I'll Never Remember the Morning After When the Rapture Was Necessary

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As a kid, i would listen to the records played backwards, and their backward masking a herei did that. What it taught me is that nobody ever would turn around and say, you know, turns out micheel gorbiche probably isn't the antichrist. The very same people would just pivot to the next prophetic conspiracy theory as though that never happened. Even pastors who previously were able to to sort of navigate their way through kind of political and cultural tumult are facing that right now. And so if they stand up and simply preach the bible, they are accused of being critical race theorists.

Joining David and Curtis this week is Russell Moore, the director of Christianity Today’s Public Theology Project. With the Southern Baptist Convention taking place next week in the immediate aftermath of a 3rd party report on sexual abuse and institutional coverup, Russell helps us unpack some of what went wrong in his former denomination. He also offers helpful guidance on how church leaders and all followers of Christ should be responding to such situations (hint: it’s not to ignore it or cover it up). He also discusses the issue of “crazy as a church growth strategy,” suggesting that while we are not called to crazy, we are called to the strangeness (in the world’s eyes) of biblical fidelity, mixed with a healthy dose of rational thought.

Show Notes:

-Russell Moore (Christianity Today) - This Is the Southern Baptist Apocalypse

-David French (The Atlantic) - The Southern Baptist Horror

-‎Curtis Chang - The Southern Baptist Convention Sacrifices Congregants on the Altar of Power

-The Russell Moore Show: David Brooks Wants to Save Evangelicalism on Apple Podcasts

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