It also does not address the fact that the “scholar” who offered his expertise for this piece appears to be LGBTQ affirming. Does CT make it a practice to use the scholarship of rank theological liberals?
Mike, respectfully, this doesn't go nearly far enough to address how this article made it through the editorial process. Especially given that the “new information” that led Silliman to reconsider was literally included in the original article.
I have never, ever seen a retraction like this. Where the author himself apologizes and the editors say nothing, as if they weren’t involved in the process at all.
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/04/daniel-silliman-nails-apology/
I have never, ever seen a retraction like this. Where the author himself apologizes and the editors say nothing, as if they weren’t involved in the process at all.
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/04/daniel-silliman-nails-apology/
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Nailing Down the Truth of Christ’s Crucifixion - Christianity Today
Apologizing for what I got wrong reporting on an idiosyncratic view on how Jesus died.
Last comment on the CT “maybe Jesus was tied to the cross and not nailed” controversy. #drmoore should absolutely be the one speaking to how and why this article got published. Any other editor-in-chief would address it himself. Whether it is cowardice or something else preventing Moore from doing so, it is deeply unethical of him to simply send the writer out to comment.
"A growing number of those same leaders who once platformed Moore have begun privately voicing grave concerns about Moore’s trajectory. The dissonance between private criticism and public silence is untenable—and worse, it is harmful to the church."
This is the issue with those who surround Moore--they will tell you privately that they're concerned but they still work in ministries with him and will not address his trajectory publicly. Indeed, publicly, some still prop him up. So yes, it's very much worth asking those who continue to prop him up and/or stay publicly silent in the face of his trajectory why they are doing so.
Excellent article from #davemitz. Must read.
founders.org/articles/the-r…
This is the issue with those who surround Moore--they will tell you privately that they're concerned but they still work in ministries with him and will not address his trajectory publicly. Indeed, publicly, some still prop him up. So yes, it's very much worth asking those who continue to prop him up and/or stay publicly silent in the face of his trajectory why they are doing so.
Excellent article from #davemitz. Must read.
founders.org/articles/the-r…
"The crucifixion of Christ is not an obscure tertiary issue—it is at the heart of the gospel. To promote an unorthodox, subversive take on the cross and the reliability of Scripture, timed with Good Friday, suggests more than theological naiveeté. Russell Moore was, after all, the Dean of the School of Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, so he can not plead ignorance. Rather, this is yet another example of his provocative agenda to attack conservative evangelicalism at any cost, even if it means undermining the trustworthiness of God’s Word.
"This episode shows Moore’s continued tendency to intentionally attack evangelical orthodoxy from a leftward position. It is not an isolated incident, but yet another example of an ongoing pattern of prioritizing political progressivism and theological liberalism over guarding the faith once delivered, just as long as Moore can stick it to those he views as his enemies."
Really, read every word.
"This episode shows Moore’s continued tendency to intentionally attack evangelical orthodoxy from a leftward position. It is not an isolated incident, but yet another example of an ongoing pattern of prioritizing political progressivism and theological liberalism over guarding the faith once delivered, just as long as Moore can stick it to those he views as his enemies."
Really, read every word.
One comment I'm seeing a lot from my most frequent critics is some variation of "why doesn't she stay offline and focus on her cancer?"
I just want to say, why? I'm doing my treatment and handing it over to the Lord daily. So my God and my doctors are on it. I don't need to be focused on worrying about it. In fact, it's a sin if I do.
So, sorry to disappoint you, but as long as I'm feeling up to it, I'm going to continue doing work I enjoy and that I believe is important.
Thanks for your (faux) concern.
I just want to say, why? I'm doing my treatment and handing it over to the Lord daily. So my God and my doctors are on it. I don't need to be focused on worrying about it. In fact, it's a sin if I do.
So, sorry to disappoint you, but as long as I'm feeling up to it, I'm going to continue doing work I enjoy and that I believe is important.
Thanks for your (faux) concern.
Apparently a lot of people aren't aware of this? Yes, when your own ministry colleagues, who you frequently praise, publish heretical articles, you should address. Especially if commenting on such things is your job. Sorry, but it does look bad to be silent on this particular apologetics controversy.
"In a time of doctrinal drift and theological compromise, MacArthur remained a steadfast voice for biblical orthodoxy. Whether confronting the prosperity gospel, warning against pragmatic church growth models, or defending the sufficiency of Scripture, he did so with precision and boldness."
Amen. Good read. h/t #Phil_Johnson_
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Amen. Good read. h/t #Phil_Johnson_
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Middlemarch but with werewolves, but not ABOUT werewolves
Recently I've finally started reading Middlemarch. The two people I love best in all the world, Jos and Nicole, are both big ol' proponents of the middlest of Marches, Middlemarch, but for one reason or another I've never gotten round to reading it (nor any…
"His ministry has reminded the church that truth is not determined by culture or consensus but by the inerrant, all-sufficient Word of God. And for generations to come, that legacy will bear fruit in the pulpits of pastors he has trained, in the pages of books he has written, and in the lives of countless saints he has helped anchor in the truth."
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I very much hope this includes the ousted Coast Guard cadets, who were expelled when they wouldn’t get the vaccine. I wrote about them here:
dailywire.com/news/admirals-…
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Media is too big
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When you see Christianity Today contributors becoming activists on behalf of an MS-13 gang member, charged wife beater, and alleged human trafficker who entered the country illegally, some good background to have from my colleague #cabot_phillips.
A little concerning that a new rash of them showed up yesterday along with these apologetics accounts. What exactly do these Youtubers discuss??
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Ben poses tough but fair questions to Zelensky. You aren't going to want to miss this.