Tuesday, July 01, 2025

Interesting Links from July 2025

 

Pastoral Meanderings: What is worse, germs or sins?

 

Colorado Megachurch Pastor Steps Down in Gateway Scandal Wake - Juicy Ecumenism

 

England Codifies A Culture Of Death


July 2

 

Long Time Charismatic Cult Leader, Jimmy Swaggart, Dies at 90

 

Jimmy Swaggart, controversial televangelist and Southern gospel legend, dies at 90

 

Jimmy Swaggart & Brash USA Christianity - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Died: Jimmy Swaggart, TV Minister Caught in Scandal - Christianity Today


July 3

 

17 Ways to Have an Amazing First Year of Marriage - Christian Marriage Help and Advice | Crosswalk.com

 

Mel Gibson visits Orthodox monastery in Greece before filming | Entertainment

 

Baylor University Receives Grant to Study LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Church - Juicy Ecumenism

 

The Worlds William F. Buckley Straddled - Christianity Today


July 4

 

Simple Reasons for the LCMS to Immediately and Permanently Terminate an RSO (what if anything will be done about this and all comparable situations, including publishers which include Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America leaders?)

 

Dr. Phil's media company files for bankruptcy, sues TBN | U.S.

 

Spiritual Authority: How to Use It, Not Abuse It

 

Why It's Good (and Christian) to Love Your Country

 

The good kind of patriotism, a column by Peter Marty | The Christian Century

 

Ukraine strips Orthodox leader of citizenship, alleging links to Moscow

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Be a patriot and a Christian but know the difference. . .


July 7

 

Salonen: Many are left in the dust by trans movement - InForum | Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo news, weather and sports

 

The Wonder of the Human Face | Tim Challies

 

Should I Keep Sharing the Gospel With Someone Who Has Repeatedly Rejected It? – Entrusted to the Dirt

 

How a Christian Patriot Loves His Wayward Nation – Denny Burk

 

Bad Bets: The New Culture of Sports Gambling | National Review

 

Texas Flood Washes Away Dozens of Young Girls from Christian Camp - Christianity Today

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Paint it beige. . .


July 8

 

15 Ways to Discern False Teaching | Clearly Reformed

 

Bismarck is 7th least stressed city in the US

 

Saint Of The Damned: Reading Hunter S. Thompson As Scripture

 

Scandal and Glory - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Iran’s President: Israel Tried to Assassinate Me - The American Conservative

 

Russia Escalates Religious Persecution, Targets Pastors & Churches

 

Inside Camp Mystic: The Elite Summer Camp Where Texans Sent Their Kids


July 9

 

Do I have Alzheimer's? Knowing the early signs can help | Opinion

 

Camp Mystic, those videos and why faith matters during disasters

 

Arguments Against and For ‘The Chosen’  - Juicy Ecumenism

 

UCC Priest Turns the Incarnation Into Pro-Abortion Propaganda

 

West Tennessee, ELCA Synod express support for trans youth after SCOTUS ruling denies gender-affirming care – Episcopal News Service

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Who refuses to kneel. . .


July 10

 

The Echoes of Hitler That Make Trump the World’s Most Dangerous Man

 

Setting Our Scopes on Things Above - Christianity Today (for information purposes – CT demonstrates being pretty cool with theistic evolution)

 

Syria's Christian community faces extinction amid violence

 

Florida Pastor, Father of Five Deported After Two Decades in the US – Faithwire

 

Planned Parenthood Is Not a Health Care Provider | National Review

 

Baylor Reverses Course on LGBTQ+ Grant - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Bill Moyers Saw What Newsrooms Missed: Faith Still Matters

 

Baylor professor doubles down on LGBTQ+ inclusion grant | Education


July 11

 

Is LCC now the largest Lutheran church body in Canada? - The Canadian Lutheran

 

Evangelicals for Harris apologizes for using Billy Graham sermons | Politics

 

The Epstein List and the Certainty of Secret Sins Revealed

 

Cops Probed Thomas Fugate Trump Terror Chief, 22, Over Teen Love Triangle

 

Baylor University wins, then rejects, grant on LGBTQ inclusion in churches

 

Columbia County jail forces transgender woman into solitary, lawyer says - oregonlive.com


July 12

 

The Example of Jimmy Swaggart – CT – TheWeeFlea.com

 

Reality TV Show Produced by Chip and Joanna Gaines Ft. Same Sex Couple

 

Christian Producers Exploit Children in a Homosexual Household in New Series


July 13

 

Chip & Joanna Gaines Face Backlash Over 'Gay Little House on the Prairie'

 

'Back to the Frontier' serves queer Laura Ingalls Wilder vibes for gay dads stepping back in time - Queerty (for information purposes)

 

Christian celebs Chip and Joanna Gaines feature gay couple and their two adolescent sons on new reality show | Not the Bee

 

Not the Bee | Gay Adoption (references several documented reports)

 

Chip and Joanna Gaines tell Oprah how God communicates with them | Entertainment (red flags from 2021 in cozying up to Oprah Winfrey)

 

An Open Letter to Chip and Joanna Gaines

 

The Trump Swamp  - The American Conservative

 

July 15

 

Singleness is not rebellion against God's design, even for women after 30 | Fox News

 

We Need a Change Order: An Open Letter to Chip and Joanna Gaines

 

Sodom and Shiplap: How Chip and Joanna Gaines Sold Out Jesus

 

Joanna Gaines Is Super LGBTQ Affirming, Praises Gay ‘Throuple’ Announcement?

 

Tucker Carlson claims Fox News is 'anti-Christian' | Politics

 

“Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant”: Pastor John MacArthur Enters Glory - Protestia

 

John MacArthur, renowned pastor and Bible teacher, dies at 86 | Church & Ministries

 

A new pope’s call to unity | The Christian Century (for information purpose – if a writer for the ultraprogressive Christian Century likes Pope Leo, that is a red flag)

 

Take a Closer Look at Noah’s Ark

 

Trump-Russia Probe: Russian Interference in 2016 Election Highlighted with Unforced Error | National Review

 

Olympian Hits Back After Simone Biles-Riley Gaines Spat, Takes Clear Stance on Women’s Sports – Faithwire

 

Chip and Joanna’s Frontier Fantasy Just Got Exposed—And It’s Worse Than You Thought

 

John MacArthur, Reformed Expositor with Tainted Legacy, Has Died

 

Why Are Evangelicals Mad at Chip and Joanna Gaines?

 

Gone Home: The Iron Pulpit of John MacArthur - by JD Hall

 

The Gaineses Need To Go Back To The Bible

 

Died: John MacArthur, Who Explained the Bible to Millions - Christianity Today

 

A lion of the pulpit, now in Christ’s presence | WORLD

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Pride or flaunting. . .

 

John MacArthur, megachurch pastor and voice of 'Grace to You' radio ministry, has died


July 16

 

Chip Gaines defends gay couple on new show after backlash | Entertainment

 

John MacArthur, RIP – The Way of Improvement Leads Home

 

‘Our Hearts are Heavy, Yet Rejoicing’: Pastor and Bible Teacher John MacArthur, 86, Passes – Faithwire

 

Remembering the Legacy of John MacArthur, the Polemicist

 

Chip Gaines wrong to scold Christians over gay TV family | Blaze Media

 

Navigating Grace and Truth: Addressing John MacArthur’s Legacy with Love in His Final Days

 

Tributes for John MacArthur - 9Marks

 

John MacArthur met his own definition of a false prophet – Baptist News Global (for information purposes)

 

Evangelical firebrand John MacArthur dead at 86 – Baptist News Global

 

Chip Gaines' Statement After Caving to LGBT Agenda Makes Things Even Worse

 

There’s a list and you know it | The Mighty 790 KFGO | KFGO

 

John MacArthur leaves legacy ‘on a generation of preachers’ | Baptist Press

 

John MacArthur refused to compromise. Gavin Newsom learned the hard way. | Blaze Media

 

A Tribute To John MacArthur, A Lion Who Was My Friend

 

Lawrence Welk: A North Dakota Farm Boy - YouTube (new public television documentary about legendary bandleader, Lawrence Welk, who died in 1992)

 

Welcome to North Dakota State University!. Champagne Times: Lawrence Welk and His American Century (new three volume biography of legendary bandleader Lawrence Welk)

 

Tim Timberlake challenges Western Church’s obsession with comfort | Church & ministry

 

Pastor John MacArthur: The Pulpit Lion Who Will Keep Roaring - The Stream

 

John MacArthur’s Life and Legacy (1939-2025) - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Sodomy on the frontier | WORLD

 

Trump Tries to Put Down MAGA Revolt by Calling Rebels ‘Bad People’

 

Charles Austin Obituary (2025) - Minneapolis, MN - Cremation Society of Minnesota (First Memorial Funeral Chapel)- Minneapolis (Mr. Austin was a big supporter of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, though he also considered himself somewhat more conservative than the ELCA mainstream, which doesn’t take much to do – not particularly good to be only marginally more conservative than the ultraprogressive ELCA – Mr. Austin posted thousands of messages on the American Lutheran Publicity Forum, a lackluster at best communications outlet – Mr. Austin did note that life is “messy” and that we all may have some level of inconsistency in our views and associations)


July 17

 

Remembering John MacArthur (1939–2025) (Alistair Begg reflects)

 

Fox News: Jeffery Epstein? I Don't Know Her

 

Our War President  - The American Conservative

 

Chip and Joanna Gaines Platform Couple to 'Normalize Same-Sex Families' - Daily Citizen

 

Psychedelics like MDMA are finding a warm embrace from Kennedy | AP News (very seriously doubt that promoting psychedelics being legal is good)


July 18

 

Joni Eareckson Tada memorializes friend John MacArthur | Church & Ministries

 

A Comprehensive List of Every Woman Who Has Accused Donald J. Trump of Sexual Assault or Harassment

 

The Purge at LifeSite News: Why John-Henry Westen Had to Go

 

Actually, Southern Baptists don't mind having women as pastors

 

John MacArthur is Dead, Sort of - by matthew pierce

 

7 Enduring Ways John MacArthur’s Lifelong Faithfulness Impacted the Church | Crosswalk.com

 

John MacArthur: Most influential preacher since Billy Graham

 

What to Ask During the Candidating Process - The Gospel Coalition | Canada

 

Gentle and Lowly and Full of Wrath – Aliens and Pilgrims

 

The Contemporary Church Has a Giant Blind Spot to the Return of Christ — FAN AND FLAME

 

Minister Makes News By Mixing Faith With Psychedelic Drugs

 

Fear and Hope as Indian Christians Face Rising Persecution - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Pope Leo XIV Adopts Hands-Off Approach to Promotion of Predator Priests - The Stream

 

Conan O'Brien Remembers Pulling Condom Out of Trump's Pocket (now that it’s mentioned there, I recall that I actually saw that 1997 episode of “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” – be honest, Trump has never been a Sunday School teacher type, especially in that period in his life)

 

Tullian Tchividjian 🤡 Blasts John MacArthur for Preaching a False Gospel

 

Why Jeffrey Epstein Won’t Die - The American Conservative

 

Chip And Joanna Gaines’ Compromise Is A Warning To Us All

 

Trump’s Sketchy Epstein Lie Instantly Exposed

 

Mike Pence Joins Chorus Calling on Trump to Release Epstein Files: ‘Time Has Come’


July 19

 

Portland to host city's first Evangelical crusade in 25 years | Church & Ministries

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Segregated Sundays . . .

 

⛪️ Conviction And Controversy: Pastor John MacArthur’s Legacy 🔌

 

Finding Friendship, Heartbreak, and Healing at the LCMS Youth Gathering - The Stream

 

Opinion - The scandal that could finally end Trump

 

Jeffrey Epstein Victims Feel ‘Erased’ As MAGA Civil War Rages On

 

Listen To The Jeffrey Epstein Tapes: ‘I Was Donald Trump’s Closest Friend’

 

Google Searches for Epstein, Epstien, and Epstein Files Is Rivaling Trump Searches

 

Portland to host city's first Evangelical crusade in 25 years | Church & Ministries

 

Conan O'Brien and Marc Maron will never forget the condom in Donald Trump's pocket


July 20

 

The Latter-day Saint Who is the Executive Producer of “The Chosen” - Meridian Magazine Meridian Magazine (for information purposes)

 

I was a pastoral intern under John MacArthur. What he was like

 

My Department of Education - The American Conservative

 

Epstein’s Ex Reveals What Pedo Said About His ‘Bro’ Trump


July 21

 

Youngest U.S. bishop appointed to eastern Oregon diocese

 

Is LGBTQ Ideology Infiltrating Christian Universities? - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Canada's Church Crisis: Atheists And Drag Clowns Leading The Church

 

4 Reasons The Gaineses Shouldn't 'Normalize' Gay Surrogacy


July 22

 

Scottie Scheffler’s Viral Moment After Open Victory Proves His True Values – Faithwire

 

Mainline pastors less likely to hold historic Christian doctrine | Baptist Press

 

On winning and what matters: Scheffler’s comments are for everyone | Baptist Press

 

Meet the Hitler-loving podcaster who's teaching young Christian men to hate - in the name of God (Corey J. Mahler said among other things, “IF MEN CAN FORMULATE AN ARGUMENT THAT IS BASED IN GOD'S WORD THAT IS SOUND AND THAT IS AGAINST WHAT I HAVE SAID. THEN BY ALL MEANS THEY SHOULD LISTEN TO GOD AND NOT ME.”)

 

(Toward) Three Cheers for the Supreme Court   - Public Discourse

 

There Is No Such Thing As ‘Biblical Evidence’ For Abortion

 

Huckabee’s Brave Stand for Palestinian Christians - The American Conservative

 

Chip and Joanna Gaines: When popularity wins over God's truth

 

Scottie's Secret - by Daniel Darling - One Little Word

 

'She is the future of our church.' Winnie Varghese named first woman dean of St. John the Divine. (for information purposes)

 

Israeli Ambassador Mike Huckabee Threatens To Expose State of Israel For ‘No Longer Welcoming Christian Organizations’

 

The Daily Beast Podcast: David Frum on How Trump Turned the Presidency Into Pure Grift

 

It’s time for a change of name | WORLD

 

Donald Trump’s Sexual ‘Age Limit’ Comments on The Howard Stern Show Come Back to Bite Him


July 23

 

John MacArthur expressed assurance of salvation: 'Feel no sting' | Church & Ministries

 

Chip and Joanna Gaines tried to build a big tent. Conservative Christians aren’t having it.

 

The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements, Even if the IRS Says It’s Okay


July 25

 

Candace Owens Vows to Fight Brigitte Macron Lawsuit

 

Sean Feucht Holds Canadian Event Despite Park Service Site Cancellation

 

I am leaving the SBC and becoming Anglican (Dr. Matthew Barrett)

 

No, Southern Baptists Have Not “Officially Rejected” the Nicene Creed – Denny Burk

 

Pastor, wife who sold cryptocurrency indicted on fraud charges | U.S.

 

Which states are the best, worst at protecting religious liberty? | Politics

 

Time to Talk Bride Price: Lessons on Cross-Cultural Dating for Canadian Christians - The Gospel Coalition | Canada

 

Interminable Religious Persecution in Vietnam - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Tucker Carlson’s Dark Turn | National Review

 

Jack Caputo s insistent nonexistent God: A review of What to Believe? | The Christian Century (more voices besides mine should be opposing the progressive religious magazine, The Christian Century – outrageous that they’re promoting something about the nonexistence of God)

 

Candace Owens, Ugly First Ladies, and Good Hunches About the Ruling Class

 

On Israel, What Would Jesus Do? - The American Conservative

 

Trump Hit by Devastating Proof Epstein Birthday Book Is Real


July 26

 

Hibernians Demand Huckabee Apology

 

Ichabod, The Glory Has Departed: An Attorney Brought WELS Abuse of Children to the Attention of this Blog.The Waltherian Cults Continue - LCMS-WELS-ELS-CLC (sic), No Different from ELCA

 

Wisconsin Christian school teacher Daniel Rick charged with child sex crimes

 

Former Wis. Lutheran High School teacher accused of child sex crimes | FOX6 Milwaukee

 

Former Rochester school teacher charged with possessing child sexual abuse material - KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News

 

When Is MAGA Going to Get Sick of Being Lied To?

 

About the thing that happened at that Coldplay concert… – Denny Burk

 

Trump Administration Is Only Making Matters Worse on Epstein | National Review (excellent commentary, I think)

 

Attacking Tulsi Gabbard’s spiritual background (no, it isn’t good that Tulsi Gabbard and other prominent figures are Hindu – Hinduism does not promote the true and living God)

 

Trump's Assault on the NPS is Not a Disagreement Over History. It is an Attack on History Itself

 

To former prosecutors, everything about the Justice Dept. interview with Ghislaine Maxwell looked unorthodox - CBS News


July 27

 

The science behind why Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s music sounded ‘satanic’ | National Geographic (some of it WAS Satanic, but it is interesting that some scientists also say there was a scientific basis – Ozzy openly called himself the Prince of Darkness)

 

Tulsi Gabbard Lying About Obama Russian Intel: Top CIA Official

 

Conservative Activist Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Sex Abuse Material

 

Texas Rep. Giovanni Capriglione admits affair | The Texas Tribune

 

Portland Catholic school revokes admission for same-sex couple’s children - oregonlive.com

 

American Birth Rates Rates Drop To Levels Of Civilizational Suicide

 

Did We Really Land on the Moon? | Answers in Genesis

 

Study: Pregnancy Not a “Power Struggle” but “Finely-Tuned Collaboration” | Answers in Genesis

 

“Christian” on Joe Rogan Argues the Bible Is Pro-Abortion—How Do His Arguments Hold Up to Scripture? | Answers in Genesis

 

The Scopes Trial Showed Compromise on Genesis Doesn’t Pay | Answers in Genesis

 

America’s Military Is in Big Trouble - The American Conservative

 

Trump Floats Prosecuting Oprah as Latest Epstein Distraction Tactic

 

July 28

July 29

 

Why is the NFL more popular than the Church?

 

10 Biblical Reasons Not To Gamble

 

Matthew Barrett and the Baptist-to-Anglican Pipeline - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Preps for More European Court Battles - Christianity Today


July 30

 

Home | Substack (a defense of Anglicanism)

 

Country star Lauren Daigle surprises Camp Mystic survivor after uplifting performance | Watch

 

NT Wright says marriage won’t exist in Heaven | Podcast

 

RIP, CBS - Real Patriotism with Terry Moran

 

‘Duck Dynasty’ star Sadie Robertson's car robbed, Bible taken: ‘It was sad’ - al.com

 

Court OKs Christian mother to apply to adopt | WORLD


July 31

 

Baylor University's grant money fiasco: Questions worth asking

 

Guinness, Gaza, and the Gospel: When Ethno-Nationalism Masquerades as Faith - Crisis Magazine

 

Scottie Scheffler’s Ecclesiastes moment | WORLD

 

Sean Feucht Says There’s ‘Demonic Stronghold’ in Canada as Officials Censor Worship Events – Faithwire

 

Evangelical legal group asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ruling

 

SurroGAYcy, Renting Wombs, and the Evangelicals Who Didn't Stop It

 

LCC Announces Presidential Transition - Luther Classical College


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