Also, if you're new to this account & trying to discern the logic that leads me to tweet about toxic masculinity one day & naturalism the next, good luck. Lol.
I promise there is a logic & the best I can figure it out is that I'm seeking to understand a larger unity to the world. I look for patterns & ask Qs to see how it all fits together.
This approach has its risks, particularly the temptation to oversystematize & see connections where they don't exist. But this account isn't as random as the disparate topics might appear.
For exanple, just yesterday I shared w/ someone that a naturalist dispostion is part of what makes me Q prevailing gender dynamics in both church & broader society.
All that to say, if you're new here, welcome to my brain & enjoy the ride.
(Also just so we're all on same page, I know this goes against every rule of marketing & delivering consistent user experience. Now, go buy my books so I can justify all the time I spend here to @n_d_anderson: "But I'm WORKING, honey.")

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Soon you will hear claims that today's events are the work of antifa. And I suppose that's plausible... If the sitting president whose name is on their banners hadn't just called them patriots.
If his supporters hadn't been threatening these very actions for months...
If chat rooms & threads & vast networks of conspiracies hadn't been discussing the likelihood...
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For me, the motivation to speak about politics stems from a sincere desire to see Christians live as Christ, to see the Church give full allegiance to Christ.
Insofar as pursuit of political power disorders our affections, I will speak about politics. Insofar as our earthly citizenship blinds us to our heavenly citizenship, I will ask Qs that some will deem devisive.
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There are #reasons, of course, just as there are plenty of American evangelicals who see the danger of this entanglement to the health of the church & discipleship of her people.
More than ever, American evangelicals need the voices of global evangelicals. We need to see different models. We need to know what faithful witness looks like as a cultural minority. So thanks for bearing with me & us.
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1. In 1942, Richard Scarry illustrates a Little Golden Book called _The Animals of Farmer Jones_.

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