1.0Jesus Creedhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreedScot McKnighthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/author/smcknightMisperceptions of Evangelicals - Jesus Creedrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vQt9gRlgQF"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2010/07/misperceptions-of-evangelicals.html">Misperceptions of Evangelicals</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2010/07/misperceptions-of-evangelicals.html/embed#?secret=vQt9gRlgQF" width="600" height="338" title="“Misperceptions of Evangelicals” — Jesus Creed" data-secret="vQt9gRlgQF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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We’re living in days where false images of evangelicals abound. The knack here is not to play the victim card and start blaming everyone else. The knack is to describe the scene. Which leads me to a new book… Steve Wilkens and Don Thorsen, both profs at Azusa Pacific, have a new book that takes…http://blog.beliefnet.com/jesuscreed/files/import/assets_c/2010/07/Choir-thumb-333x335-16174.jpg