Seeing this happen more and more:
1. Women become big on OnlyFans
2. Realize how horrible it is
3. Get saved
4. Pivot to becoming a Christian influencer
The issue is this is actually encouraged in the modern Evangelical church
The “bigger the sin” the more impressive the testimony is
Instead of living in genuine repentance many have found they can monetize their past sin while simultaneously being morally superior to others
It is a humiliation ritual for young Christian men to be told they should pick the promiscuous girl because “Jesus wants the rose” and trot out their wife’s past sin like a trophy
Praise God many are being brought to repentance but to immediately pivot to becoming a Christian influencer and platformed because of their past sin is an issue we need to fix in the church
Praying for @DrSteveNichols today. As an Elder in my Church I know how hard these things can be. One of the best profs I never had a single class with. Fond memories at LBC with him.
@rcsprouljr@DrSteveNichols Never had a class with the man at Lancaster Bible College when he was a prof there. At the same time, I could drop by his office anytime and have awesome conversations. Once gifted me several books to help my personal theological journey. Invited into his home. Praying for him.
Any season of transition can be difficult. The narratives and communications circulating about us on social media over the past few days have made this season even more difficult for us and our family.
We want to express our deep gratitude for the twelve years we spent at Reformation Bible College and Ligonier Ministries. We are thankful for that time and for the people we had the privilege to serve. We also appreciate that both RBC and Ligonier have conducted themselves in an amicable, gracious, and honorable manner during this season of transition, and we have sought to do the same.
Since others have shared their version of events, we believe it is appropriate to share ours.
In January 2024, we learned from the counselor of our daughter, Grace, that he had submitted a report to the Florida Department of Children and Families of suspicion of sexual abuse of Grace by Stephen Adams. On January 10, 2025, we reported suspicion of sexual abuse of our daughter by Stephen Adams to Saint Andrew’s Chapel. Over subsequent meetings, we realized that we were at an impasse with our church and that we had different perspectives on how to handle this situation. On April 21, 2025, we notified a pastor at Saint Andrew’s that we would begin the process of finding a new church. We notified him again on July 20, 2025, that it would be our last Sunday (and it was). We each received separate indictments two days later, July 22, 2025. We were accused of slander, unresolved anger, collusion to deceive, failure to follow session directives, and breach of membership vows. There was never a trial, and our case was never adjudicated.
After Saint Andrew’s Chapel voted to disassociate from the PCA on December 14, 2025, we immediately resigned our memberships. On Sunday evening, December 14, we joined New Hope PCA in Eustis, Florida, by testimony. On January 27, 2026, Saint Andrew’s found us guilty of contumacy, which is the failure to submit to the authority of the church and refusal to appear before the church. Afterwards on February 25, 2026, at their request, we met with a committee of the session to answer any questions and hopefully bring some resolution to our differences. On March 10, 2026, Saint Andrew’s excommunicated us, not on the underlying indictments, but for contumacy.
We remain members in good standing at New Hope and are grateful for the love, care, and support of our pastors and our church during this season.
We reported suspicion of sexual abuse of our daughter, we ended up indicted, and we ended up excommunicated.
We are deeply saddened by all that has taken place and grieved for everyone involved. Our prayer and hope is that the central issue will not be lost. At the heart of this issue is the suspected sexual abuse of our daughter.
—Stephen and Heidi Nichols
@PastorMark@JoelWebbon@echochurch_@MillicentSedra Regardless of the context @pastorMark, (i.e. She’s preaching/teaching other women). It does undercut the point. She’s acting in a masculine way and fulfilling a masculine role. It is then recorded and put out there for general instruction (Including, I assume for men. No?
So glad that I got to see him in Saratoga, NY in August of ‘24. I had no clue at the time he was a believer and hearing him give public testimony to Christ on stage was an amazing highlight. Rest peacefully brother.
Hey @grok :
based on my tweets, I am:
- Which dictator?
- Which politician?
- Which religious figure?
- Which historical figure?
- Which artist?
- Which ideology?
- Which political party?
- Which poet?
- Which NFL player?
@JaxsonDart My 5 year old was so disappointed when told you weren’t in the playoffs this year. You’re his favorite player by far. He asks “Is Jaxson Dart playing” no matter what teams are playing.