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29 Dec, 5 tweets, 2 min read
(Not so) fun fact: fittingly, between the years 1914-1918, and 1939-1944, there was only one Nobel Peace Prize recipient (twice): the International Red Cross.
In 1919 and 1945, it was awarded to Americans who spearheaded international institutions (Wilson: League of Nations & Hull: UN).
In 1953, it was awarded to a former U.S. five-star general, George C. Marshall. I don't know if any other military folk have received the award. (BTW, if you get the chance, visit the simple, but fascinating Marshall house in Leesburg, VA.)
And although the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to many religious leaders (e.g. Schweitzer, MLK, Tutu, Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa), only one religious group has been recognized - the Quakers in 1947 (via two Friends Service groups).
In 1965, UNICEF won the Nobel Peace Prize. Did anyone else grow up with these boxes which they took around with them on Halloween to collect pennies?

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30 Dec
A few thoughts on the culture wars:

Of course, the Church should stand for Biblical values when it comes to marriage, divorce, homosexuality, abortion, euthanasia, violence, racism and a score of other social issues. 1/17
But when she chooses to emphasize one or more of these as a major part of her identity, her main mission of bringing grace to needy sinners cannot help but be obscured. Instead of being a hospital for sinners, the Church becomes a citadel standing for selective righteousness. 2/
This obscuring of the Gospel is even more exacerbated when churches begin to de-facto side with particular political parties and advocating particular public policy solutions to these societal ills. 3/
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When I was young, I thought I was called to be a missionary to mainliners, preaching the Gospel to a sleeping church. I failed - it took more wisdom and perseverance than I had.

But what if - hear me out - some of us are called to be missionaries to evangelicals.
Don't overthink this. Everyone needs to hear the Law & Gospel over and over.

And to let the Law convict us where *we* have fallen short - not just the secular culture around us.

Maybe it's *our* churches which need to hear the Gospel - and apply its ethics anew.
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It has placed power and winning above the fruit of the Spirit.

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It needs missionaries.
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Here's a tweet storm of two-kingdom Bible verses, for no particular reason.
"Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare." ~ Jeremiah 29:7
“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” ~ Mark 12:17
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So finished @kkdumez's book, "Jesus & John Wayne" two weeks ago with lots of thoughts which I let stew for a fortnight. Here are a few of them. Probably a series of short threads rather than one long one. 1/9
First, who should read it? Well, everyone. I was a history major with a focus on American intellectual history, so I love this stuff. If you enjoy 20th century American church & political history, give it a whirl. 2/
Second, if you are a non-Christian or even a mainline Christian foreign to the evangelical sub-culture, pick it up. But please be aware, as @kkdumez points out at various places, this is a monograph. It shows one side of evangelicalism in particular, but not the only side. 3/
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Nobody in 2020:

Me: The whole "union with Christ" as a doctrinal solve-all is overblown. Of course it is true! But, pastorally, it's not necessarily more useful to emphasize than any of the benefits of redemption. 1/5
Yes, all the benefits hold together under the banner of Union with Christ. But to repeat the phrase over and over as some sort of mantra is not usually that helpful. Often, what a person needs to hear about are the benefits themselves. 2/5
Jesus brings us: justification, adoption, sanctification, glorification. That's how Westminster (and one dare might say, Romans) is organized. There's a reason for that.

Again, I am *not* arguing against the wonders and grace of Union with Christ. Please don't misunderstand. 3/5
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A study of warrior imagery in the New Testament might do the evangelical manhood guys some good. A few texts come to mind (a thread):

1) Let's start with the Beatitudes (Mt. 5:1-12). Blessed are the meek, etc. Remember those?

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3) Let's see, then there is Jesus telling His disciples that two swords was enough. Not sure His tone - whether a rebuke or allowing for self-defense - but one thing is certain: He did not say, "Arm up! Make sure you have twelve swords, plus a few daggers." 3/
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