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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · Jul 17

Why We Want to See the Epstein Files

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Why We Want to See the Epstein Files - Christianity Today

From Russell Moore: All of us can agree that we want wrongs to be righted and evil to be avenged.

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · Jun 4

PEPFAR and the Uneasy Conscience of American Christianity:
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PEPFAR and the Uneasy Conscience of American Christianity - Christianity Today

It was Christianity that taught the world that every person ought to matter. Now is not the time to abandon or betray that truth.

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · May 18

Prayers for President Biden and the Biden family, for a full and speedy recovery.

CNN @cnn.com · May 18

BREAKING: Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer, which has spread to his bones. cnn.it/4kpDRYA

Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer | CNN Politics

Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his personal office Sunday, and it has spread to his bones.

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · May 15

How the Book of Revelation kept me sane in a crazy year:

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How I Learned to Love the Apocalypse - Christianity Today

From Russell Moore: Teaching through the Book of Revelation kept me sane in a crazy year.

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · May 12

The world is caught right now in a panic/boredom cycle. There’s a reason why, and there’s a path out:
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The Problem of Panic - Christianity Today

Where Peter once stood in the place of Pan, we can hear the voice that changes everything.

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · May 12

Thank you!

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · May 8

Prayers and all best wishes for Pope Leo XIV as he assumes this heavy responsibility.

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · May 7

An end-times novel from a half-century ago predicted a lot of the craziness we see right now. It just might point the way to sanity:

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Love in the Ruins of 2025 - Christianity Today

From Russell Moore: How Walker Percy’s 1971 end-times novel predicted our current insanity—and how it just might point the way out.

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · May 3

“Woe to you O land when your king is a child…” Ecclesiastes 10:16

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · May 3

Trump posted this AI image of himself as the pope last night.

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · May 1

Some really interesting findings from the Harvard/Baylor global study on what actually makes people happy:

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Measuring the Good Life - Christianity Today

New global data shows what makes for a flourishing life. It isn’t what we think. The Global Flourishing Study has surprising insights for Christians.

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · May 1

Christians who demonize “empathy” end up not only repudiating Christlikeness but also cutting off the very means to confront sin:

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Hellfire-and-Brimstone Empathy - Christianity Today

From Russell Moore: How the demonization of empathy will lead to a church that neglects repentance and coddles sin.

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · Apr 24

An American Evangelical Looks at the Legacy of Pope Francis:
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A US Evangelical Considers Pope Francis - Christianity Today

From Russell Moore: The pope was tricky to categorize and at times theologically confusing. Yet I couldn’t help but admire him.

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · Apr 20

Let us eat, drink, and be merry, for yesterday we were dead.

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · Apr 19

Reminded this Easter of these words from our friend Tim Keller, even as he knew his own death was imminent.

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · Apr 18

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · Apr 18

Thank you!

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The Wonder of Tolkien @tolkienwonder.bsky.social · Apr 18

What a fun interview! The things that @drmoore.bsky.social
shared in this conversation are deeply profound and worth your time. You will never think about stories the same again.

You can watch it right now!
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This is Why We Need Stories | Russell Moore

YouTube video by The Wonder of Tolkien

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · Apr 17

The sentence from Tolkien that C.S. Lewis said summed up his entire philosophy of history.

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kate shellnutt @kateshellnutt.bsky.social · Apr 16

I've been studying Revelation, and this passage about the outer court of the temple is one I keep thinking about.

From @drmoore.bsky.social:

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The Church Is Fragile—And Unshakable - Christianity Today

From Russell Moore: We can be grieved about the state of the church, but we can still love and fight for it.

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · Apr 3

I think there probably will be

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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · Apr 3

Hooters “is in trouble not because it’s too edgy but because it is not edgy enough,” writes @drmoore.bsky.social.

“That ought to tell us something about the future of American culture and the future of the church.”

Hooters and the Future of the Church - Christianity Today

We should be glad if the restaurant chain closes. But there’s no solace in how these places are dying in a culture that now finds them too tame.

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · Apr 1

Here at the great Lipscomb University where @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social
and I are about to give the Fred D. Gray Lectures. Mr. Gray, who was attorney for Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, is now speaking. What an amazing life he has led.

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · Mar 26

Don’t Deport the Constitution

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Don’t Deport the Constitution - Christianity Today

From Russell Moore: Criminals who are in America illegally should be sent away. But the rule of law, though fallible, must be preserved.

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · Mar 22

Here at a packed house at our @christianitytoday.com Inkwell event with the Rabbit Room and Belmont University on Belmont’s beautiful campus. Topic is theology and art

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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · Mar 10

✨The March-April 2025 issue is here! ✨

With essays from @stefanimcdade.bsky.social, @andyrolsen.bsky.social, @rhyneputman.bsky.social, Jen Pollock Michel, and Sho Baraka.

Reporting from @danielsilliman.bsky.social and Sophia Lee.

Plus @drmoore.bsky.social, @bethmoorelpm.bsky.social & others.

March/April 2025 - Christianity Today

Even amid scandals, cultural shifts, and declining institutional trust, we at CT recognize the beauty of Christ’s church.

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