Although I’m sad that Megan doesn’t pray anymore, I get it given her upbringing, and I learned a ton from Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving Westboro Baptist Church. Westboro Baptist…yeah, they’re the ones with the website godhatesfag.com—the ones that for years have held up vile signs in the name of God and even protested at military funerals. Megan, … Read More
How Bart Ehrman’s “Misquoting Jesus” Misses the Point, 1 of 2
I mentioned here that I’ve been thinking a lot about understanding and addressing millennial apostasy. I’ve been doing this by identifying and looking through several lenses, one of which is a loss of confidence in the authority of Scripture. In my research, I’ve found that Bart Ehrman’s New York Times bestseller Misquoting Jesus has been a major contributor to this … Read More
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Welcome! My name is Greg Austen and I’m a former carpenter, and a seasoned pastor licensed in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. I also now work for an organization called Care Net and do seminars and retreats for churches that want to want to equip families to leave a healthy, grace-based legacy that prioritizes relationships and a heart for God. In … Read More