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Anthony Bradley Profile picture
@drantbradley
Apr 15, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
I'm beginning to think that Presbyterians have a distinct and unique understanding of the Sufficiency of Scripture doctrine that makes them foreigners & aliens in "Reformed" Evangelicalism. Presbyterians:
"The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for his own glory, man’s salvation, faith and life, is either expressly set down in Scripture, or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture..." thewestminsterstandards.com/wcf-chapter-1-…
Therefore, on matters not related to faith, other sources are needed and can helpful: sociology, psychology, science, math, philosophy, economics, etc. The neo-Calvinist, 1689ers, RBs, don't seem to believe this. They take sufficient to mean "exhaustive" so CRT scares them.
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Aug 10
Karen Horney has been my biggest influence in psychology.
She explained why “nice guys” burn out, why some become tyrants, and why others vanish into isolation. All of it comes from the same root. A quick guide 🧵 Image
Horney (1885–1952) was a German psychoanalyst who broke from Freud. Forget Oedipus complexes—she said the real driver of human misery is deeper: Basic Anxiety.
Once you get this, people’s behavior starts making scary sense.
Basic Anxiety = feeling small, alone, and unsafe in a hostile world. Usually formed in childhood when love feels conditional. You can have a PhD, six figures, a family… and still live with it every day.
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Aug 6
I’m old. At my church growing up, youth ministry was sex-segregated and led by the fathers (mostly in suits). Only the youth choir and Sunday School were co-ed. I didn’t see the wisdom in that—until I wrote my book on fatherhood. Here’s why, backed by research: Image
Black boys in America don’t just need mentors.
They thrive socially, economically, spiritually, etc. with deeply invested older Black men—especially fathers—who build trust with their family, speak into their identity, and walk with them as extended family.
A recent study found that Black youth don’t just benefit from one-on-one mentorship.
They thrive when mentors:
• bond with the boy’s family
• operate like extended family
• stay for the long haul
• and model what manhood looks like
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Aug 1
We raised GenZ/GenAlpha boys to be sweet, self-effacing "nice guys" that all the moms like. Now they’re terrified of rejection, addicted to video games, paralyzed by fear--a reaction again the narcissism of millennials. Let me explain how we created a generation of doormats. Image
To fix “toxic masculinity,” we overcorrected.
We taught boys:
– never to take up space
– never to be assertive
– never to want anything strongly
– always to be soft, sensitive, agreeable
Now we have 20-year-olds who won't ask girls out or grow up. Don't blame video games.
What we called “humility” was actually training in self-erasure. What we called “niceness” was often neurotic people-pleasing. We taught boys that being liked by everyone is the highest good. Especially by women and teachers.
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Jul 1
Wess Roley, 20, killed 2 firefighters in Idaho brush fire sparked with flint. Not MAGA-related. Fits psych data on boys from divorced homes raised by moms: higher risk of destructive behavior. Here's why this matters: Image
Hurt boys grow to be men who tend to hurt others. Wess Roley grew up amid significant family turmoil. In September 2015, his mother filed for divorce, alleging that her husband, Wesley Roley Sr. had threatened her, pushed her to the ground, punched holes in walls, etc. Broken.
Court documents detailed years of alleged abuse, prompting a judge to issue a protective order initially barring Wesley Sr. from contacting both his wife and son.
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May 31
This is a 1930 lynching. For whites, lynching was a social event. Like a college football game. My father tells how white girls, knowing their power, would taunt black boys in Atmore, AL when he was a kid: they would invite them to kiss them so they could get them lynched. Image
They’d threaten to lie about being assaulted by black boys, knowing it could get them lynched. My dad said black boys would run from white girls to avoid false accusations. The white girls/women—active in Southern churches—knew exactly what they were doing because they were evil. Image
What’s even more sad for me is that an entire generation of Reformed Evangelicals and Southern conservatives today a) don’t know this history & how central Christianity was to lynchings, and 2) have been trained to respond these stories with this, “That did not happen.”
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Feb 28
Young Life was founded in 1941—well-intended but a bit misguided. Teens weren’t disengaged from church; they lacked their father's spiritual formation at home. Fathers are the greatest predictor of faith persistence into adulthood. Rayburn should’ve launched "Father Life"! Image
Again, have decades of data, dating back to the 1840s, that fathers are greatest predictor of faith persistence from childhood to adulthood, and instead of hiring pastors for men and fathers, churches hire youth pastors.🤦🏾‍♂️This still happens today!! Decades of data about fathers! Image
Adolescence emerged from dad-deprivation, yet the ministries pursued the kids (YMCA, camps, youth groups) instead of fathers. I still don’t get it. A 6:30 AM Wed. Bible study & F3 aren't enough to serve men and fathers. Fathers need comprehensive, structural support. #Confused
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