Posted on October 13, 2020
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Was Jesus a legalist, an anarchist, neither, or both? Tune into this episode as we explore another facet of the character of Jesus and 2 more ways that Jesus is often portrayed by people who say they know him, or at least say they know about him.
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 February 25, 2020
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The Democrat Debate took place the night we recorded this episode and it got us thinking about some things. Does God have a political party? Is it fair to say “Not My President”? Is it possible to agree with those on the “other side” on various things without supporting their overall political platform? How do we get to a better place in our political discourse? Does the Bible have anything to say about politics? These questions and more we discuss in this episode of the Angry Christian Podcast.
Category: Angry Christian PodcastTags: Abortion, Angry, Angry Christians, Bernie Sanders, Christian Podcast, Christian Politics, Chrsitians, Church, Church Podcast, Democrat Debate, Democrats, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, Exodus 18:21, gay marriage, Independents, LGBT, Michael Bloomberg, Not My President, Podcast, Political Division, Politics, Republican Debate, Republicans, Tom Steyer
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 5, 2019
by Brad Bates
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I used to be obsessed in a very unhealthy way with politics. It consumed my thoughts, my actions, my social media, my discussions, my arguments…it very literally consumed everything. I spent many years expressing my views about all things political, and it was exhausting. It’s Election Day 2019, and here are some of the thoughts running through my mind on the matter.
Category: Government, Politics, UnityTags: Abortion, America, Angry, Angry Christians, Bernie Sanders, Christian Podcast, Christian Politics, Church, Church Podcast, Civic Duty, Democrat, Democrat Debate, Democrats, Disagreement, Donald Trump, election day, Election Day 2019, Elizabeth Warren, Exodus 18:21, gay marriage, Get out and Vote, Independent, Independents, LGBT, Libertarian, Michael Bloomberg, Not My President, Podcast, Political Division, Political Views, Politics, Republican, Republican Debate, Republicans, Thanksgiving, Tom Steyer, United States, Voting
Posted on August 20, 2019
by Brad Bates
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It was his sixth grade year and the boy was not only in a new school, but he was in a new city and a new state as well. Every aspect of the life he once knew had been uprooted and planted firmly in the middle of the state of North Carolina in a small town called Wake Forest.
Posted on June 11, 2019
by Brad Bates
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I’ve always struggled a bit with my temper. OK…scratch that…I have always struggled with getting angry ENTIRELY too quickly. Just ask my wife…my kids…people who have served along side me in ministry…people in traffic…Let me just be real for a moment…more often than not, my fuse was (and sometimes still is) shorter than the line to the men’s restroom at a Backstreet Boys concert.
Category: Church, Faith, Hate, Life, Ministry, TruthTags: 1 Corinthians 13, A better way, Angry, Angry Christians, Backstreet boys, Christian, clanging cymbal, hypocrites, Kingdom Justice Warrior, Mirror, Peter Griffin, Politics, Robin Williams ad lib, Truth in Love, You know what really grinds my gears