Toby Sumpter

Pastor at @kingscross_kirk in Moscow, Idaho. Host of @crosspolitic. Blogger at FLF Club:

[Douglas Wilson @douglaswils]

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"First, you don’t host a conference promising to fight for normal, and then bring in Nazis."

[Canon Press @canonpress]

Albert Mohler joins Doug Wilson & Friends to talk about his chapter in "5 Views on Christian Nationalism" and to recap the Southern Baptist Convention in Orlando!

Watch now with the link below!

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Gabe Rench: In the beginning, God. Full stop. This is the greatest claim in all of scripture, and, as Christians, whatever follows from this claim necessitates our response to believe and obey. The claim that God was in the beginning, before anything or anyone was created, is an ultimate sovereign claim. Every word, every command, every foundation laid, every miracle following that chief definitive claim, we believe and receive as from God and for our good. We do not massage the Bible to make it say what we want it to say. We do not adjust the text a little here and a little there. No. We are to receive God’s word, including all the hard verses, as from God. Our goal should not be to try and figure out how we can get the Bible to conform with modern sensibilities, including modern science and LGBT+ confused sexuality. All of God’s word is good, true, and beautiful, and even the offensive texts are to be received as from His hand (1 Timothy 3:16).

This principle is especially important as we read the first chapter in the Bible. We don’t want to be like the ship that embarked on a long journey, only to start one degree off after departing the dock. Because one degree off after five miles is not a big problem, but one degree off after 2000 miles gets you stranded on an island no one knows about...
- @GMRench
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Looking forward to speaking in Iowa later this summer:
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Joe Boot: One of the essential characteristics of non-Christian philosophical thought is its dialectical character – always trying but ultimately unable to reconcile apparently opposing poles in human experience. As such it has swung between both rationalism and irrationalism, emphasizing constancy and then change, nature (determinism) and then freedom. In many respects Critical Theory grew out of a disillusionment with the rationalism of the Enlightenment and the culture that emerged from it. It claims to offer emancipation, revolutionary social change, and freedom from the structures and social order that allegedly oppress and enslave the free human personality.

It is important to begin this brief analysis of the nature of Critical Theory by noting its religious foundations. One of the most important intellectuals behind the development of Critical Theory was Max Horkheimer (1895-1973). Horkheimer was a German philosopher and sociologist amongst the key pioneers of the Frankfurt School for Social Research – a group of Marxist intellectuals who wanted to find a way to make philosophy truly ‘practical’ (i.e., changing practices through which society realizes its ideals) thereby fomenting social revolution in the Western world...

-@DrJoeBoot

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[Stephen Wolfe @PerfInjust]

@canonpress Joe Rigney is a better choice to defend classical Protestantism. I'm glad that he wrote in favor of the correct view.

[Toby Sumpter @TJSumpter]

Nice

[Canon Press @canonpress]

Five Views on Christian Nationalism is now available for pre-order.

Get yours with the link below.

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[Toby Sumpter @TJSumpter]

Joe Boot: One of the essential characteristics of non-Christian philosophical thought is its dialectical character – always trying but ultimately unable to reconcile apparently opposing poles in human experience. As such it has swung between both rationalism and irrationalism, emphasizing constancy and then change, nature (determinism) and then freedom. In many respects Critical Theory grew out of a disillusionment with the rationalism of the Enlightenment and the culture that emerged from it. It claims to offer emancipation, revolutionary social change, and freedom from the structures and social order that allegedly oppress and enslave the free human personality.

It is important to begin this brief analysis of the nature of Critical Theory by noting its religious foundations. One of the most important intellectuals behind the development of Critical Theory was Max Horkheimer (1895-1973). Horkheimer was a German philosopher and sociologist amongst the key pioneers of the Frankfurt School for Social Research – a group of Marxist intellectuals who wanted to find a way to make philosophy truly ‘practical’ (i.e., changing practices through which society realizes its ideals) thereby fomenting social revolution in the Western world...

-@DrJoeBoot

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Mike Kloss: In Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis states a central assumption once made about Christianity, that it is a “a fighting religion.”1 God blessed Jacob because he “fought with God and with men and prevailed”(Gen. 32:27–28). This is the reality of the Christian life. To fight. Young men are waking up to this war. Young men are waking up to the truth that worship is warfare and that a full quiver of children is a central weapon in our war against God’s enemies. And young men are looking for more mature men to lead them in this fight. I am writing to those young men.

As you set out on this epic battlefield, there is a growing group of self-appointed leaders clamoring for followers. They want to harness your anger and your rejection of the “official narratives,” offering a means of fighting this war with right-handed power. These edgelord tweeters, conference speakers, and podcast hosts are seductive. But their brand of gung ho masculinity is more suited for tearing down than building up, for revolution rather than reformation. So here is some advice on how to avoid the dank night of the soul they are offering you...

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Let's go

[Wade Stotts @wadestotts]

“[A] very well shaped thriller, with many vertiginous shifts of plot and scene, a dastardly set of foes, and a game played for exceedingly high stakes.” - Christopher Hitchens

My latest audiobook is "The Thirty-Nine Steps" by John Buchan: historian, son of a presbyterian minister, and inventor of the man-on-the-run spy thriller.

Listen now at the link below.

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Douglas Wilson on the Belfast riots. Instead of riots, they need a general strike. And since nearly 30% of the workforce in Northern Ireland is public sector, a general strike of the work force would go a long way toward standing on the oxygen tube of the problem: the government.

[Douglas Wilson @douglaswils]

"Anarcho/tyranny is then taken to the next level with unrestricted immigration. You not only let in the Third World, but you also let in Third World levels of criminality."
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[Toby Sumpter @TJSumpter]

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[Toby Sumpter @TJSumpter]

Mike Kloss: In Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis states a central assumption once made about Christianity, that it is a “a fighting religion.”1 God blessed Jacob because he “fought with God and with men and prevailed”(Gen. 32:27–28). This is the reality of the Christian life. To fight. Young men are waking up to this war. Young men are waking up to the truth that worship is warfare and that a full quiver of children is a central weapon in our war against God’s enemies. And young men are looking for more mature men to lead them in this fight. I am writing to those young men.

As you set out on this epic battlefield, there is a growing group of self-appointed leaders clamoring for followers. They want to harness your anger and your rejection of the “official narratives,” offering a means of fighting this war with right-handed power. These edgelord tweeters, conference speakers, and podcast hosts are seductive. But their brand of gung ho masculinity is more suited for tearing down than building up, for revolution rather than reformation. So here is some advice on how to avoid the dank night of the soul they are offering you...

Read the rest ⬇️

[Toby Sumpter @TJSumpter]

One of George Gilder's great observations is that the heart of free markets is creative gift giving. Elon Musk is a great example of this. From SpaceX to Tesla to Starlink to X, he is one of the most generous men on the planet. May God keep blessing him and many others like him.

[CrossPolitic @CrossPolitic]

It's not too late... Early Bird pricing is still available for the Fight Laugh Feast Conference! Prices go up on July 1st, so be sure to grab your tickets now!

Holy Wars, October 1-3, Franklin, Tennessee.

[Toby Sumpter @TJSumpter]

Good words from my friend @SteveDeaceShow

[CrossPolitic @CrossPolitic]

Comfortably Numb
Steve Deace on the Drug of Choice for the Modern Church
Check it out here

[CrossPolitic @CrossPolitic]

Comfortably Numb
Steve Deace on the Drug of Choice for the Modern Church
Check it out here

[Waterboy @GMRench]

Sign up and see you in October!