Part 3: -Massaro’s ex-wife Kathy raises alarm & asks Wheaton to go public w/firing Massaro -Pres Ryken @WheatonCollege refuses, consults a lawyer & stays silent -Massaro goes on mission in Turkey & allegedly abuses refugees. Wheaton still taking no responsibility😡. roysreport.com/phil-ryken-r...

As I analyze various Christian resources, I often think about the people who lived them. What was it like to go all in on the messaging found in various evangelical self-help books? What was it like to take to heart messaging around Christian disciplines? 🧵

So fun to have @joashpthomas.bsky.social join me & Aaron @lectionaryhome.bsky.social this week. There was so much to discuss! Paul in the Areopagus, the Lord’s action on behalf the oppressed, Peter’s encouragement to the suffering, Jesus the true vine, & much more. Hope you can join us!

When I first saw the description of Elizabeth Berget’s new book, I was intrigued by the theme & cover. But I was unprepared for the full on BIBLE STUDY and theological depth she brings! What a delight! I hope all you Bible nerds (and anyone else!) will join us Fri 5/9 at 9 AM PT

Loved having Fr. @joashpthomas.bsky.social join me & Aaron @lectionaryhome.bsky.social. So much to discuss! Paul in the Areopagus, the Lord’s action on behalf the oppressed, Peter’s encouragement to the suffering, Jesus the true vine, & @nijaykgupta.bsky.social excellent book Strange Religion

Maybe you've heard a preacher quote Isa 64:6 to explain how repulsed God is by sin. Or heard a crude paraphrase like: "your righteousness is like a used tampon." B/c, the thinking goes: what could be more repulsive than period blood? 1/7

It was such a delight to have Fr. @joashpthomas.bsky.social join me and Aaron @lectionaryhome.bsky.social for convo re: Easter 6: Paul in the Areopagus, the Lord’s action on behalf the oppressed, Peter’s encouragement to the suffering, and Jesus the true vine, & much more. Hope you can join us!

🎉🎉🎉 Well, this is fun news.

The levels of betrayal here. 😡 So angry as an alum and also now thinking about this as a mother of college aged sons. There are undoubtedly more victims. The position this man held, the spiritual authority he had, esp in Wheaton ministry culture at that time…so predatory.

A quick search of #tradwife will orient you to a mashup: cosplay, aspirational ideals, romanticized history, & —when mixed with authoritative spiritual language—a vintage dusty-rose-lined path to a kind of prescriptive godly womanhood. 🧵

Millions of Christian parents have been told that God wants parents to “spank” their children. This unbiblical idea has betrayed so many families. I regularly hear from people navigating the fallout. Parents, weighed down by shame . . . looking for absolution. 🧵/6

This was a *fascinating* read. Really speaks to the way that complementarian women used to lead and teach in ways that modern complementarians would never accept today. elizabethglassturner.substack.com/p/doug-wilso...

Tedd Tripp’s SACH, one of the most popular Christian parenting books, tells parents that their responsibility goes deeper than shaping behaviors & into the realm of a child’s heart, which is primarily defined by this anthropological throughline: ppl are sinners. 🧵

My fav is when Doug Wilson defenders emerge to suggest my critique is ad hominem. Same vibe as ppl saying: you are critiquing Christian parenting teaching? BUt DO YoU hAvE ChIlDrEN? I've read & listened to more of Doug's words than I ever cared to. The fruit is rotten. substack.com/home/post/p-...

More of this please. 🔥👏 This is exactly what should happen when Doug attempts to creep into the spotlight and gain cultural acceptability. A hard no. Next time let’s also spotlight how his theology is abusive and enables abuse in the families who follow it.

More of this please. 🔥👏 This is exactly what should happen when Doug attempts to creep into the spotlight and gain cultural acceptability. A hard no. Next time let’s also spotlight how his theology is abusive and enables abuse in the families who follow it.

It was so fun to have Meredith Miller join us At Home With the Lectionary. We discussed the readings for Easter 4, including the martyrdom of Stephen and Jesus’ declaration that He is the Good Shepherd. Join wherever you get your podcasts! #Easter4 #John10 #Acts7 @lectionaryhome.bsky.social

It was so fun to have Meredith Miller join us At Home With the Lectionary. We discussed the readings for Easter 4, including the martyrdom of Stephen and Jesus’ declaration that He is the Good Shepherd. Join wherever you get your podcasts! #Easter4 #John10 #Acts7 @lectionaryhome.bsky.social

Join Fr. Aaron & @mburtwrites.bsky.social, with guest Meredith Miller, for Easter 4 They discuss the martyrdom of Stephen, the table imagery of Psalm 23, Peter's teaching on suffering, and Jesus the Good Shepherd www.buzzsprout.com/1891089/epis...

Starts at 9AM PT. Hope you can join us! substack.com/@mburtwrites...

More than a decade ago, I weaned my 3rd child in 4 yrs & soon experienced debilitating panic. My world closed in as I read my Bible for hours each morning, memorized chapters of Scripture, systematized my domestic duties according to spiritual ideals, & prayed. Compulsively.🧵

Happy book release day to Dr. Keri Ladner! American Dominion: The Rise and Radicalization of a New Christendom is available everywhere now @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social! Read an excerpt over on my substack & join me & Keri for a live conversation 4/17 at 9AM PT. substack.com/@mburtwrites...

I read an early copy of this book & Dr. Ladner offers important context for the political influence of Dominionism, Christian Reconstructionism, including some of the pentecostal/charismatic strains I was less familiar with, too. Hope you can join us! 1/2 www.bloomsbury.com/us/american-...

I read an early copy of this book & Dr. Ladner offers important context for the political influence of Dominionism, Christian Reconstructionism, including some of the pentecostal/charismatic strains I was less familiar with, too. Hope you can join us! 1/2 www.bloomsbury.com/us/american-...

hear from so many women who have similar stories. Part of why these days I have zero interest in arguments re: male-only leadership. Guys, you don't have male-only leadership. You have paid male leaders w/formal titles & unpaid/unofficial female leaders. 1/3

Dear Beginning-Church-Planter’s-Wife Me: I see you there, w/your earnest zeal & your highlighted crinkle-paged Bible & your life verse that reminds you to run hard. I know how you love Jesus & I’ve watched you sing For All the Saints with gusto every November. 🧵

A beautiful Easter contemplation ⚓

Throughout history and across culture, women are often the ones washing dead bodies, keeping watch before burials, feeding the mourning, ministering in the wake of death. So too Jesus’ women have, in the hours before dawn, prepared age-old recipes of grief-scented spices. 🧵

Join Fr. Aaron & @mburtwrites.bsky.social , for this week's episode, in which they consider the readings Easter Sunday: Exodus 14:10-14, 21-31; Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:14-17, 22-24; Colossians 3:1-4; Matthew 28:1-10; John 20:1-18. www.buzzsprout.com/1891089/epis...

I’d love to hear from you! Engage as much or as little as you like! The survey form will remain open through spring 2026. Thank you for considering it! Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Loved this conversation with @nijaykgupta.bsky.social about his book Strange Religion: How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling! If you missed it, find the full discussion on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/mburtwri...

Writing about John 11 and Lazarus' resurrection today... open.substack.com/pub/mburtwri...

ANYONE whose contact is limited from the outside world is at a higher risk for being abused.

I've been getting some pushback from homeschooling parents for suggesting that homeschooled children are more vulnerable to abuse. Guys, we have got to set aside defensiveness & talk honestly about our communities. Homeschooling parent fragility is a real problem.🧵

If you missed it, here is the recording! mburtwrites.substack.com/p/live-with-...

This starts on the hour! Hope you can join me and @nijaykgupta.bsky.social substack.com/@mburtwrites...

Tonight!!!

“A lot of families have said that they’ve had similar things happen in their families.” —Jim Bob Duggar in 2015. Now another son, Joe Duggar, has confessed to abusing a young girl. These responses + IBLP teaching reveals sexual abuse is a community norm. 1/4

It has been a delight to savor Strange Religion during this season of Lent. I am so looking forward to this conversation with @nijaykgupta.bsky.social! Hope you can join us this Friday 3/20 at 9AM PT for a Live Q&A substack.com/@mburtwrites...

Join Fr. Aaron & @mburtwrites.bsky.social to discuss Lent 5: They discuss the valley of the dry bones and the raising of Lazarus. www.buzzsprout.com/1891089/epis... #anglican #lectionary #YearA #lent5 #BCP #acna #Ezekiel37 #Psalm130 #Romans6 #John11 #sermonprep #biblestudy #LectionaryPreaching

Hope you can join me and Kelsey in conversation with CFCtoo this week. Register here: www.cfctoo.com/events

From the beginning, it’s never been good for men to be alone. But somehow many of us still insist on male-only ordinands, pastors, or leaders. 🧵

What books or resources come to mind when you think of “christian excellence”? Would love to hear from you! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

What resources would you add? I’d love to hear from you here in the comments, by DM, or please fill out the link in the linktree for my survey—I’ll be sending out questions later this month! Thank you! #christianexcellence #devotions #quiettime

Feeling extra pleased I spent my work hours yesterday organizing all my Doug Wilson content over on my Substack yesterday. open.substack.com/pub/mburtwri...

Grab your ☕️or 🫖and join us for a few minutes? Hope to see you there!!! substack.com/@mburtwrites...

Hope you can join us for this tomorrow! substack.com/@mburtwrites...

Very glad to see this. Thank you to the panelists and organizers. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

All the nice words about listening to women are empty if you silence them. What a disgraceful capitulation to cancel culture.

Someone let me know that the ACNA governance task force deleted all reference to "trauma-informed training" in the proposed Title IV changes. Pls note this change and if you disagree with this change, make sure to let the task force know your thoughts before 3/20. anglicanchurch.net/title-iv-rev...