broken, sinful world. He knows how difficult it is to be part of that world and still remain connected to the Father. But there’s something even more startling to realize. Not only did Jesus walk on earth and face the same struggles you face, but Jesus wants to walk with you. It’s why He created you, so you can know Him and make Him known. --Louie Giglio
==george C gilbert jr======
'Keep off our property' | DC area Christian leaders ask ICE to stop parking in church lots
Here are the 19 clergy that signed onto Saturday's letter:
- Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler; Plymouth United Church of Christ; senior advisor Fellowship of Reconciliation Pastor Christopher Zacharias; John Wesley African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Rev. Rubin Tendai; United Church of Christ , Rev. Patricia Fears; Fellowship Baptist Church , Rev. Jamall Calloway; Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ , Rev. Lewis T. Tait; The Village, Rev. William H. Lamar IV; Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. Marcus Leathers; Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, Rev. Wanda Thompson; The Ambassador Baptist Church, Rev. Keith W. Byrd Sr.; Zion Baptist Church, Rev. George C. Gilbert Jr.; Baptist Convention of DC and Vicinity, Rev. Daryl Washington; DM Washington Ministries, Rev. Kenneth King; New Hope Baptist United Church of Christ, Rev. Kendrick Curry; Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, Rev. Clarence Cross, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Rev. Howard Finley; at-large, Bill Mefford; The Festival Center, Rev., Abhi Janamanchi; Cedar Lane Unitarian-Universalist Church (Bethesda, Md.), Rev. Darrryl LC Moch; United Church of Christ of Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Va.)
(WUSA9 8/23/25) READMORE>>>>>
Here are the 19 clergy that signed onto Saturday's letter:
- Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler; Plymouth United Church of Christ; senior advisor Fellowship of Reconciliation Pastor Christopher Zacharias; John Wesley African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Rev. Rubin Tendai; United Church of Christ , Rev. Patricia Fears; Fellowship Baptist Church , Rev. Jamall Calloway; Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ , Rev. Lewis T. Tait; The Village, Rev. William H. Lamar IV; Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. Marcus Leathers; Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, Rev. Wanda Thompson; The Ambassador Baptist Church, Rev. Keith W. Byrd Sr.; Zion Baptist Church, Rev. George C. Gilbert Jr.; Baptist Convention of DC and Vicinity, Rev. Daryl Washington; DM Washington Ministries, Rev. Kenneth King; New Hope Baptist United Church of Christ, Rev. Kendrick Curry; Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, Rev. Clarence Cross, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Rev. Howard Finley; at-large, Bill Mefford; The Festival Center, Rev., Abhi Janamanchi; Cedar Lane Unitarian-Universalist Church (Bethesda, Md.), Rev. Darrryl LC Moch; United Church of Christ of Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Va.)
(WUSA9 8/23/25) READMORE>>>>>
==grayson gilbert======
Grayson Gilbert completed his Masters of Divinity degree at Moody Theological Seminary and is currently pursuing church planting under the umbrella of his home church, through the North American Mission Board.
Grayson Gilbert
Simply by reading this passage, one can see there is a bit more going on here than the fact that someone is judging another person. As we can see in v. 2, the conjunction “for” explains the reason behind the command not to judge. The way or manner in which we judge will be used against us. In other words, the same standard we apply for others will be the standard by which we are judged. There is an inherent warning here for people—that much is clear.
The implication is rather simple: judge and you will also be judged. How you judge someone is the same way you will be judged, hence why Christ explains we ought to first examine our own motives and actions first. --Grayson Gilbert; The Chorus in the Chaos
The implication is rather simple: judge and you will also be judged. How you judge someone is the same way you will be judged, hence why Christ explains we ought to first examine our own motives and actions first. --Grayson Gilbert; The Chorus in the Chaos
==keith giles======
Apr 14, 2023: Spiritual Brewpub: Top 10 Reasons for Thoroughly Deconstructing Evangelicalism
My friend Keith Giles recently wrote a blog entitled “Top 10 Reasons to Deconstruct Your Faith.” I’d like to flip those reasons and offer the top ten elements of a harmful faith. We deconstruct to expose and leave these things behind
My friend Keith Giles recently wrote a blog entitled “Top 10 Reasons to Deconstruct Your Faith.” I’d like to flip those reasons and offer the top ten elements of a harmful faith. We deconstruct to expose and leave these things behind
==peter gillquist======
Feb 13, 2023: The Daily News: Orthodox Church offers 'new' denomination of Christianity
The Rev. Peter Gillquist, head of missions and evangelism for the Antiochian Orthodox Church, has been overwhelmed with such interest, especially from Protestants. He told the Washington Post as far back as 1992, “There are so many inquiries, I don’t have time to scratch up new contacts. My one question is: Can a non-ethnic (English-speaking person) make it in Orthodoxy? I say yes. If 2,000 ‘Campus Crusade’ and ‘Billy Graham’ types can make it (here), anyone can.”
The Rev. Peter Gillquist, head of missions and evangelism for the Antiochian Orthodox Church, has been overwhelmed with such interest, especially from Protestants. He told the Washington Post as far back as 1992, “There are so many inquiries, I don’t have time to scratch up new contacts. My one question is: Can a non-ethnic (English-speaking person) make it in Orthodoxy? I say yes. If 2,000 ‘Campus Crusade’ and ‘Billy Graham’ types can make it (here), anyone can.”
==tom gjelten======
Oct 21, 2022: Religion News: Best In Religion Journalism: Religion News Association Presents Its Annual Awards
Among the highlights:
• Tom Gjelten, retired religion correspondent for NPR, won for Religion Story of the Year for his piece “An inconvenient genocide: Why we don’t know more about the Uyghurs” for Moment magazine. (Last week’s Plug-in highlighted the other finalists.)
Among the highlights:
• Tom Gjelten, retired religion correspondent for NPR, won for Religion Story of the Year for his piece “An inconvenient genocide: Why we don’t know more about the Uyghurs” for Moment magazine. (Last week’s Plug-in highlighted the other finalists.)
==kenneth glasgow======
Feb 27, 2023: 1819 News: Dothan pastor, Al Sharpton half-brother Kenneth Glasgow facing up to 20 years after pleading guilty to tax evasion, mail fraud, drug conspiracy
Reverend Al Sharpton's half-brother Kenneth Glasgow is facing up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion, mail fraud and drug conspiracy charges on Friday.
Glasgow, a pastor and founder of two non-profits in Dothan, entered a plea deal in Montgomery federal court to avoid a trial that was set to start in March.
Reverend Al Sharpton's half-brother Kenneth Glasgow is facing up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion, mail fraud and drug conspiracy charges on Friday.
Glasgow, a pastor and founder of two non-profits in Dothan, entered a plea deal in Montgomery federal court to avoid a trial that was set to start in March.
==mary glazier======
Jan 10, 2023: Baptist News Global: The New Apostolic Reformation drove the January 6 riots, so why was it overlooked by the House Select Committee?
Unfortunately for Engle and the apostles, that awakening never happened with George W. Bush as president. So in 2008, the charismatic apostles pushed one of their own into the limelight, Sarah Palin.
Palin embodied everything the new apostles hoped for. Her church was led by Mary Glazier, who was a member of the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders. She had spent years being mentored with this charismatic spiritual warfare mindset. But in the end, she also couldn’t give them the dominion they craved.
Unfortunately for Engle and the apostles, that awakening never happened with George W. Bush as president. So in 2008, the charismatic apostles pushed one of their own into the limelight, Sarah Palin.
Palin embodied everything the new apostles hoped for. Her church was led by Mary Glazier, who was a member of the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders. She had spent years being mentored with this charismatic spiritual warfare mindset. But in the end, she also couldn’t give them the dominion they craved.
==kristy glaspie======
'Saved'? 'Converted'? For Evangelical media, them's fightin' words
Case in point: the “Communicating Words and Visuals with Inclusivity” workshop from World Vision magazine editor-in-chief Kristy Glaspie, whose presentation looked at ways on how journalists can, as the workshop description stated, “eliminate words and images that subconsciously — or consciously, in some cases — create an ‘us vs. them’ mindset that places our work and goals in a position of a savior or rescuer mentality.” It was this “savior mentality,” in fact, which, we were told, World Vision, as a matter of policy, actively seeks to avoid by eliminating the use of specific verbiage in its reporting — including words that directly or indirectly relate to the Gospel message itself. Glaspie unveiled a slide featuring the World Vision logo and titled “Words and phrases we avoid,” a list which included nearly two dozen items which any Christian missionary worth his calling would be hard-pressed to avoid. (Christian Post 6/2/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Case in point: the “Communicating Words and Visuals with Inclusivity” workshop from World Vision magazine editor-in-chief Kristy Glaspie, whose presentation looked at ways on how journalists can, as the workshop description stated, “eliminate words and images that subconsciously — or consciously, in some cases — create an ‘us vs. them’ mindset that places our work and goals in a position of a savior or rescuer mentality.” It was this “savior mentality,” in fact, which, we were told, World Vision, as a matter of policy, actively seeks to avoid by eliminating the use of specific verbiage in its reporting — including words that directly or indirectly relate to the Gospel message itself. Glaspie unveiled a slide featuring the World Vision logo and titled “Words and phrases we avoid,” a list which included nearly two dozen items which any Christian missionary worth his calling would be hard-pressed to avoid. (Christian Post 6/2/24) READ MORE>>>>>
==jon gleason======
Jon Gleason was a bi-vocational pastor in Glenrothes, Scotland, pastoring Free Baptist Church. He supports his family by working as a computer programmer. He and his wife Terri have six children. He blogs at MindRenewers.com.
Jon Gleason Files
"Proverbs 5:19 is God-inspired Scripture, yet those who speak reverently of God’s gift of marriage and are careful about purity rarely teach it. This is understandable, for both the Hebrew and English wording are very direct on the pleasures of marriage. Yet, it creates a problem, for into the gap have stepped the kind of preachers who think it is a good idea to preach God’s Word while wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt, preachers who may often misuse this passage.
The verse, understood properly, refutes the pleasure-worship which pervades society and mars many Christian marriages. Many modern translations neglect a wordplay in the original Hebrew. In this post, we’ll look at just enough Hebrew to help English readers understand why the Authorized Version translators handled this verse as they did, but mainly we’ll look at what this verse says to believers living in a pleasure-crazed world." -Jon Gleason; Mind Renewers; 6.17.13
The verse, understood properly, refutes the pleasure-worship which pervades society and mars many Christian marriages. Many modern translations neglect a wordplay in the original Hebrew. In this post, we’ll look at just enough Hebrew to help English readers understand why the Authorized Version translators handled this verse as they did, but mainly we’ll look at what this verse says to believers living in a pleasure-crazed world." -Jon Gleason; Mind Renewers; 6.17.13
==timothy gloege======
David A Hollinger
We now have a formidable body of scholarship that establishes the depth and extent of these features of the American evangelical tradition, confirming and expanding on Richard Hofstadter’s legendary analysis in his 1964 book, Anti-intellectualism in American Life. This new body of scholarship is the work of a remarkable generation of young historians who have yet to receive the credit they’re due, so I name some of them here: Darren Dochuk, Matthew Sutton, Anthea Butler, Timothy Gloege, Jesse Curtis, Lerone Martin, J. Russell Hawkins, Stephen Young, Daniel Hummel, Daniel Silliman, and—the only one in this cohort to gain wide media recognition--Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of the justly famous and marvelously titled, Jesus and John Wayne. Sadly, while the majority of these scholars have written for Religion Dispatches, the conclusions of these bold and creative scholars have been largely ignored in the discussion of religion and politics found in the pages of The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other media of comparable reach and influence.
--David Hollinger; Religion Dispatches; The Critiques of Evangelical Writers Opposing Christian Nationalism Fail to Recognize Evangelicalism’s Troubling History 6/18/24
--David Hollinger; Religion Dispatches; The Critiques of Evangelical Writers Opposing Christian Nationalism Fail to Recognize Evangelicalism’s Troubling History 6/18/24
