1.0Jesus Creedhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreedScot McKnighthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/author/smcknightWhat do Evangelicals do well? - Jesus Creedrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QkJiSTg1gP"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2008/11/what-do-evangelicals-do-well.html">What do Evangelicals do well?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2008/11/what-do-evangelicals-do-well.html/embed#?secret=QkJiSTg1gP" width="600" height="338" title="“What do Evangelicals do well?” — Jesus Creed" data-secret="QkJiSTg1gP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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I’m proud to be an evangelical. I think we do many things well. Some will roll their eyes with those first two statements. Why? Criticizing evangelicalism is fashionable and evangelicals have joined the fashion, sometimes with apocalyptic fervor. I wonder if the relentless critique of (sometimes hard-headed) evangelical pastors, theologians, and authors – not to…http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jescre-20&l=as2&o=1&a=080102658X