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Carl Lentz, former Hillsong NYC pastor, was featured in FX's documentary The Secrets of Hillsong. Here are my thoughts.

What is happening? Everywhere I look I just see the most odd, bizarre, and sometimes just evil take being propagated by "evangelicals" online.

The Resurgence was perhaps the largest website of the Young, Restless, and Reformed movement. Thousands of readers would visit the site daily to read Mark Driscoll's blog or Matt Chandler's recent post. Many young Christians found their way to the Puritans and Charles Spurgeon from this website. Then one day it just died. What happened?

Tim Ross, host of the Basement, preached at Mike Todd's Church and said one of the most horrendous things I've heard from a stage. Tim Ross said Jesus was his stripper. Yep, he said that. He really did. And it's even worse than that too. That and a lot more on today's Underdog Theology

John MacArthur always has a nose for controversy. Whether it's telling Beth Moore to Go Home or telling a female YouTube she isn't allowed to tell her own story. It's a lot. We'll also be talking about Judah Smith and his rule of a 10% tithe for church employees, Tucker Carlson and his departure from Fox, and a BIG W for Christian evangelism in Illinois. All that and more on Underd...

Isaiah Saldivar recently had a conversation with Ruslan discussing whether Liquid Death was a good thing to drink, which apparently led to a bunch of backlash from folks like Marcus Rogers because Liquid Death gives you demons. Is that biblical? Can drinking certain water give you demons? Michael Foster (of the Moscow camp) is promoting a new "documentary" on masculinity. We'll take...

Tom Ascol has entered the chat and he has some words for Rachel Denhollander's criticism of John MacArthur. Denhollander has accused MacArthur of being connected to Bill Gothard in his teachings on male headship and women's roles in the world. Is it slander like Ascol says? All this and more on today's Underdog Theology! ------ MY LINKS ------- 📚 📚MY CURRENT READ📚 Finding the Right...

Joe Rigney has resigned his leadership position at Bethlehem College and Seminary. This is a huge shakeup that lead to the John Piper established institution to push out a statement that is VERY interesting and makes it clear that Doug Wilson's teachings are at least in part no longer welcome at Bethlehem. ------ MY LINKS ------- 📚 📚MY CURRENT READ📚 Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Ca...

So another Shepherds Conference (John MacArthur's conference) is in the books and there's a lot to discuss. The theme of the 2023 Shepherds Conference was "The Remnant." But can you really call your movement a remnant when it's so popular and lucrative that you can put your face on a can of Fresca? Let's discuss! ------ MY LINKS ------- 📚 📚MY CURRENT READ📚 Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The...

The Gospel Coalition caught flack last week for posting a bizarre article describing Jesus as a husband in intercourse with his wife. Yes, you read that right. As you might expect the reaction was less than stellar. This led to chain reaction in which many are now saying that the outrage culture of online Christians is the true danger here. Oh boy... ------ MY LINKS ------- 📚 📚MY CURRENT READ📚...

Today on Underdog Theology we'll be taking a look at a few points made by Jen Wilkin on a recent Good Faith Debate from The Gospel Coalition (TGC). Scott Aniol of G3 Ministries made some interesting comments about the debate that we'll discuss as well. All that and more on Underdog Theology! ------ MY LINKS ------- 📚 📚MY CURRENT READ📚 Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological...

A recent sermon clip has been making its way around the internet where a pastor describes a woman. It's nothing new but it brings up a point that we need to discuss. Thew way we talk about the other sex from the stage matters. ------ MY LINKS ------- 📚 📚MY CURRENT READ📚 Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Right-... FOLLOW ME ➡️ http...

There have been some interesting things to come out of the news from this past week's Christianity Today article on John MacArthur and Grace Community Church's counselling methods. Also is a revival breaking out in Kentucky? Asbury University seems to be experiencing what many are calling revival. ------ MY LINKS ------- 📚 📚MY CURRENT READ📚 Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theolo...

Doug Wilson has made a deal with Reformation Heritage Books over the Puritan documentary produced by Media Gratiae. Is that ok given Wilson's theology? This leads to a bigger conversation about cancel culture. Cancel culture seems to be rampant these days, but is it biblical? ------- MY LINKS ------- 📚 📚MY CURRENT READ📚 Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage: https:/...

I asked Ai about mega churches and the answer was surprisingly insightful. What can we learn from artificial intelligence and how we do church? Lots to consider! ------- MY LINKS ------- 📚 📚MY CURRENT READ📚 Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Right-... FOLLOW ME ➡️ http://instagram.com/grumpybaptist ➡️ https://twitter.com/deanlentin...

The Conservative Baptist Network a cooperative network within the SBC released their report of "evidences about the liberal drift in their denomination...er convention. Let's talk about it! ✉️NEWSLETTER✉️ Sign up for my monthly newsletter here! https://www.getrevue.co/profile/deanlentini ------- MY LINKS ------- 📚 📚MY CURRENT READ📚 Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Tri...

People are talking about Andy Stanley because an image/clip has been circling the internet about how he said that we shouldn't be saying "The Bible Tells Me So.' Even more interesting is how people are reacting to this idea. Lots more on today's Underdog Theology! ✉️NEWSLETTER✉️ Sign up for my monthly newsletter here! https://www.getrevue.co/profile/deanlentini ------- MY LINKS ------- 📚 📚MY CUR...

I am reviewing Trinity Bible Chapel's Church Antichrist and His Ruin Documentary. Lots to discuss! ✉️NEWSLETTER✉️ Sign up for my monthly newsletter here! https://www.getrevue.co/profile/deanlentini ------- MY LINKS ------- 📚 📚MY CURRENT READ📚 Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Right-... FOLLOW ME ➡️ http://instagram.com/grumpybapti...

Let's talk about some of the false teachers, heretics, and plain ol' bad teachers that all of us need to avoid in 2023. Then let's talk about some of the teachers we should be paying attention to in 2023.  ✉️NEWSLETTER✉️ Sign up for my monthly newsletter here! https://www.getrevue.co/profile/deanlentini ------- MY LINKS ------- 📚 📚MY CURRENT READ📚 Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Cas...

We have a couple different stories to talk about today. First we'll take a look at the discussion happening over whether Churches that choose NOT to meet on Christmas Sunday are biblically sound. Then we'll talk about my favourite thing I've read all year long. Fair warning, it's incredibly emotional. If we have time we'll also check out a CNN article about "Rapture anxiety." It's a lot!  &nb...

Tik Tok "star" pastor Brandan Robertson has built his platform on the back of deconstruction and church hurt, but is that really what he teaches? He sat down with Sean McDowell and gave some very interesting answers to some simple questions. Is Brandan Robertson a heretic? Confused? Or something else? ✉️NEWSLETTER✉️ Sign up for my monthly newsletter here! https://www.getrevue.co/profile/deanlentin...

Is Calvinism to blame for patriarchy? And John MacArthur seems to be ready to announce his successor. Piper's successor(s) seems to be making some interesting associations while promoting teaching that seems to be having some devastating results. ✉️NEWSLETTER✉️ Sign up for my monthly newsletter here! https://www.getrevue.co/profile/deanlentini ------- MY LINKS ------- 📚 📚MY CURRENT READ📚 Findin...

Tim Ross, host of The Basement, recently discussed the deconstructionist movement and had some strong words for those who have been hurt by their churches. Dane Ortlund, author of Gentle and Lowly tweeted some very similar thoughts. All this and more on the NEWLY named Underdog Theology! ✉️NEWSLETTER✉️ Sign up for my monthly newsletter here! https://www.getrevue.co/profile/deanlentini ------- MY L...

Joe Rigney wrote another article for Desiring God that has people riled up. Let's take a look and ask whether this form of male headship is biblical or not. ✉️NEWSLETTER✉️ Sign up for my monthly newsletter here! https://www.getrevue.co/profile/deanlentini ------- MY LINKS ------- 📚 📚MY CURRENT READ📚 Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage: https://www.amazon.com/Findi...

New circles are being drawn and new denominations are being developed in evangelicalism. You know what that means? FIGHTS. Lot of them! As Christians we are called to live in peace with one another, so why do we always fight over little things? And is there actual reason for new denominations? ✉️NEWSLETTER✉️ Sign up for my monthly newsletter here! https://www.getrevue.co/profile/deanlentini ------...