Ian Ashby

“The power the Holy Spirit gives is the strength to take up our cross and follow Jesus.
Political power is a cheap substitute for power from on high. It's a devil's bargain” @brianzahnd.bsky.social

Truth:
“Jesus is building his church, not a political party. And I'm absolutely certain that political partisanship costs us our prophetic voice. We end up a tool to one side, an enemy to the other, and prophetic to neither” @brianzahnd
‘Beauty will Save the World’

Any attempt to use Jesus Christ to serve some nation, politics, ideology, ism, or cause, other than the divine mission to reconcile all things so that in the end God is all in all, is to reduce Jesus Christ to a false idol.

How the Second Great Awakening Helped Make America The religious movement shaped individuals’ lives and helped build communities.

My article on the Second Great Awakening, new today at The Dispatch thedispatch.com/next-250/sec...

CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD.

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An unbelievable first-half. 🔥

Love and Death When love becomes hate.

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Looking forward to hearing more on this from @kkdumez.bsky.social

A Parade of Ignorance President Trump is sending tanks rolling through the streets of the capital not to honor service, but to celebrate power.

President Trump is sending tanks rolling through the streets of the capital not to honor service, but to celebrate power, @eliotacohen.bsky.social writes:

“we assume that the Lord has given our church everything that it needs for everything he is calling us too and we work hard at developing the people we’ve been given.”
Agreed!

True power:

Gov. Gavin Newsom made the case in a televised address Tuesday evening that President Trump’s decisions to send military forces to immigration protests in Los Angeles have put the U.S. at the precipice of authoritarianism. https://trib.al/EpbF098

Sean Feucht Accused of Mismanaging Millions in Ministry Revenue - Christianity Today On a new whistleblower site, former employees call for the evangelist to be “removed from positions of leadership and financial stewardship.”

Former employees say worship-protest leader Sean Feucht overstated attendance at events, diverted donations, and failed to properly disclose spending, in addition to underpaying people who worked for him www.christianitytoday.com/2025/06/sean...

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If you are in church tomorrow, keep an eye out for the widows and widowers.

Give them some extra care. 🤍

YouTube video by Emma Ashby The Hamptons Commission

My wife is an incredible artist. I find this beautiful video an antidote to all the craziness and chaos in the world!
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Inhuman and sick

I’m getting lit up reading ‘Lit up with Love’. @derwinlgray.bsky.social

Recommend.

"Run, John, run! the Law commands
But gives us neither feet nor hands
Better news the gospel brings
It bids us fly and gives us wings."
- John Berridge

AI and Christianity Last week I had a fascinating conversation with Tariq Fernandes about Artificial Intelligence: what it is, how it works, what the opportunities and benefits are, what the dangers and challenges are, a...

AI and Christianity thinktheology.co.uk/blog/article... #technology

Demons, parasites, & the hubris of power In a week of many jarring events, President Trump’s post below was one of the most ominous for me:

“Demons, Parasites & the Hubris of Power”
Right on @kkdumez.bsky.social
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‘A Very Christian Concept’ The faith’s mandate is more arduous than J. D. Vance’s account seems to allow.

"The decision to love and serve the stranger, the refugee, and the foreigner with charity is a hallmark of the Christian faith, such that a government crackdown on this work seems to be a threat to Christian practice itself," Elizabeth Bruenig writes:

Does Jesus Tell Us to Prioritize Caring for Our Own? - Christianity Today The story of Jesus and the Canaanite woman is provocative, but for different reasons than we might think.

This week may be a good time to share this article I wrote for @christianitytoday.com on whether Jesus asked us to prioritize caring for our own families: www.christianitytoday.com/2024/10/jesu...

“The United States is not the kingdom of God. So, whatever our policies, we should be careful not to co-opt biblical stories uncritically to support our political agendas”
@carmenjoyimes.bsky.social @christianitytoday.com

“For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.”
Hosea 8:7

The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.—Proverbs 29:7

Got an email from World Relief saying they need to raise 8 million dollars to feed refugees who are already settled in the USA bc their funding has been halted.

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