The Bully Pew Podcast

David discusses the surprise of being nominated for SBC president at the 2025 Annual Meeting, the importance of regular SBC members staying informed about the issues, and some of the highlights and lowlights from this year's meeting.

David talks about the now-published accusations against Newsboys and DC Talk singer Michael Tait.

David discusses the differences between baptismal regeneration as taught by Lutherans and the synergistic "baptismal justification" taught by Campbellite Church of Christ proponents like Phil Robertson.

David discusses the problem of the pastor-believer divide, and why such a divide will continue to cause problems similar to what has happened with Josh Buice and G3 Ministries.

David discusses the categorical difference between stabbing someone to death and saying the n-word, and how Marxists keep racial divisions alive through cultural narratives.

David explains that reading Protestia is indeed valid research, and discusses the Gospel Coalition's Brett McCracken teeing off on Shepherds for Sale without reading it.

David discusses the need to form a logically consistent, biblically derived standard for the doctrine of religious liberty.

David discusses the degenerate actions of the Colorado house, the call from small churches for larger churches to help, and some of the issues with the church that have resulted in its cultural impotence.

On this INSIDER-only episode, David discusses how some of the theological groups or "camps" that Protestia has historically aggressively defended have been willing to openly rebuke and attack us for not doing to JD Hall what they did to Steve Lawson, and how the Myrmidons are going to sail home rather than keep fighting for Agamemnon.

David discusses the pearl-clutching responses to Tom Ascol calling Mike Cosper "malakoi."

David talks about the jurisdictional breach that links tone policing, the #metoo movement, and the "I see your heart" brand of contemporary Christian ministry.

David discusses Kristan Hawkins of Students for Life being exposed for working against equal protection for the unborn and threatening Protestia for using satire to expose it.

David talks about how "spiritualizing" things that ought not to be given spiritual imperative is harmful to the truth and proper church discipline.

David discusses the confusion and possibilities surrounding Christianity Today's massive uptick in donations and government funds as its readership and ad revenue slide.

David gives a little more context on the history between JD Hall and James White and takes issue with the hard shepherding and digital magisterium pushed by some in the reformed camp.

David discusses the importance of defining biblical masculinity in contrast with (and exclusion of) biblical femininity.

David offers his hope for 2025 that online-engaged Christians (particularly pastors) can be better at engaging dispassionately and categorically with other Christians.

David offers some thoughts about the year, discussing the importance of trust in public debate and fighting and why public ministers cannot get away with lazy, tribalist "discernment."

David discusses the "rules of engagement" that govern Protestia's interaction with other public ministries and his encouragement for direct, issues-based engagement rather than tribalism among professing Christians.

David explains his upcoming response to Josh Buice of G3 Ministries pushing back against Protestia and others on the status of Steve Lawson's church membership. He challenges the notion that all believers are to submit to pastors/elders in parachurch ministry.

David offers his thoughts on what is appealing about Trump to conservative evangelicals and how the abolitionist strategy can cause problems David offers his thoughts on what is appealing about Trump to conservative evangelicals and how the abolitionist strategy can cause problems for the abolitionist position.

David discusses the particulars of his position that citizens have a biblical duty to shepherd their governmental authority as the palpable action it is rather than trade it for the free expression they already possess.

The charismatic-lite and cessationist camps appear to be talking past each other again. David talks about what the issue is actually about.

David discusses some foundational differences between trustworthy sources like Protestia and the charade that is "real journalism."

David discusses the extrabiblical standards used to mark a pastor as "permanently disqualified" and some of the problems with contemporary church culture that lead to pastors burning out or falling into sin.