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- Rachel Tabachnick - Joni Eareckson Tada - Adam Russell Taylor - Barbara Brown Taylor - Kandiss Taylor - Matthew Taylor - Tim Tebow - Eli Tenenbaum - Bill Tevet - Liz Theoharis - Barkley S Thompson - Tim Thompson - Scott Thumma - Krista Tippett - Jemar Tisby - Ben Toews - Jim Tomberlin - Brian Tome - Charles Toy - Scott Traynor - Jeremy Treat - Kenneth Trent - Matt Trewhella - Paul Tripp - Kurt Trucksess - Carl Truemen - Davie Tucker - Frank Turek - Jason Lawrence Turner -
rachel tabachnick
Rachel Tabachnick (former PRA associate fellow) researches, writes, and speaks about the impact of the Religious Right on policy and politics including civil rights, education, economics, environment, foreign policy, and labor. She produces presentations and speaks on conservative infrastructure and the intersection of the Religious Right and other sectors of the Right, including “free market” think tanks. Rachel has been interviewed on NPR and other radio and print media across the nation on topics including the New Apostolic Reformation, Christian Zionism, and education privatization.
Rachel Tabachnick Files
Christian reconstructionism is "about bringing government in all areas of life under biblical law, a continuation of the Mosaic law in the Old Testament, with some exceptions...........This dispensation would include, according to Gary North, public execution of women who have abortions and those who advise them to have an abortion.....Nobody cares about the theocratic, draconian future envisioned by reconstructionists because they don't believe it will happen.......Christian reconstructionism is the merger of a distinct brand of Calvinism with Austrian School economics. In other words, it's an interpretation of the Bible grounded in property rights. What Rushdoony provided is a package that included attacking what these fundamentalists hated and feared most in society, often expressed in terms of "This is communist. This is socialist......Rushdoony's ideas went out in bits and pieces. The Christian right leaders took what they wanted and discarded what they didn't.........Throughout these movements there is also an attempt to turn the tables on the claims of racism.......This is one of the roles that anti-abortion activism as abolition plays. Also, there's a promotion of narratives that provide a different history and legal justifications for interposition, nullification and even secession. One of the things that Christian reconstructionism has added to this dialogue is the concept of the lower magistrate."
Tabachnick explains it, the "lesser magistrate" is a heroic figure who "resists the tyranny of a higher authority" — defining "tyranny" in biblical terms, potentially including any number of popular or common-sense laws or policies. This notion first gained salience in the anti-abortion context in the 1980s and '90s.........Many violent anti-abortionists have justified their actions in reconstructionist teachings," she said. "One of these was Paul Hill, who studied under one of the major reconstructionist leaders and corresponded with others....After Hill went on to murder Dr. John Britton, a physician who performed abortions, in 1994. Hill was executed in 2003, but the reconstructionist movement sought to cast him out well before that.........Gary North responded, after the murders had taken place, in a book called 'Lone Gunners for Jesus............His message to Hill was, "You're going to burn in hell, you've been excommunicated. This was because Paul Hill stepped outside the bounds of the guidelines set by the movement......On the basis of their belief of what the law or the word of God is, they are allowed — on the advice, on the interposition, of a lesser magistrate — to commit acts of violence..........This movement believes that rights come from God and not from any government. Therefore, any 'rights' that conflict with their interpretation of God's law are not actually rights. They are 'humanist' or a product of man's laws and not God's laws. This theme of 'human rights' versus inalienable rights from God has been at the center of the Christian Reconstructionist movement since its beginnings. The goal of reconstructionism is to tear down the existing order and reconstruct a new society based on biblical law. Even if we assume that this vision of a theocratic America will never come to fruition, it's important to recognize the movement's impact on the ideas, strategies and tactics of the larger religious right and its role in sacralizing the actions of other anti-statist fellow travelers. As I wrote almost a decade ago, the theocratic libertarianism of Christian reconstructionism has been surprisingly seductive to Tea Partiers and young libertarians — many of whom may not realize what is supposed to happen after the government is stripped of its regulatory powers."
--Rachel Tabachnick on "Christian Reconstruction" and RJ Rushdoony; Salon; 10.31.21
Tabachnick explains it, the "lesser magistrate" is a heroic figure who "resists the tyranny of a higher authority" — defining "tyranny" in biblical terms, potentially including any number of popular or common-sense laws or policies. This notion first gained salience in the anti-abortion context in the 1980s and '90s.........Many violent anti-abortionists have justified their actions in reconstructionist teachings," she said. "One of these was Paul Hill, who studied under one of the major reconstructionist leaders and corresponded with others....After Hill went on to murder Dr. John Britton, a physician who performed abortions, in 1994. Hill was executed in 2003, but the reconstructionist movement sought to cast him out well before that.........Gary North responded, after the murders had taken place, in a book called 'Lone Gunners for Jesus............His message to Hill was, "You're going to burn in hell, you've been excommunicated. This was because Paul Hill stepped outside the bounds of the guidelines set by the movement......On the basis of their belief of what the law or the word of God is, they are allowed — on the advice, on the interposition, of a lesser magistrate — to commit acts of violence..........This movement believes that rights come from God and not from any government. Therefore, any 'rights' that conflict with their interpretation of God's law are not actually rights. They are 'humanist' or a product of man's laws and not God's laws. This theme of 'human rights' versus inalienable rights from God has been at the center of the Christian Reconstructionist movement since its beginnings. The goal of reconstructionism is to tear down the existing order and reconstruct a new society based on biblical law. Even if we assume that this vision of a theocratic America will never come to fruition, it's important to recognize the movement's impact on the ideas, strategies and tactics of the larger religious right and its role in sacralizing the actions of other anti-statist fellow travelers. As I wrote almost a decade ago, the theocratic libertarianism of Christian reconstructionism has been surprisingly seductive to Tea Partiers and young libertarians — many of whom may not realize what is supposed to happen after the government is stripped of its regulatory powers."
--Rachel Tabachnick on "Christian Reconstruction" and RJ Rushdoony; Salon; 10.31.21
joni eareckson tada
Joni Eareckson Tada
Fantasies, silly thoughts, vain imaginations, useless daydreams. These are the sorts of things which, if you let them, will puff themselves up so high in your head and heart that you’d swear they were true. A furtive thought that lingers on your mind and begins to wear a rut, repeating itself time and again. Maybe it could be a false hope; it could be an unfounded fear; whatever it is, it doesn’t belong in your head. It’s nothing but a vain imagination.
And I know from experience that if you let these vain imaginations grab hold of you, they become just that: powerful strongholds. And every time you rehearse that daydream it’s like laying more bricks, making the stronghold higher in your head. The more you repeat the imagination, the more powerful the hold it has on you – so powerful that even when you want to kick the thoughts out of your head, you can’t. The pull of the imagination has become, at that point, too strong.
Now you can try the self-help route, the old turning over a new leaf. “I’m not going to think these thoughts. I’m not going to let these imaginations rule my day. I’m not going to waste any more time daydreaming.” I’ve tried to do that. You know, single-handedly dismantle strongholds in my mind. But it doesn’t work. And that’s why I am so grateful for 2 Corinthians 10:4 because it says, “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world.” Christians have got divine power, and that’s the key. Divine power – power to tear down every vain imagination. And the next verse goes on to assure you and me that we can actually “demolish every stronghold that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and [then we can] take captive every thought [and] make it obedient to Christ.”
-- Joni Eareckson Tada: Joni & Friends: Vain Imaginations 4.15.21
And I know from experience that if you let these vain imaginations grab hold of you, they become just that: powerful strongholds. And every time you rehearse that daydream it’s like laying more bricks, making the stronghold higher in your head. The more you repeat the imagination, the more powerful the hold it has on you – so powerful that even when you want to kick the thoughts out of your head, you can’t. The pull of the imagination has become, at that point, too strong.
Now you can try the self-help route, the old turning over a new leaf. “I’m not going to think these thoughts. I’m not going to let these imaginations rule my day. I’m not going to waste any more time daydreaming.” I’ve tried to do that. You know, single-handedly dismantle strongholds in my mind. But it doesn’t work. And that’s why I am so grateful for 2 Corinthians 10:4 because it says, “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world.” Christians have got divine power, and that’s the key. Divine power – power to tear down every vain imagination. And the next verse goes on to assure you and me that we can actually “demolish every stronghold that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and [then we can] take captive every thought [and] make it obedient to Christ.”
-- Joni Eareckson Tada: Joni & Friends: Vain Imaginations 4.15.21
adam russell taylor
Rev. Adam Russell Taylor is president of Sojourners and author of A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community. Taylor previously led the Faith Initiative at the World Bank Group and served as the vice president in charge of Advocacy at World Vision U.S. and the senior political director at Sojourners. He has also served as the executive director of Global Justice, an organization that educates and mobilizes students around global human rights and economic justice. He was selected for the 2009/2010 class of White House Fellows and served in the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs and Public Engagement. Taylor is a graduate of Emory University, the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, and the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology. Taylor also serves on the Independent Sector Board, the Global Advisory Board of Tearfund UK, and is a member of the inaugural class of the Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellowship. Taylor is ordained in the American Baptist Church and the Progressive National Baptist Convention and serves in ministry at the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va.
Adam Russell Taylor Files
“This kind of overt embrace of white Christian nationalism continues to pose a growing threat to the witness of the church and the health of our democracy. This pastor and this effort are trying to impose a Christian theocracy. It’s imperative that Christian leaders of all backgrounds including conservative ones speak out about this effort as a threat to our democracy and to the church." -Adam Russell Taylor; Sojourners; 5.1.23
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April 2, 2023: Amarillo Globe News: Another view: Gratitude for our clergy
As we rejoice at the coming of the risen Lord, I am reflecting upon Barbara Brown Taylor’s extraordinary memoir, Leaving Church.
Despite being raised in a strict religious, church-going home (I even lived with Incarnate Word nuns in San Antonio my junior year in high school), I had no idea how difficult it is to be a member of the clergy.
As we rejoice at the coming of the risen Lord, I am reflecting upon Barbara Brown Taylor’s extraordinary memoir, Leaving Church.
Despite being raised in a strict religious, church-going home (I even lived with Incarnate Word nuns in San Antonio my junior year in high school), I had no idea how difficult it is to be a member of the clergy.
May 2, 2018: Christianity Today: Tim Keller, John Piper, and Andy Stanley Among the 12 ‘Most Effective’ Preachers
Barbara Brown Taylor, former Episcopal priest, professor, author, and theologian. She has served on the faculties of Columbia Theological Seminary, Emory's Candler School of Theology, and Mercer University's McAfee School of Theology. Taylor wrote for CT Pastors on “preaching the terrors” and ventured into “unconventional spirituality” with more recent books like An Altar in the World. She also made LifeWay’s top 10 list.
Barbara Brown Taylor, former Episcopal priest, professor, author, and theologian. She has served on the faculties of Columbia Theological Seminary, Emory's Candler School of Theology, and Mercer University's McAfee School of Theology. Taylor wrote for CT Pastors on “preaching the terrors” and ventured into “unconventional spirituality” with more recent books like An Altar in the World. She also made LifeWay’s top 10 list.
kandiss taylor
March 8, 2023: Religion Dispatches: SHOULD WE EXPECT TO SEE A RISE IN CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST VIOLENCE IN THE US?
Consider the words of Kandiss Taylor, a former candidate for governor of Georgia: “The good thing about the First Amendment is that if you’re a Jew or you’re a Muslim or you’re a Buddhist, you still get to worship your god because you’re in America. But you don’t get to silence us,” she declared last year to an approving audience. She went on to proclaim: “we’re running the state with Jesus Christ first.”
Consider the words of Kandiss Taylor, a former candidate for governor of Georgia: “The good thing about the First Amendment is that if you’re a Jew or you’re a Muslim or you’re a Buddhist, you still get to worship your god because you’re in America. But you don’t get to silence us,” she declared last year to an approving audience. She went on to proclaim: “we’re running the state with Jesus Christ first.”
matthew taylor
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?
These are some of the questions Matthew Taylor, a Protestant Scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian and Jewish Studies, seeks to answer in a series on the Straight White American Jesus podcast titled Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation.
Taylor says while the January 6 insurrection was a conglomeration of different groups and perspectives coming together, a significant portion of the attack holds the markings of “charismatic revival fury.”
These are some of the questions Matthew Taylor, a Protestant Scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian and Jewish Studies, seeks to answer in a series on the Straight White American Jesus podcast titled Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation.
Taylor says while the January 6 insurrection was a conglomeration of different groups and perspectives coming together, a significant portion of the attack holds the markings of “charismatic revival fury.”
tim tebow
Mar 24, 2012: New York Times: Tebow in Babylon
There was a moment last week when it looked as if the trade shipping Tebow from the Denver Broncos to the New York Jets might somehow fall through — that Tebow might end up a Jacksonville Jaguar instead, with a guaranteed starting job, a heavily evangelical fan base, and none of the insanity involved in eclipsing Jeremy Lin as the most famous Christian athlete in Babylon-upon-the-Hudson.
O ye of little faith. Did you think that the Lord God of Hosts, having raised Tebow up as a Gideon of the gridiron, would pass up the opportunity to put his faithful servant to the test? Did you think that the angelic screenwriters responsible for scripting last year’s succession of Tebow-related improbabilities had nodded off after the Broncos were dispatched in the A.F.C. playoffs? Did you think that the archons and demiurges who preside over America’s culture war would be content to let Tebow fade into obscurity — some red-state-friendly endorsement deals, a few 6-10 finishes, and then early retirement and a lifetime of under-the-radar charity work?
There was a moment last week when it looked as if the trade shipping Tebow from the Denver Broncos to the New York Jets might somehow fall through — that Tebow might end up a Jacksonville Jaguar instead, with a guaranteed starting job, a heavily evangelical fan base, and none of the insanity involved in eclipsing Jeremy Lin as the most famous Christian athlete in Babylon-upon-the-Hudson.
O ye of little faith. Did you think that the Lord God of Hosts, having raised Tebow up as a Gideon of the gridiron, would pass up the opportunity to put his faithful servant to the test? Did you think that the angelic screenwriters responsible for scripting last year’s succession of Tebow-related improbabilities had nodded off after the Broncos were dispatched in the A.F.C. playoffs? Did you think that the archons and demiurges who preside over America’s culture war would be content to let Tebow fade into obscurity — some red-state-friendly endorsement deals, a few 6-10 finishes, and then early retirement and a lifetime of under-the-radar charity work?
Jan 5, 2023: New York Times: Prayers for Damar Hamlin Show Bond Between Football and Faith
Former N.F.L. quarterback Tim Tebow — now one of several ex-N.F.L. players who are popular speakers at Christian conferences and churches — was known for dropping to one knee and bowing his head on the field, a move that became known as “Tebowing.”
Former N.F.L. quarterback Tim Tebow — now one of several ex-N.F.L. players who are popular speakers at Christian conferences and churches — was known for dropping to one knee and bowing his head on the field, a move that became known as “Tebowing.”
Nov 14, 2022: Baptist News Global: Tim Tebow, male leadership and the ‘feminine,’ ‘weak’ church
We should know by now that the way of Jesus abolishes any kind of system — there is a new world order in God’s kin’dom. God is continuously working to regain what was lost in Eden, by pointing us back to God’s original vision, says Carolyn Custis James in Malestrom: How Jesus Dismantles Patriarchy and Redefines Manhood
We should know by now that the way of Jesus abolishes any kind of system — there is a new world order in God’s kin’dom. God is continuously working to regain what was lost in Eden, by pointing us back to God’s original vision, says Carolyn Custis James in Malestrom: How Jesus Dismantles Patriarchy and Redefines Manhood
May 27, 2017: New York Post: Ravi Zacharias, Preacher Who Used Reason to Defend Faith, Dies at 74
His high-profile followers include Tim Tebow, the professional baseball player and former N.F.L. quarterback. Mr. Tebow formed a friendship with Mr. Zacharias, and in early May, as the preacher battled cancer, posted a video tribute on Instagram in which he said, “I think it’s really important in life to have heroes, and especially in the faith, and one of my heroes of the faith is a man named Ravi Zacharias.
His high-profile followers include Tim Tebow, the professional baseball player and former N.F.L. quarterback. Mr. Tebow formed a friendship with Mr. Zacharias, and in early May, as the preacher battled cancer, posted a video tribute on Instagram in which he said, “I think it’s really important in life to have heroes, and especially in the faith, and one of my heroes of the faith is a man named Ravi Zacharias.
eli tenenbaum
June 29, 2022: Omaha World Herald: Ricketts says Nebraska schools should consider allowing 'religious accommodation'
Earlier in the press conference, Rabbi Eli Tenenbaum suggested schools add a moment of silence during the day for students of all faiths to be able to reflect on their religion, and Ricketts supported this idea.
Earlier in the press conference, Rabbi Eli Tenenbaum suggested schools add a moment of silence during the day for students of all faiths to be able to reflect on their religion, and Ricketts supported this idea.
bill tevet
April 12, 2023: Bharat Times: Trump and Iowa evangelicals: A bond that is hard to break
“He is not a perfect man. No one would say that. He is no King David,” said Rev. Bill Tevet of Oskaloosa. “But David was also tempted.”
Tveidt also compared Trump to the Biblical figure Cyrus, who was not a Christian but is lauded as an Old Testament hero for freeing the Jews from Babylonian captivity. “He’s a Cyrus, more of a keeper,” Tevet said.
“He is not a perfect man. No one would say that. He is no King David,” said Rev. Bill Tevet of Oskaloosa. “But David was also tempted.”
Tveidt also compared Trump to the Biblical figure Cyrus, who was not a Christian but is lauded as an Old Testament hero for freeing the Jews from Babylonian captivity. “He’s a Cyrus, more of a keeper,” Tevet said.
liz theoharis
May 4, 2023: Word & Way: Faith Leaders Ask Biden to Mark Mother’s Day With Prayer Day Against Gun Violence
Signatories on the letter include the Rev. Jesse Jackson of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, Bishop Vashti McKenzie of the National Council of Churches, Rabbi Jill Jacobs of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, Shane Claiborne of Red Letter Christians and the Rev. Liz Theoharis of Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice.
Signatories on the letter include the Rev. Jesse Jackson of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, Bishop Vashti McKenzie of the National Council of Churches, Rabbi Jill Jacobs of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, Shane Claiborne of Red Letter Christians and the Rev. Liz Theoharis of Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice.
April 21, 2023: Religion News Service: Christian nationalists have provoked a pluralist resistance
Meanwhile the Poor People’s Campaign, a social movement led by the Rev. William Barber II and the Rev. Liz Theoharis, attacks Christian nationalism in the arena of policy and politics. The group has identified Christian nationalism as “a key pillar of injustice in America that provides cover for a host of other ills” and is leading a multiracial and multi-faith “moral movement” to confront it in the minutia of public policy, but also in demonstrations outside statehouses and the nation’s Capitol buildings.
Meanwhile the Poor People’s Campaign, a social movement led by the Rev. William Barber II and the Rev. Liz Theoharis, attacks Christian nationalism in the arena of policy and politics. The group has identified Christian nationalism as “a key pillar of injustice in America that provides cover for a host of other ills” and is leading a multiracial and multi-faith “moral movement” to confront it in the minutia of public policy, but also in demonstrations outside statehouses and the nation’s Capitol buildings.
j michael thigpen
J Michael Thigpen
Returning to Genesis 3, might not the first proper targets of subduing be Adam and Eve themselves? What if Eve had chosen to rule over sin, to subdue herself? What if Adam had subdued the serpent? What if he had intervened and subdued Eve instead of merely standing with her? What if Adam had subdued himself when offered the fruit? Yes, the serpent needed to be subdued, but so much more so did Adam and Eve. They failed to love God and to love each other by failing to rule over their own sin in the first place, and by failing to intervene lovingly with one another. --J. Michael Thigpen, “Flourishing, Justice, and the Gospel as “Subduing” the Earth,” in Human Flourishing: Economic Wisdom for a Fruitful Christian Vision of the Good Life
barkley s thompson
Barkley S Thompson
Whatever it may mean to bear the cross of Christ as faithful disciples, it must always be a means by which the world is blessed. If there is a litmus test by which we can judge whether the burden laid upon us is part of our walk of faith, or whether it is laid upon us by God, then that is it, and it is worth saying again: Whatever it may mean to bear the cross of Christ as faithful disciples, it must always be a means by which the world is blessed. Bearing the cross of Christ may include suffering at times—indeed, it will—but only if that suffering is a blessing to someone. Bearing the cross may bring challenge; it may lead to difficult decisions; it may sometimes disrupt relationships; and it will definitely require us to confront powerful forces that can do us harm; but it will only ask such things of us if doing so facilitates God’s blessing upon the world...........The miraculous thing is, when we understand bearing the cross in this way, rather than as some foreboding and myopic walk of doom, we begin to experience intuitively what faith really is. When we bless, we become agents of grace and of God’s own gracious will. That Christian smile ceases to crack like a thin veneer and instead becomes an authentic expression of who we are and who we strive to be in the world. In other words, somewhere in the midst of our cross-bearing—somewhere in the mix of faithfully following God and pursuing grace—we find joy. Joy can reside alongside challenge, or sorrow, or pain, and joy’s presence redeems all these others. Joy renders them ultimately transient, whereas joy is permanent. This is what it means to lose one’s life for the sake of the Gospel and thereby regain it. --Barkley S Thompson; What does it mean to “take up the cross”? 2.28.21
tim thompson
June 12, 2023: Word & Way: With Turning Point Faith, Pastors Use Politics as a Church-Growth Strategy
In another panel discussion, Tim Thompson, a California pastor who made headlines after he was detained while protesting against pandemic restrictions in May 2020, testified that since the protests and clashes with school boards fighting what he calls “the indoctrination of our children,” he has seen “500%” growth at his church. “God’s definitely blessed it, for sure,” Thompson said.
In another panel discussion, Tim Thompson, a California pastor who made headlines after he was detained while protesting against pandemic restrictions in May 2020, testified that since the protests and clashes with school boards fighting what he calls “the indoctrination of our children,” he has seen “500%” growth at his church. “God’s definitely blessed it, for sure,” Thompson said.
May 29, 2022: Denver Post: Christian nationalism on the rise in some GOP campaigns
Pastor Tim Thompson of 412 Church in Murrieta, California, who hosts a YouTube channel with more 9,600 subscribers and envisions a conservative future for the state, recently started a political action committee aiming to “take back our school boards” and give parents authority over curriculum.
“We don’t want teachers or any other adults talking to our kids about sex,” Thompson said. “We don’t want teachers categorizing our kids into oppressed or oppressor. These are not political issues. They are moral and biblical issues.”
Judeo-Christian values are the foundation of America, he argued.
“People are afraid to speak up for these values because they are afraid that the left is going to slap a label like ‘racist’ or ‘Christian nationalist’ on them,” Thompson said. “I don’t care about those labels, because my wife, children, church and community know who I am.”
Pastor Tim Thompson of 412 Church in Murrieta, California, who hosts a YouTube channel with more 9,600 subscribers and envisions a conservative future for the state, recently started a political action committee aiming to “take back our school boards” and give parents authority over curriculum.
“We don’t want teachers or any other adults talking to our kids about sex,” Thompson said. “We don’t want teachers categorizing our kids into oppressed or oppressor. These are not political issues. They are moral and biblical issues.”
Judeo-Christian values are the foundation of America, he argued.
“People are afraid to speak up for these values because they are afraid that the left is going to slap a label like ‘racist’ or ‘Christian nationalist’ on them,” Thompson said. “I don’t care about those labels, because my wife, children, church and community know who I am.”
scott thumma
July 14, 2023: NPR: Megachurches are getting even bigger as churches close across the country
Liquid Church also steers clear of politics, he says. That's common in most megachurches because they are more diverse, according to Scott Thumma, a professor of sociology of religion at the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. "The vast majority of them have nothing to do with politics," he says. While megachurches currently represent only a tiny portion of all U.S. churches, the size of their congregations puts them in an "elite class," Thumma says.
He compares megachurches to more traditional churches in the same way that Walmart posed a challenge to mom and pop shops.
"Many small churches either have disappeared around the megachurch ... or they've created their own mission ... and have figured out a way to offer alternatives to what the megachurch offers. [They've] made sort of their peace with the big kid on the block," says Thumma.
Liquid Church also steers clear of politics, he says. That's common in most megachurches because they are more diverse, according to Scott Thumma, a professor of sociology of religion at the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. "The vast majority of them have nothing to do with politics," he says. While megachurches currently represent only a tiny portion of all U.S. churches, the size of their congregations puts them in an "elite class," Thumma says.
He compares megachurches to more traditional churches in the same way that Walmart posed a challenge to mom and pop shops.
"Many small churches either have disappeared around the megachurch ... or they've created their own mission ... and have figured out a way to offer alternatives to what the megachurch offers. [They've] made sort of their peace with the big kid on the block," says Thumma.
krista tippett
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Apr 4, 2015: World: A bird in winter
When I see my friend Kara Tippetts these days I think of a bird, delicate and vulnerable to the harshness of this life. Apr 2, 2015: On Being: The Calling of Delight: Gangs, Service, and Kinship
A Jesuit priest famous for his gang intervention programs in Los Angeles, Fr. Greg Boyle makes winsome connections between service and delight, and compassion and awe. He heads Homeboy Industries, which employs former gang members in a constellation of businesses. This is not work of helping, he says, but of finding kinship. The point of Christian service, as he lives it, is about “our common calling to delight in one another.” Mar 15, 2015: Episcopal Cafe: Is free will an illusion? Krista Tippett hosts a discussion about the mind and morality
On Being, the Peabody-award winning radio show about the human condition, hosts a conversation between Michael McCullough, professor of psychology, and Arthur Zajonc, physicist, about morality and the ways our practices and thoughts may shape our morality. |
Krista Tippett born November 6, 1960) is a broadcaster, journalist, and author. She is best known for creating and hosting the public radio program On Being (formerly Speaking of Faith), distributed by American Public Media. The program is currently broadcast on more than 200 public radio stations in the United States and globally via NPR Worldwide, its website, and its podcast. Tippett's first book, Speaking of Faith — Why Religion Matters and How to Talk about It, was published In 2008. Of the book, the author Elizabeth Gilbert wrote, "Her intelligence is like a salve for all who have been wounded or marginalized by the God Wars."
Apr 24, 2022
Hosted by CLC Co-Youth Coordinator Josie Luetke with special guest Jay Lyons, Director and Producer of the film.
The Long Goodbye: The Kara Tippetts Story (2019) is a documentary about a wife and young mother as she journeys through terminal breast cancer with dignity and grace, surrounded by her support network.
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Mar 19, 2015: Washington Post: Kara Tippetts, a woman who wrote an open letter to Brittany Maynard, is about to die
A Christian author and blogger with terminal cancer who tried to convince Brittany Maynard to reconsider her November decision to die through doctor-assisted suicide is facing her own death.
A Christian author and blogger with terminal cancer who tried to convince Brittany Maynard to reconsider her November decision to die through doctor-assisted suicide is facing her own death.
Oct 8, 2014: A Holy Experience: Dear Brittany: Why We Don’t Have To Be So Afraid of Dying & Suffering that We Choose Suicide
After I read Brittany’s story yesterday… my friend Kara Tippetts dropped an email into my inbox — Kara was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 36.
After I read Brittany’s story yesterday… my friend Kara Tippetts dropped an email into my inbox — Kara was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 36.
Nov 4, 2014: The Greene Space: Krista Tippett Live: Discovering the Cosmology of Bach
In a live taping of On Being, national public radio's program about the big questions at the center of human life, Chazelle will speak with host Krista Tippett about Bach’s human and aesthetic virtues, and how he inspires our own.
In a live taping of On Being, national public radio's program about the big questions at the center of human life, Chazelle will speak with host Krista Tippett about Bach’s human and aesthetic virtues, and how he inspires our own.
June 2, 2014: Day 1: A Conversation with Krista Tippett
Day1 host Peter Wallace talks with Krista Tippett about her award-winning public radio radio program, "On Being," and her experiences and spiritual backgroun, which make her such an effective communicator regarding faith today
Day1 host Peter Wallace talks with Krista Tippett about her award-winning public radio radio program, "On Being," and her experiences and spiritual backgroun, which make her such an effective communicator regarding faith today
jemar tisby
Jemar Tisby is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Color of
Compromise: The Truth about the Church's Complicity in Racism, and How to Fight Racism. His latest book is How to Fight Racism: Young Reader's Edition. Jemar has been a co-host of the "Pass the Mic" podcast since its inception seven years ago. His writing has been featured in the Washington Post, The Atlantic, and the New York Times among others. He is a frequent commentator on outlets such as NPR and CNN's New Day program. He speaks nationwide on the topics of racial justice, U.S. history and Christianity. Jemar earned his PhD in history and he studies race, religion, and social movements in the 20th century.
Compromise: The Truth about the Church's Complicity in Racism, and How to Fight Racism. His latest book is How to Fight Racism: Young Reader's Edition. Jemar has been a co-host of the "Pass the Mic" podcast since its inception seven years ago. His writing has been featured in the Washington Post, The Atlantic, and the New York Times among others. He is a frequent commentator on outlets such as NPR and CNN's New Day program. He speaks nationwide on the topics of racial justice, U.S. history and Christianity. Jemar earned his PhD in history and he studies race, religion, and social movements in the 20th century.
Jemar Tisby
“This is cotton country — the land of slavery and sharecropping. You can see it in the landscape, you can see it in the generational poverty.....The thing that struck me was that there are churches on every corner. Not only were they racially divided, it also didn’t seem like they were having much impact in the community. That’s where I started thinking about the relationship between faith and justice.”
--Jemar Tisby on coming to Arkansas; Roys Report; 5.30.23
ben toews
Feb 22, 2023: Religion News Service: How big Christian nationalism has come courting in North Idaho
Another is State Sen. Ben Toews, who told Altar Church he prayed for people while knocking on doors for his campaign, and who introduced a bill this month that would prohibit any instruction involving human sexuality, sexual orientation or gender identity before the fifth grade.
According to the Idaho Capital Sun, Toews was also one of the founding incorporators of the Idaho Family Policy Center, a group created in 2021 that has authored or championed some of the most conservative bills placed before the state Legislature — including one this month with a provision that would ban books depicting homosexuality from libraries. The Idaho Family Policy Center’s head, a recent transplant, has described himself as a Christian nationalist, and the group’s board includes two men connected to Doug Wilson’s churches and schools in Moscow.
Another is State Sen. Ben Toews, who told Altar Church he prayed for people while knocking on doors for his campaign, and who introduced a bill this month that would prohibit any instruction involving human sexuality, sexual orientation or gender identity before the fifth grade.
According to the Idaho Capital Sun, Toews was also one of the founding incorporators of the Idaho Family Policy Center, a group created in 2021 that has authored or championed some of the most conservative bills placed before the state Legislature — including one this month with a provision that would ban books depicting homosexuality from libraries. The Idaho Family Policy Center’s head, a recent transplant, has described himself as a Christian nationalist, and the group’s board includes two men connected to Doug Wilson’s churches and schools in Moscow.
jim tomberlin
July 14, 2023: NPR: Megachurches are getting even bigger as churches close across the country
Typically, the mergers are with a church in decline or a pastor ready to retire, according to Jim Tomberlin, a member of The Unstuck Group, a consulting organization that offers a service to support church mergers. It's a case of "you need a building, we need a pastor," he says.
Tomberlin sees it as a win-win. The larger church grows its membership. The smaller congregation gets "a great communicator," in the form of a dynamic pastor, but also a local pastor "who's not consumed or distracted by preparing sermons 10 or 20 hours a week, every week," he says. "That gives them time to serve that congregation."
Typically, the mergers are with a church in decline or a pastor ready to retire, according to Jim Tomberlin, a member of The Unstuck Group, a consulting organization that offers a service to support church mergers. It's a case of "you need a building, we need a pastor," he says.
Tomberlin sees it as a win-win. The larger church grows its membership. The smaller congregation gets "a great communicator," in the form of a dynamic pastor, but also a local pastor "who's not consumed or distracted by preparing sermons 10 or 20 hours a week, every week," he says. "That gives them time to serve that congregation."
brian tome
Jan 5, 2023: New York Times: Prayers for Damar Hamlin Show Bond Between Football and Faith
Brian Tome, a former high-school football player and a Bengals fan, watched the game at home Monday night. What struck him, he said, was how television commentators struggled for words as they pivoted from covering a late-season game to the outpouring of fear and sadness around an emergency medical event. “America got to see people be empathetic,” said Mr. Tome, the pastor of Crossroads Church, with locations in Cincinnati and elsewhere. “These moments of crisis are bringing something out in us that’s really positive.”
About a mile from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where Mr. Hamlin remained sedated and in critical condition, Mr. Tome hosted a community prayer service at his church for Mr. Hamlin on Tuesday.
“We can’t participate in the medical process,” he told the assembled crowd of about 100, with hundreds more streaming the service online. “But we can participate in prayer.”
Brian Tome, a former high-school football player and a Bengals fan, watched the game at home Monday night. What struck him, he said, was how television commentators struggled for words as they pivoted from covering a late-season game to the outpouring of fear and sadness around an emergency medical event. “America got to see people be empathetic,” said Mr. Tome, the pastor of Crossroads Church, with locations in Cincinnati and elsewhere. “These moments of crisis are bringing something out in us that’s really positive.”
About a mile from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where Mr. Hamlin remained sedated and in critical condition, Mr. Tome hosted a community prayer service at his church for Mr. Hamlin on Tuesday.
“We can’t participate in the medical process,” he told the assembled crowd of about 100, with hundreds more streaming the service online. “But we can participate in prayer.”
charles toy
May 16, 2023:
National and state Christian leaders spoke out against the white supremacist ideology espoused during two recent Christian nationalist rallies in South Florida. Christians Against Christian Nationalism and Faithful America organized a livestreamed event as a counter perspective to the May 11 “Pastors for Trump” reception and the May 12 ReAwaken America Tour rally, both held at the Trump Doral resort in Miami. “We are here today as Christians who are horrified to see the faith we hold dear being used to spread lies, violence and authoritarian theocracy,” said Amanda Tyler, executive director of Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and lead organizer of Christians Against Christian Nationalism. Tyler was joined at All Angels Episcopal Church in Miami Springs by Nathan Empsall of Faithful America, Russell Meyer of the Florida Council of Churches, Jennifer Butler of Faith in Public Life Action, James Golden of Pastors for Florida Children and Charles Toy of The Christian Left. More at Baptist News Global
National and state Christian leaders spoke out against the white supremacist ideology espoused during two recent Christian nationalist rallies in South Florida. Christians Against Christian Nationalism and Faithful America organized a livestreamed event as a counter perspective to the May 11 “Pastors for Trump” reception and the May 12 ReAwaken America Tour rally, both held at the Trump Doral resort in Miami. “We are here today as Christians who are horrified to see the faith we hold dear being used to spread lies, violence and authoritarian theocracy,” said Amanda Tyler, executive director of Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and lead organizer of Christians Against Christian Nationalism. Tyler was joined at All Angels Episcopal Church in Miami Springs by Nathan Empsall of Faithful America, Russell Meyer of the Florida Council of Churches, Jennifer Butler of Faith in Public Life Action, James Golden of Pastors for Florida Children and Charles Toy of The Christian Left. More at Baptist News Global
scott traynor
July 19, 2022: Aberdeen News: Churches in South Dakota, nationwide dealing with lower attendance, affiliation numbers
Father Scott Traynor holds a new position within the Sioux Falls Catholic Diocese called the vicar for lay and clergy formation, which puts him at the center of new efforts to invigorate church membership and attendance in the diocese.
Traynor said the Catholic Church throughout its history did not need or desire to be too evangelistic in its approach to attracting new members.
Father Scott Traynor holds a new position within the Sioux Falls Catholic Diocese called the vicar for lay and clergy formation, which puts him at the center of new efforts to invigorate church membership and attendance in the diocese.
Traynor said the Catholic Church throughout its history did not need or desire to be too evangelistic in its approach to attracting new members.
jeremy treat
Jeremy Treat
Jesus came proclaiming the kingdom of God but his royal mission led him to a gruesome death on a Roman cross. From an earthly perspective, it certainly appeared that the cross represented the failure of Christ’s kingdom mission. The Scriptures, however, subtly yet powerfully show that the cross is not a stumbling stone to the kingdom of God; it is the cornerstone. Mark’s account of the crucifixion is filled with royal imagery. Jesus is given a purple robe, a scepter in his hand, and a crown of thorns on his head (Mark 15:17). Even as he hangs on the cross, the sign above his head reads, “The King of the Jews” (Mark 15:26). Mark is showing through irony that the one mocked as king truly is king. But he’s a different kind of king. The onlookers ridicule Jesus, saying, “Save yourself, and come down from the cross!” (Mark 15:30). Yet Jesus reveals his kingship not by coming down from the cross to save himself but by staying on the cross to save others. The cross is the greatest display of Christ’s reign as power controlled by love. -Jeremy Treat; Gospel Coalition; Kingdom and Cross
kenneth trent
Jan 3, 2006: Houston Chronicle: The boy in the boat
Rev. Dr. Kenneth Trent, pastor of Second Baptist Church of Channelview, smiles broadly as he reminisces about how fate brought him world-wide fame through the lens of a photographer.
Rev. Dr. Kenneth Trent, pastor of Second Baptist Church of Channelview, smiles broadly as he reminisces about how fate brought him world-wide fame through the lens of a photographer.
matt trewhella
Jan 13, 2023: Religion Dispatches: ‘EXPORTING GARBAGE TO THE NATIONS’: CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN RIFTS SPREADING LIKE CRACKED GLASS
Hume and Saint are unabashed Christian Reconstructionists and directors of the Mid-Atlantic Reformation Society (MARS), a regional Reconstructionist hub which has close relationships with the paper, and with the Independence Reformed Bible Church. MARS hosts an annual conference called The Future of Christendom, which has featured such leading figures as the late Gary North, Rev. Joseph Morecraft of Georgia, Col. John Eidsmoe of Alabama, and Rev. Matt Trewhella of Wisconsin.
Hume and Saint are unabashed Christian Reconstructionists and directors of the Mid-Atlantic Reformation Society (MARS), a regional Reconstructionist hub which has close relationships with the paper, and with the Independence Reformed Bible Church. MARS hosts an annual conference called The Future of Christendom, which has featured such leading figures as the late Gary North, Rev. Joseph Morecraft of Georgia, Col. John Eidsmoe of Alabama, and Rev. Matt Trewhella of Wisconsin.
PAUL TRIPP
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July 23, 2021: Baptist Message: Plagiarism scandal embroils SBC President Ed Litton
Greear released a statement detailing that Litton had requested to use the sermon and had been given permission. Greear also explained away similarities of a personal missionary anecdote he used in the sermon that seemed to mimic a personal missionary anecdote by Paul Tripp, a “pastor, event speaker, and a best-selling and award-winning author,” according to www.paultripp.com. Jan 25, 2016: Key Life: Awe - Paul Tripp
Join Paul Tripp on Steve Brown, Etc. for a quite deliberate discussion of his new book Awe: Why It Matters for Everything We Think, Say, and Do. You'll see that nothing makes us stand in awe like God's unconditional love for the unlovely. Sept 5, 2014: Paul Tripp: The Southern Blog: Grumbling and disputing July 6, 2014: Worship.com: I Hate Parenting (Part 4) | Paul David Tripp I Hate Parenting (Part 4) | Paul David Tripp: Pastor and author Paul David Tripp explains why he hates parenting. May 11, 2014: Fort Howard Community Church: Grace-Based Parenting: Paul Tripp & Elyse Fitzpatrick Happy Mother's Day Let the following very important discussion fill your heart with grace and hope in the gospel. As Paul Tripp states: "Hey Mom, tomorrow is your day of honor. But its also a good day to reflect on your role as Mom." |
Paul David Tripp is a pastor, author, and international conference speaker. He is the president of Paul Tripp Ministries and works to connect the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. This vision has led Paul to write 14 books on Christian living and travel around the world preaching and teaching. Paul's driving passion is to help people understand how the gospel of Jesus Christ speaks with practical hope into all the things people face in this broken world. Paul was born in Toledo, Ohio on November 12, 1950. Paul's parents had recently come to faith in Christ and were very excited about parenting as believers. Even though the Tripp's were committed to having daily family worship and attending church whenever the doors were open, Paul's family was not without significant struggles. God used these experiences to build in Paul a desire to see the Gospel applied to the realities of life in a fallen world. Paul attended Columbia Bible College (now Columbia International University) and majored in Bible and Christian Education. He went on to receive his Master of Divinity from the Reformed Episcopal Seminary (now Philadelphia Theological Seminary) and his D.Min in Biblical Counseling at Westminster Theological Seminary. |
Nov 23, 2013: Mars Hill Church: Dr. Paul Tripp joins Mars Hill’s Board of Advisors and Accountability
We are so excited to announce that we have now added our friend Dr. Paul Tripp who has accepted our invitation to join our Board of Advisors and Accountability! He is a great brother and partner in ministry. He preached at Mars Hill last the summer for our Best Sermon Ever series and brought the Word with power. Dr. Tripp has been teaching at Mars Hill for many years in various capacities, and we also greatly appreciate his writing ministry especially, Dangerous Calling.
Aug 27, 2013: The Austin Stone: Paul Trip on the Greatest Challenge Facing the Church Today
We recently sat down with Dr. Paul Tripp (author, speaker, counselor) and asked him numerous questions about counseling and the church. This is the second video in our series.
Nov 11, 2012: Youtube: Paul Tripp - Rescued from Failure
From New Word Alive 2012
July 5, 2010: Youtube: "What Did You Expect?":Faulty Expectations about Marriage - Dr. Paul Tripp - 1/2
Dr. Paul Tripp - Pastor & Lecturer on relationship topics; Author Book: "What Did You Expect?"
Sept 16, 2008: CampOnThis: PAUL TRIPP-ING - HE REALLY LIKES TO SAY THE "S" WORD
Paul Tripp has discovered the "s" word. He likes to say it; he giggles like a red-faced school girl when he does; he thinks its cool; he thinks he's cutting edge and culturally relevant; he thinks he's being radical; he thinks he's being profound; he thinks he's being biblical, but yet never quotes one verse of Scripture; and Piper has produced this wasteful intestinal discharge (pun intended) and condones what Tripp is saying. Who has spiked the water in Minnesota?
We are so excited to announce that we have now added our friend Dr. Paul Tripp who has accepted our invitation to join our Board of Advisors and Accountability! He is a great brother and partner in ministry. He preached at Mars Hill last the summer for our Best Sermon Ever series and brought the Word with power. Dr. Tripp has been teaching at Mars Hill for many years in various capacities, and we also greatly appreciate his writing ministry especially, Dangerous Calling.
Aug 27, 2013: The Austin Stone: Paul Trip on the Greatest Challenge Facing the Church Today
We recently sat down with Dr. Paul Tripp (author, speaker, counselor) and asked him numerous questions about counseling and the church. This is the second video in our series.
Nov 11, 2012: Youtube: Paul Tripp - Rescued from Failure
From New Word Alive 2012
July 5, 2010: Youtube: "What Did You Expect?":Faulty Expectations about Marriage - Dr. Paul Tripp - 1/2
Dr. Paul Tripp - Pastor & Lecturer on relationship topics; Author Book: "What Did You Expect?"
Sept 16, 2008: CampOnThis: PAUL TRIPP-ING - HE REALLY LIKES TO SAY THE "S" WORD
Paul Tripp has discovered the "s" word. He likes to say it; he giggles like a red-faced school girl when he does; he thinks its cool; he thinks he's cutting edge and culturally relevant; he thinks he's being radical; he thinks he's being profound; he thinks he's being biblical, but yet never quotes one verse of Scripture; and Piper has produced this wasteful intestinal discharge (pun intended) and condones what Tripp is saying. Who has spiked the water in Minnesota?
kurt trucksess
Kurt Trucksess came to CrossWinds Church in the fall of 2008. Prior to his arrival he served as a lead pastor at an Evangelical Free Church in Ludington, Mich., and as the pastor of student ministries in an Evangelical Free Church in St. Joseph, Mich. Kurt holds a bachelors degree in computer science from Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Penn., a masters of divinity from Trinity International University in Deerfield, Ill., and a doctorate from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Mass.
Kurt Trucksess Files
Children obeying their parents is a direct command from God. Ephesians 6:1 says, “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.” In this verse, obeying one’s parents can not be separated from honoring one’s parents. Ephesians 6 continues, “Honor your father and mother — which is the first command with a promise — so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on earth.”
“Honor” means children are to have an attitude of respect toward their parents. A child’s obedience to their parents is to be done with an attitude of honor. Obedience with a bad attitude does not conform to the command.
It may be challenging for some children to learn to obey their parents. A strong will certainly makes it harder for some children than others. There is a good reason for this command. Proverbs 13:1 teaches that those who listen to their parents will gain wisdom: “A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.” God’s design is for children to learn to honor and obey their parents so when they grow up they will learn to live wisely. As they learn respect at home, they will learn respect for others when they leave the home.
Even Jesus, though he was the Son of God, obeyed his earthly parents and as a result, he grew in wisdom (See Luke 2:51-52). The Bible also says that children who are not disciplined or who fail to learn to obey their parents will be much worse off in life. Proverbs 29:15 reminds us, “The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.” Proverbs 29:17 also says, “Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.” --Kurt Trucksess; Cross Winds Church
“Honor” means children are to have an attitude of respect toward their parents. A child’s obedience to their parents is to be done with an attitude of honor. Obedience with a bad attitude does not conform to the command.
It may be challenging for some children to learn to obey their parents. A strong will certainly makes it harder for some children than others. There is a good reason for this command. Proverbs 13:1 teaches that those who listen to their parents will gain wisdom: “A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.” God’s design is for children to learn to honor and obey their parents so when they grow up they will learn to live wisely. As they learn respect at home, they will learn respect for others when they leave the home.
Even Jesus, though he was the Son of God, obeyed his earthly parents and as a result, he grew in wisdom (See Luke 2:51-52). The Bible also says that children who are not disciplined or who fail to learn to obey their parents will be much worse off in life. Proverbs 29:15 reminds us, “The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.” Proverbs 29:17 also says, “Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.” --Kurt Trucksess; Cross Winds Church
carl trueman
"Righteousness that can be sold at a profit is always so much more attractive than righteousness that must be purchased by self-sacrifice."
--Carl Trueman
--Carl Trueman
davie tucker
March 3, 2023: Daily Athenian: Nashville Black clergy group could file lawsuit against the state if Metro Council cut
Davie Tucker, the President of the Nashville Interdenominational Ministers Fellowship, signed the letter. In it, he implied the group could file a lawsuit under the federal Voting Rights Act if the bill reducing the size of the Metro Council passes.
“We implore you to reconsider,” Tucker said. “If enacted, this legislation would undo sixty years of progress in a community that helped shape and gave leadership to the civil rights movement.”
Davie Tucker, the President of the Nashville Interdenominational Ministers Fellowship, signed the letter. In it, he implied the group could file a lawsuit under the federal Voting Rights Act if the bill reducing the size of the Metro Council passes.
“We implore you to reconsider,” Tucker said. “If enacted, this legislation would undo sixty years of progress in a community that helped shape and gave leadership to the civil rights movement.”
frank turek
Frank Turek (born November 20, 1961) is an American apologist, author, public speaker, and radio host. He is best known as the founder and president of Christian apologetics ministry CrossExamined.org. Turek co-authored two books (Legislating Morality and I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist) with Christian philosopher Norman Geisler.In addition, Turek has authored two of his own books (Correct, Not Politically Correct and Stealing from God). Turek hosts a call-in talk show called CrossExamined on American Family Radio. Turek also hosts a television show, I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist, which airs on the NRB Network.
Frank Turek Files
“God did not have a beginning. He’s the uncaused first cause. Aristotle and Plato knew this, they knew there had to be an unmoved mover… God is in another dimension that has the ability to bring these dimensions into existence. So if you want to call it other dimensions, you can call it that. But that’s exactly what we mean by God."
-Frank Turek; GodTv; 6.2023
jason lawrence turner
Jan 27, 2023: WBUR: Christian reverend reflects on death of Tyre Nichols
Here & Now's Jane Clayson speaks with Rev. Jason Lawrence Turner of the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church about the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police officers.
Here & Now's Jane Clayson speaks with Rev. Jason Lawrence Turner of the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church about the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police officers.
- Terry Turner -