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“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...

This starts tomorrow! Come join us for a virtual book club discussion of Dr. Nijay Gupta's book "Strange Religion" during Lent. It's all opt-in—join for what you like! We'll have discussion in the chat, a few virtual zooms, and Q&A with the author! Should be fun! open.substack.com/pub/mburtwri...

I'm glad to see this panel, but the past few days ppl have been trying to get it cancelled & demanding apologies. Is the goal to get any initiative that tackles sexism/misogyny cancelled? B/c if ppl can't even hear those words w/out melting down, it only shows how much we need this panel🧵

ACNA friends, here is an upcoming opportunity to learn how to cultivate healthier communities. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

My latest review from @erbks.bsky.social on The Myth of Good Christian Parenting by @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social and @mburtwrites.bsky.social "Myth is a reminder for all of us that there are no formulas for great outcomes in this life." englewoodreview.org/the-myth-of-...

Spending many years at home caring for small children has made me a HUGE fan of virtual connectivity for things like book clubs & seasonal spiritual formation. Wherever this Lent finds you, I hope you’ll consider joining me!

Doug out here questioning the salvation of Christians who oppose “spanking” 🙄

Look for my conversation with @mburtwrites.bsky.social and @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social tomorrow wherever you get podcasts!

Responding to the “spank to save America” nonsense coming out of Crosspolitic this weekz

Spiritual treadmills…Christian excellence…a heavy yoke Do these phrases resonate with you? If so, I’d love to hear from you!

Enjoyed hearing from Rev. Hannah Miller King in this Storyteller's Series post today. Her new book Feasting on Hope is out next week from @ivpress.bsky.social mburtwrites.substack.com/p/storytelle...

Join Fr. Aaron & @mburtwrites.bsky.social , for this week's episode, in which they consider the readings for the last Sunday of Epiphany: Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 99; Philippians 3:7-14; Matthew 17:1-9. They discuss biblical imagery surrounding the transfiguration. www.buzzsprout.com/1891089/epis...

Loved discussing Epiphany 5 w/Rev Hannah Miller King this week on the @lectionaryhome.bsky.social podcast We also chatted about her forthcoming book “Feasting on Hope: How God Sets a Table in the Wilderness” Hope you can join us! @ivpress.bsky.social #newbooks #eucharist #grief

I'm reading @nijaykgupta.bsky.social 's Strange Religion for Lent this year & hosting virtual discussion on Substack. Would love to have you join! Details in post today - find me at the same handle there. mburtwrites.substack.com/p/lenten-chu...

It was such a delight to speak with Rev Hannah Miller King this week on @lectionaryhome.bsky.social We discussed her forthcoming book “Feasting on Hope: How God Sets a Table in the Wilderness” & readings for Epiphany 5 (cameo w/the prophetess Huldah!) Hope you can join! @ivpress.bsky.social

My conversation with @mburtwrites.bsky.social and @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social on their book "The Myth of Good Christian Parenting" will be available to patrons tomorrow! Thanks to Baker Publishing for the review copy.

They also chat about Hannah's forthcoming book from @ivpress.bsky.social : Feasting on Hope: How God Sets a Table in the Wilderness. www.ivpress.com/feasting-on-...

Join Fr. Aaron & @mburtwrites.bsky.social, with guest Rev. Hannah King, for Epiphany 5: They discuss the prophet Huldah's message, David's desire for God's presence; Paul's contextualized preaching & Jesus as the one who comes not to abolish but to fulfill. www.buzzsprout.com/1891089/epis...

IDK know whether it’s funnier to me when ppl drop into my replies w/“you must not have kids” or “you must not have read the Bible.” Spending yrs studying the Bible doesn’t mean I know everything about it any more than bring a mom to 6 means I know everything about parenting. 1/2

After reading your book, I can’t shake that first time obedience is the exact opposite of the first tenet in “On Tyranny” - “do not obey in advance.” Not every home that followed the good parent stuff was authoritarian, but authoritarianism got normalized.

Someone asked me if this post is comparing ICE and “spanking.” No. ICE agents killed multiple people. This post is not about ICE agents or their victims. It’s about the Christians who cannot find the will to denounce evil when it comes via people they perceive to be authority figures.

Evangelical parenting practices shape norms re: authority, obedience & punishment. Christians are defending state sanctioned violence on display in Minnesota, so I am writing on Substack today re: how witnessing corporal punishment impacted siblings in eva families. open.substack.com/pub/mburtwri...

Join Fr. Aaron & @mburtwrites.bsky.social for the third Sunday of Epiphany: They discuss Amos' call for repentance, the Psalm's vision of a connected all-powerful God, Paul's rebuke of teacher-identity-driven divisions, and Jesus' early ministry. www.buzzsprout.com/1891089/epis...

Excited to review The Myth of Good Christian Parenting by @mburtwrites.bsky.social and @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social for @erbks.bsky.social. I was adjacent to this world, but not steeped in. The stories & research could have been written by so many people close to me. This book is excellent work.

Another round of the worst ACNA question game: is it episcopal incompetency, bishops behaving badly, or some combo of the two? Seems like leaders being “above reproach” should be more important in a denomination that claims to value biblical authority 🧵 www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Tomorrow’s a preview of 2026! A collection of clips from my conversations with Jonathan Sedlak, Sara Koenig, @mburtwrites.bsky.social & @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social, @blindscholar.bsky.social, Jennie Grillo, Brian Walsh & Sylvia Keesmaat, Kirk MacGregor, David Basher, & @alexianafry.bsky.social.

The Myth of Good Christian Parenting is about the false promise of "biblical parenting" resources. It is also a pastoral reflection on our efforts to cram Scripture into the awkward shape of a manual that tells us what we want to hear. Thank you @mburtwrites.bsky.social @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social.

Delighted for The Myth of Good Christian Parenting to be included on @rns.org Top Ten Books of 2025. And in such good bookish company too! @brazospress.bsky.social @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social religionnews.com/2025/12/29/r...

Loved this conversation with Dr Grace Hamman about her book Ask of Old Paths! Find the full video on my Substack. #medieval #Christianity #spirituality

Co-sign, while I’m signing things online. Marissa has been clear-eyed throughout this whole mess, and the book she coauthored is mandatory reading if you have any American evangelical background at all.

My stakes were comparatively low, but I testified in the investigation in the condition of anonymity, only to find out after that other interviewees were asked to rank my personal credibility in a five point scale. That is not anonymity!

Some ppl seem to want to tell me why I'm angry about the the ACNA ecclesiastical trial Guys, I've been angry for years. Question is: why aren't you angry? I am *embarrassed* and *scandalized* at the incompetence on display w/the trial & I'll tell you some reasons why 🧵

"Spiritual orphans. Exvangelicals. Estranged children of the church. I can think of many descriptors for the displaced and hurting Christians who are navigating moral injury, church betrayal, and the institutional inability to hold errant leaders accountable." 🧵

Wanted to highlight @kathrynpost.bsky.social's latest on this because she's been covering it from the start. Also, highlighting 👇 this speedy, robust report from the Wheaton Record (Ruch's church is in Wheaton, IL). Aggressive reporting from the student paper! thewheatonrecord.com/2025/12/16/b...

I read the ACNA court summary. TLDNR version Ppl at fault: -whistleblowers -survivors/advocates -bishops & others who brought presentments -prosecutor Runyan -unnamed provincial leaders Ppl not at fault: -Bp Ruch -Ecclesiastical court More thoughts here: threadreaderapp.com/thread/20011...

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