T-2 PEOPLE-FILES
- Lysa Terkeurst - Paul Terry - Bill Tevet - Knox Thames - Liz Theoharis -
==lysa terkeurst======
Lysa TerKeurst (born July 21, 1969) is an American speaker and author of Christian non-fiction. She has written more than a dozen books, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely and Forgiving What You Can't Forget. She is president of Proverbs 31 Ministries.
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Christian Devotional Books: 10 Faith-Based Daily Companions Finding peace and meaning in each day feels like an impossible task when juggling endless to-do's. But in her 50-day devotional, beloved Christian author and speaker Lysa TerKeurst offers insight for releasing what's weighing you down and ideas for refreshing your perspective each day. With space to write, prayers to pray and beautiful photos, it's a gentle guide to deepening your faith, joy and hope. What readers are saying: "Lysa does it again with another great devotional. I love that it has morning and evening reads that help me to stay focused on my relationship with the Lord." (MSN 7/2/24) READ MORE>>>>> |
October 9, 2024: TerKeurst shared in an interview on The Stetzer Church Leaders Podcast: “There is this pressure on Christians, and maybe even especially Christian leaders, to always believe the best about other people.. It’s almost like, okay, if you love God, then you have to trust unconditionally. And I make a case in the book that not only is that not smart to do, but it’s not biblical either....We have to understand that as we step into leadership, we’re kind of signing up for this. So the stability can’t be in making sure to always attract the perfect congregation or always attract the perfect employees. The real goal here has to be to create an inner stability, recognizing our trust is going to get broken, but it shouldn’t break us in the process......In order to have trust in a relationship, you have to have safety and connection. So trust is really the oxygen of all human relationships.” |
==paul terry======
“With every passing day we slip farther and farther into George Orwell’s tyrannical dystopia. But because God is merciful, there was reason for hope. One man stood ready to redeem the country: Donald Trump. And he was about to come onstage. We know what he did for us and how he strove to lead us in honorable ways during his term as our president—in ways that brought your blessings to us, rather than your reproach and judgment. We know the hour is late. We know that time grows shorter for us to be saved and revived.”
--Paul Terry prayer at a Trump Rally in Durham in December 2023
--Paul Terry prayer at a Trump Rally in Durham in December 2023
==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.
==knox thames======
Knox Thames
I don’t disagree with praying for persecuted Christians, to be clear. I pray for them. They need help, as a global pandemic of persecution confronts believers daily with violence on account of their faith. However, to truly follow the Bible’s teachings I believe we shouldn’t exclusively pray for our fellow Christians. Rather we are called to pray for all who suffer violent persecution, Christian and non-Christian alike.........Christians only helping Christians is not “Christian.” Troublingly, this exclusive Christians-first approach seems unique to the international religious freedom sphere.
In other contexts, believers have heroically demonstrated Christ’s love to a hurting world by feeding the hungry and assisting those in need, regardless of faith. Their generous approach reflects the best of Jesus’ message. If Christian aid groups acted otherwise, we would recoil in horror.
-Knox Thames; Christianity Today; Stop Praying for Persecuted Christians Only 11/4/22
In other contexts, believers have heroically demonstrated Christ’s love to a hurting world by feeding the hungry and assisting those in need, regardless of faith. Their generous approach reflects the best of Jesus’ message. If Christian aid groups acted otherwise, we would recoil in horror.
-Knox Thames; Christianity Today; Stop Praying for Persecuted Christians Only 11/4/22
==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.
