Friday Morning Briefing (October 17, 2025)

There is more to cover than we are going to be able to address. Here is what I'm looking at:

My conversation with Jaimie Willis on how to care for our youth in the church - https://youtu.be/FsphGCnZEpU

GAFCON severs from English Anglicanism - https://youtu.be/IMxOLiS9DOo?si=xwZCCjqFFB70t2xL and https://gafcon.org/communique-updates/the-future-has-arrived/ and https://anglicanchurch.net/archbishop-wood-addresses-gafcon-announcement/

Are we seeing a revival right now? - https://x.com/ericldaugh/status/1978454795309498464?s=46&t=UGB_bVaMqYnX9gy5jXvGyg

United Methodist head leadership says abortion can be moral and refers to it as healthcare - https://www.lifenews.com/2021/10/15/methodist-pastor-killing-babies-in-abortions-is-moral-as-long-as-its-done-with-thoughtful-prayer/?fbclid=IwZnRzaANfCVdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHs6ygpQKredx1GSfVPD-9wuH8-2XOdFbYr2nmDuFPPDC_waqEH02AwHNgEeF_aem_aqlCtH6MJJlz-CY6Mz9X-g

Spirit-Filled Methodism - Lesson 3: Living Under the Power of the Holy Spirit - https://youtu.be/_LSHD99D88o?si=DUpRJqUUVeSPqO1D

Ryan Burge links religion and sex bigly - https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/how-social-issues-are-driving-a-wedge?r=17brpc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Mark Tooley warns not to demonize folks on the left - https://juicyecumenism.com/2025/09/25/satan-politics/

Burge also warns of death tsunami - https://x.com/ryanburge/status/1973519679873491007

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