Monday Morning Briefing (June 2, 2025)

Good morning! Odds are I'm going to spend the majority of today processing the conference I just attended with you. That might sound boring. It won't be. Consider joining me and a great group of commenters this morning. Here are other topics I have slated to talk through:

"United Methodists fail to shake lawsuits by breakaway churches" by Greg Garrison of AL.com - https://www.al.com/news/2025/05/united-methodists-fail-to-shake-lawsuits-by-breakaway-churches.html?outputType=amp

“Easter Means Hope, Not Optimism” by Drew McIntyre - https://firebrandmag.com/articles/easter-means-hope-not-optimism

“Fuller Seminary, James K.A. Smith, and the Need for Biblical Clarity” by Ed Stetzer - https://churchleaders.com/voices/511720-fuller-seminary-james-k-a-smith-and-the-need-for-biblical-clarity.html

President of Fuller Seminary, David Goatley, makes the case for his seminary and Christianity broadly blessing same sex unions - https://churchleaders.com/voices/exchange/511785-an-enduring-evangelical-way-of-being-a-response-from-david-emmanuel-goatley.html

Gagnon’s Commentary - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EQucTBVuB/

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