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Posted on September 14, 2020
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Please, understand the heart of what I’m about to share, and not take it as a slight against a movement that exposed serious problems in our nation…but I’m going to start a new #MeToo movement. It is a movement where we recognize and call out our own faults and humbly address the planks in our own eyes rather than seek to point out the speck in everyone else’s eyes and try to fix them, which, as we all know, can’t happen. We can’t fix others. But, we can address the issues in ourselves and hopefully help others see the issues in themselves by allowing them to see how we confront them in ourselves.
Category: Angry Christian, Cultural EngagementTags: #MeToo, Anger, Angry, Angry Christians, Controversy, Judge Not, Matthew 7, MeToo, Plank in my eye, Russel Moore, The Gospel Coaltion, Unhealthy
Posted on April 8, 2020
by Brad Bates
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“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” James 1:19-20 [Brad] Hi, Brad Bates here, your friendly host of the Angry Christian… Continue Reading “Best Practices for Angry Christians on Social Media”
Category: Angry Christian, Social MediaTags: Angry Christian Podcast, Angry Christians, Best Practices, Christian, Coronavirus, COVID19, Facebook, Importance of Social Media, Instagram, Podcast, Reddit, Salty Christians, Salty Dogs Podcast, Social Media, Social Media Advantages, Social Media Best Practices 2020, Social Media Best Practices for Indviduals, Social Media Disadvantages, Social Media Warrior, Twitter, What is social media used for, Wuhan Virus
Posted on January 28, 2020
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Matthew 19:13-14 NLT – One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could lay his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him. But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.”
Category: Angry Christian, Church, Family, Pastors, WorshipTags: Age Segregated Worship, Angry Christian Podcast, Battle of the Ages, Big Church, Church, Church Growth, Church Wars, Cottage Grove Minnesota, Gallitin Tennessee, Generational Wars, In fighting, Matthew 19, Multi-Generational Church, Parenting, Parents, Podcast, Worship, Young and Old
Posted on January 13, 2020
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Before The Mandalorian told us that “This is the way” as he protected that undeniably cute baby Yoda (spawning COUNTLESS memes), Jesus had already come before and shook up the world as he claimed and proved to be “the Way”, the Truth, and the life (John 14:6), and Paul who was once persecuting the followers of “The Way” was now claiming to be a follower of the teachings of “the Way” (Acts 24:14).
Category: Angry Christian, Church, Faith, Life, Pastors, Social Media, Truth, UnityTags: Acts 24:14, Angry Christian Podcast, Angry Christians, Apostasy, Apostate, Baby Yoda, Battle of the Ages, Christianity, Christians, Church, Church Growth, Church Wars, Cottage Grove Minnesota, Disney, Gallitin Tennessee, Generational Wars, Grace Christian Fellowship, In fighting, John 14:6, Journey Church, Knightsville United Methodist Church, Little Christs, Local Church, Martin Luther, Multi-Generational Church, Social Media, Southern Baptist Church, The Mandalorian, The Way, The Way the Truth the Life, This is the Way, United Methodist Church, Young and Old
Posted on January 8, 2020
by Brad Bates
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What is to follow is a response from me to the article, Why Churches Should Ditch The Projector Screens and Bring Back Hymnals that was posted to http://www.thefederalist.com back in June of last year (2019). I have seen this article numerous times before, and had debated on responding, but it seems to have resurfaced again, and so I felt a respectful push back would do the discussion some good. And that is what I intend to do.
Please note that this article is not intended to attack traditional churches, or solely support contemporary churches, but to directly address the points made by this author in his article. As a worship leader, I have a deep appreciation for all aspects of church musical worship, so I appreciate and see the value in it all.
Category: Angry Christian, Church, Music, Unity, WorshipTags: 1 Peter 3:15-16, 1 Samuel 16:7, 2 Samuel 6:16-23, Amen, Church, Contemporary Church, Drums, Formal Church, Hymnals, Liturgy, Projectors, Psalm 138:6, Shape Note Hymnals, The Federalist, Tom Raabe, Traditional Church, Worship
Posted on January 6, 2020
by Brad Bates
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I’ve started noticing a trend with some (not all or even most) Christians, especially male Christians, and even more specifically male Christians who would consider themselves “culturally engaged” or taking on cultural ideologies that conflict with Biblical principles and moral standards found in the Bible.
That trend is this…any time someone (like myself) mentions that we as believers need to love others better (not just those within the church, but also those outside of the church) and be kinder, more patient, and more gentle with people…there seems to rise up from the ranks of the individuals I mentioned above an immediate defensive posture, and their responses come across as almost a disdain for what is being said.
Category: Angry Christian, Church, LifeTags: 1 Corinthians 13, Anger, Angry, Christians, Church, Faithfulness, Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5:22-23, Gentleness, Goodness, Joy, Kindness, Local Church, love, Next Generation, Patience, Peace, Self-control, Triggered
Posted on November 21, 2019
by Brad Bates
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After watching the western church response to John MacArthur/Beth Moore, Kanye, then Kanye/Joel Osteen, and now Chick-fil-A I can confidently say that the reality is these folks get triggered just as easily as their liberal and millennial counterparts…they just get triggered over different things.
Category: Angry Christian, Church, Cultural Engagement, Life, Truth, UnityTags: Beth Moore, Chick-fil-A, Chick-fil-A donations, Christian Outrage Culture, Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5:22-23, Go Home, Houston, Jesus is King, Joel Osteen, John MacArthur, John MacArthur and Beth Moore, Kanye West, Kanye West and Joel Osteen, Lakewood Church Houston, Liberals, Millennial Generation, Outrage, Outrage Culture, Texas, Triggered
Posted on November 19, 2019
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Tell us about your favorite holiday memories and/or traditions and we’ll feature it on our next episode, releasing Tuesday 11/26/2019!! Be sure to get them in by Friday, 11/22/2019 to get them included!!!
Category: Angry Christian, HolidaysTags: Angry Christian Podcast, Christian Podcast, Christmas, Family Tradition, Hannukah, Happy Holidays, Holiday Memories, Holiday Special, Listener Submissions, Podcasts, Submissions, Thanksgiving
Posted on November 11, 2019
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You may not believe this, but I don’t agree with every Christian about every topic to come across the Church table. An even bigger shock is that every Christian doesn’t agree with me about every topic to come across the Church table. I mean they should…because I’m usually right…but that’s beside the point (totally joking!).
Category: Angry Christian, Church, UnityTags: baptism, Beth Moore, bible versions, Disagreement, Division, eschatology, Grace, John MacArthur, Kanye West, musical preferences, one baptism, one body, one faith, one god, one hope, one lord, one spirit, Sticks and stones, Unity, where the church meets, Women in Ministry
Posted on November 1, 2019
by Brad Bates
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In case you’ve been living under a rock or out of the country for the last month, let me just tell you…it’s been a busy couple of weeks for the American Church.
Category: Angry Christian, Church, Faith, Hate, Ministry, Truth, UnityTags: Angry Christian Podcast, Beth Moore, Christian Podcast, Complimentarianism, Division, Jesus is King, John MacArthur, Kanye Gets Saved, Kanye West, Unity, Women in Ministry
Posted on October 21, 2019
by Brad Bates
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On one side you have the pastors and church leaders (the shepherds), and on the other you have the church body (the sheep). For decades (if not centuries) there has always been a tension between these 2 sides of the coin, which results in church splits, hurt relationships, broken testimonies, people being turned away from and turned off of the church, and a whole lot more. Each side of the coin seems to think they ARE the coin not realizing that they are but one side of the same coin….that there is another side.
Category: Angry Christian, Church, Life, Ministry, Truth, UnityTags: Angry Christian Podcast, bite the shepherd, Christian Podcast, Church abuse, Church Leaders, church members, Ephesians 4, health, hebrews 13:17, Jesus, love, mistreatment of pastors, Unity
Posted on October 2, 2019
by Brad Bates
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My particular rod of choice was my tongue. I was (and still am) quick witted and could conjure up snarky unkind responses at the drop of a hat. All a church member had to do was corner me, or hit me up before the church service was beginning to complain about something, and the rod (that was my tongue) would get whipped out and promptly applied to the head of the unsuspecting sheep.
Category: Angry Christian, Ministry, PastorsTags: Acts 20:28, Angry Church Leaders, Angry Pastors, Church Leaders, Ezekiel 34:1-11, Jeremiah 23:1-4, Pastors, Sheep, Shepherds, Titus 1:5-9
Posted on September 24, 2019
by Brad Bates
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Recently, I started a podcast with several friends called The Angry Christian Podcast, which explores the topic of anger as it relates to being a Christian. We talk through various topics and questions and scriptures trying to explore and understand better the concept of… Continue Reading “Is Being Angry a Sin?”
Category: Angry Christian, Church, LifeTags: 2 Kings 17:18, Anger, Angry Christian, Destructive anger, Ephesians 4:26-27, Is Anger a Sin, Is being angry a sin, Isasiah 48:9, Reddit, Sin