Will Gerrald
@willgerrald
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Christ follower. Husband. Father of 3. Musician. Gamecock fan. Associate Pastor of Music and Worship at FBC Hickory.
Hickory, NC
Joined July 2009
Illinois is holding on every single offensive play. Every one. I’m sitting right here. Watching it in real time. Shane Beamer is losing it for a reason and he’s exactly right. The officiating has been atrocious.
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Maranatha. What have we become?
What issues are more important to evangelicals than other voters? Immigration and the economy. What issues are less important? Abortion and personal character. https://t.co/0hIt7oK6p0
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Watching a political convention is an odd experience when you feel at home in neither party. You notice the inspiring rhetoric. And the false and misleading statements. You notice the knuckleheads outside the convention center. You wonder how one party came to be ... 1/7
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The obsession with Keller from the “negative world” espousing and “shepherds for sale” fans would be fascinating if it weren’t grotesque. Why does this man who devoted his life to preaching the gospel in a hostile place make you so angry? Do you hate the idea that grace is
Basham also attacks the late Tim Keller, who preached about absolute truth, sexual ethics, and the sanctity of life in one of the the most secular spaces in America. Meanwhile, his posthumous detractors spend their time throwing red meat and preaching to an ever-shrinking choir.
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Shameful and disgraceful. A great Christian man who lived through his children barely surviving a school shooting. Southern Baptists, how much more of this are you going to let go on? You cannot pretend not to see what is happening in your name. https://t.co/omsVUeWaRj
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(RNS) — Leatherwood had been criticized for other recent positions on topics of key interest to Southern Baptists, such as not supporting legislation that would have jailed women who chose abortions.
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We can be deeply grateful Trump’s life was spared and still strongly wish we had different presidential candidates. Humans really are capable of nuance. Trolls are not. But humans are.
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after the break, both candidates will attempt to carry their golf bags across stage
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This is a playground argument with the same vibe as “I know you are but what am I?”
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Can we start talking about backend age restrictions for presidential candidates?
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The SBC's decline corresponds with the shift towards fundamentalism and away from evangelicalism. What was a big-tent conservative group is becoming a narrow fundamentalist group. I do not anticipate the SBC changing course any time soon. Thus, declines will continue. #SBC24
There's a lot of media coverage of the Southern Baptist Convention because it serves as a bellwether for evangelicalism. But the share of all evangelicals who are Southern Baptist is declining, from 23% to 18%. In 1984, 5% of evangelicals were non-denom. In 2022, it was 40%.
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Neither major candidate for president is fit for the office, and no amount of emphasizing the unfitness of one will convince me of the fitness of the other. And there are lots like me. You can get mad at us, blame us for your guy’s loss, whatever. But the emperors are naked. 🤷🏻♂️
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All eyes are on the disaster that is LMPD.
The eyes of the world are on our great commonweath, once again. Let's welcome them to our new Kentucky home with the kindness and hospitality we're known for.
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Everyone seems to agree that the SBC is at a crossroads. Much like the original “conservative resurgence”, this is about power. June will be interesting.
“Making Sense” of Al Mohler and His “Nonsense” For those unaware, Southern Seminary president Al Mohler was recently seated at a panel hosted by the Kenwood Institute. The topics covered contentious issues in SBC life, including the abuse and financial crises, along with the
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**H, T, and I talking about global politics and the function of military.** T: Daddy who is our enemy? Me: Buddy, that’s a complicated question. P: The Devil! He’s the worst. Perfect answer from the 5 year old.
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“The crowd wasn't very friendly to you tonight.” Dawn Staley: "Actually they were. They were calling me boo." 😂😂😂 https://t.co/1BSFzfvpqf
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We should have spent our time and energy hunting wolves instead of guarding institutions.
The SBC is essentially a billion dollar organization which believes it does not exist -- which allows SBC leaders to deny any responsibility when things go wrong https://t.co/5JJqy45O8d
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All these people already going to “not voting for Trump helps Biden” forget that nominating Trump helps Biden.
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If you’ve attacked Beth Moore and have remained silent about Paul Pressler then your theology is garbage.
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One reason the SBC is in need of deep, systemic reform: Paul Pressler was a hero - and it’s still unusual to see anything more than silence or indirect critique. Beth Moore was a heretic - and it’s still common to see her unfairly attacked. It doesn’t take a PhD in Biblical
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