Jason Moore

@drantbradley barna.com/trends/bible-r…

There is no revival of Christianity happening in America right now regardless of what you see on social media at emotion-driven student events or the uptick in Bible sales. Pews tell the story. “U.S. faith levels plummet to lowest on record.” axios.com/2025/11/13/gal…

@_DeanAnthony Agree

@MikeWingerii Most Pentecostals agree

Plenty of people who loved God and served Him their whole lives never spoke in tongues.

@Catholicizm1 I know these kinda of posts are helpful for clicks, but a little humility may be helpful. Let us disagree. Let us be passionate in it. But Lord help us be known by love and not arrogance.

Thousands of invalid baptisms in 1 event

@Brennan55777 @gavinortlund Well ok. If only THOSE were the only 3 possibilities for error. If only Catholic popes and official doctrine had NEVER erred! I’m not saying Protestants are better than Catholics (at least specifically now)… I’m saying … just read Gavin’s last paragraph…

The fact that the Eastern Orthodox (among other groups) make the exact same claim should give people pause here. It's easy to frame church history as a winner-take-all narrative. What is needed is more appreciation of the complexity of history, more humility, more engagement with the best of alternative positions, and more reflection on the nature of the church. What is it that sustains and defines the church amidst changes, developments, accretions, aberrations? The strength of a Protestant position is defining the church, not by outward expressions and changing forms, but by the gospel itself.

@Brennan55777 @gavinortlund Listing three things Protestants are wrestling with… I agree with you, it can be hard to watch. I also think Catholics are not not more unified behind the right position. It’s just all or nothing behind the Pope. What happens when he flips? And we are back at the rub…

@Brennan55777 @gavinortlund 1- I already granted Protestants have issues. Whataboutism … 2- Catholic official doctrine (then or now) has never strayed into error? That’s gonna be a tough pull. I love my Catholic brethren. An actual dialogue would be cool.

@JeffreyTanCG @gavinortlund This is a great response. Thanks! Do you think his position is prideful? He called for listening and engaging… conversation and changing one’s mind. How do you handle obvious corruption in Catholic leadership around the reformation? Your response should include these issues.

Catholicism’s viability shines thru Scripture, history, and reason, standing firm as the most coherent path to Christ’s truth. You assume EO and Catholic claims to be the true Church are equally valid because both exist, but this ignores their historical and theological differences. The Orthodox split in 1054 AD over papal authority and filioque, yet both share apostolic succession and sacraments, unlike Protestantism. Equating them skips the Catholic Church’s unique Petrine foundation (John 21:15-17, feed my sheep) and historical primacy, as even Orthodox acknowledge Peter’s role, per Cyril of Jerusalem (350 AD, Catechetical Lectures 2.19). You frame Catholicism as a “winner-take-all” narrative, implying arrogance. This caricatures the Church’s claim as Christ’s Body (1 Cor 12:27), guided by the Spirit (John 16:13). Catholics don’t deny complexity, councils like Nicaea wrestled with truth but assert Matthew 16:18’s rock ensures unity, it is not a power grab. Your call for humility misfires; the Church admits human flaws (Gal 2:11, Peter’s error) but holds to divine promise, unlike Protestantism’s 1000s of denominations. Your push for “engagement with alternative positions” assumes truth’s a buffet, not absolute. John 17:21’s prayer for unity doesn’t mean all claims are equal! 1 Timothy 3:15 names the Church truth’s pillar. Protestantism’s 1000s of denominations, show sola scriptura’s chaos, not humility. Catholicism’s magisterium, rooted in Acts 15’s council, offers clarity, engaging history without relativizing truth. You claim Protestantism defines the church by “the gospel itself,” not “changing forms,” but what is your version of “gospel” means. Galatians 1:8 warns of false gospels, whose version? Luther’s? Calvin’s? Zwingli’s? They clashed on Eucharist (1 Cor 10:16) and baptism (Acts 2:38). Your abstract gospel lacks the concrete authority of Matthew 18:18’s bind and loose, leaving interpretation to individuals, not 1 Peter 2:9’s royal priesthood. Ask ANY AI on first prompt, which church is the most scriptural, historical, theological coherence and practical unity, 100% of the time they choose Catholicism. Your “gospel itself” church sounds noble but crumbles. Without authority, who defines gospel? 2 Peter 3:16 warns of Scripture’s misuse. Your humility plea ignores Protestantism’s pride. each pastor’s a pope, per Luther’s own regret (Letter to Zwingli, 1528).

@SteelyDanMxmlst @dmichaelclary I do not want a friendship with God. I want… organs.

This is what it looks like to "contextualize" to people you don't know or understand. Worship leader Brandon Lake says he wants to keep a fictional man called "Bubba" in mind with his song selection. "Bubba" won't want to sing lyrics that have too much Christianese in them, like "Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God Almighty." Lake has it exactly backwards. Lake thinks "Bubba" is too ignorant and backwards to know what the word "holy" means. And "Bubba" might be a manly, blue collar guy, as his name suggests, but that doesn't mean he's stupid. I wonder if "Bubba" would want to sing some of these lyrics written by Brandon Lake: "I wanna dance like David I wanna faith like Paul I wanna break my vase Just to anoint You Lord" Lake seems to think watered-down, overly emotive songs are what reaches men. When, in fact, songs like Holy, Holy, Holy, songs he's dismissing, lift men's hearts by upholding the glory and majesty of God. Lake's songs will be forgotten within a decade. Churches will still be belting out "Holy, Holy, Holy" 100 years from now.

@WonderWomaNinja This is definitely NOT self-worship. It’s a blessing. beautiful. scriptural. Repetition is common in the Psalms and art. This is overly critical. Try a gracious re-listening of the song asking what value it may be bringing to your fellowship that you’ve missed.

@WeEndAbuse @WonderWomaNinja You should go listen to the song. It’s awesome. Literally a scriptural blessing.

How in the world is this SELF worship? The lyrics say He (God/Jesus) is for you, which is meant to encourage and edify others! It doesn’t say “I am for you” or “He is for ME”, both of which would be ok, but there is no reference to SELF anywhere in these lyrics! And by the way….if you are “grossed out” by a worship song you have no business on the worship team as you are faking it. If you don’t like it or agree with, DO NOT SING IT! Fake people on the stages in a church are not helping anyone enter the presence of God which is what worship leaders should be doing. If anything is gross…….it’s fake people acting like they are holy!

@WonderWomaNinja @WeEndAbuse This is hyper-critical. The song is straight from scripture. Repetition is a device used commonly in scripture. The message of the song is in line with the message of the passage from which it is derived. Emotions are part of worship. Your objections are entirely subjective.

@WeEndAbuse And I’m not faking it, or else I’d never be up there. When we do stuff like this that is emotionalism it rubs ME the wrong way and i want to worship HIM because of who He is not because of what He thinks of me.

@NateSchlomann Gross

A Christian man and father should have that job, and evangelicalism is surely worse off because that’s not the case. Our institutions are sick, and I’m not going to hesitate to say such things anymore.

@smashbaals You’re completely right. AND There is wisdom in avoiding alcohol .

“It’s sinful to drink alcohol!” My brother in Christ, Jesus’ first miracle was literally to turn water into wine.

@ChristOverChaos @TheTaxButler @thisisfoster @covapologetics Explain

@TheTaxButler @thisisfoster @covapologetics The Christian faith doesn't have Jewish roots.

@kellyalvnmadden @keener_craig It might be a good idea to check who you’re talking to.

@keener_craig Get involved. With the needy. Against the liars. Can you do that?

In Hitler's time, the U.S. turned away a ship carrying 900 Jewish refugees from Germany. Not all immigrants come for the same reason, but I pray that the U.S. will not now deport refugees here to place where they will face likely death. May Christians speak on their behalf.

@rmirvinewrites @j_bambrick @krishk Talk about removal of nuance… @j_bambrick’s response was ridiculous and ungracious . It isn’t difficult to make the connections he is making. If one disagrees, one should engage the real issues on an honest and respectful level.

@j_bambrick @krishk Albert Maysles said that tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance. It seems fairly easy to see that Vance is not arguing that we should not love people in other countries. Why are they acting as if he did?

My wife made pancakes and bacon for breakfast this morning. Unfortunately she only made enough for the four of us, and not for the four of us plus the entire nation of Chad, so I’ve asked my pastor to put her under church discipline. Am I doing Christianity right @krishk?

@JonathanDGaby @andrewtwalker So good

@andrewtwalker Did you happen to listen to this album? open.spotify.com/album/2W76N8D7…

I am a Christmas music playlist appreciator and I will confirm: Cozy Christmas Jazz on Spotify is among the best to sit and read with.

@dsantistevan Related topic… the orientation of worship towards the stage vs the altar. Our goal should be drawing people towards a place of encounter the presence of God, not merely singing along some great songs. This requires time and flexibility. Love your stuff @dsantistevan

@dsantistevan Hey David. This is such a great post. I really resonate with what you said about the job description for worship pastors because I think it reveals our expectations for worship. We are over-concerned with a look/style and under-concerned experience, spirituality and integrity.

IS THE WORSHIP MOVEMENT HEADING FOR A CRASH? Here’s an interesting thought experiment: What will the next generation of worship leaders be like? If we look honestly at worship in the modern, evangelical church at this moment...what does it say about our values?