Trevor Barnes Jr Urban Theologian Podcast

I have watched people stream to the front of a church — tears on their faces, hands raised, voices broken — and felt the pull of that moment myself. Something real seemed to be happening. And yet, a few months later, those same people drifted back into the same patterns, that pulled them from God. The altar call moved them, but did it change them? That question sits at the heart of what I want to...

If you’ve ever looked at me, perhaps you noticed: I’m bald. Today I’m a proud member of the follicly challenged community. But it wasn’t always like this. My world came crashing down when I was 15 years old. Back then, I rocked a big, bold Afro. I was the original “I whip my hair back and forth” way before Willow Smith. One day, with a pick in my fro, I walked up the stairs on my way to class. A f...

When Israel first pleaded for a king, God gave them Saul — his story is a warning that echoes across history. Power unchecked becomes dangerous! Get full access to Trevor Barnes Jr at trevorbarnesjr.substack.com/subscribe

Have we divided the gospel? This article uncovers how Christianity’s focus on personal salvation drifted from its call to social righteousness. Get full access to Trevor Barnes Jr at trevorbarnesjr.substack.com/subscribe

“The gospel is not a call to social justice. It’s a call to spiritual transformation.” — John MacArthur This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. John MacArthur’s words capture what many mainstream evangelicals believe about the gospel. At the heart of this view is the idea that the gospel is exclusively for the soul ....