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U.S. Mainline Protestant agencies supported Mugabe’s Marxist guerillas in Rhodesia Zimbabwe, fueling IRD creation in 1981 & motivating @markdtooley to work on United Methodist & Mainline political witness. juicyecumenism.com/2025/07/24/the…
DC Interns and College Students: you are invited to a networking event on Thursday, July 31st from 11:30am-1pm. Lunch will be provided and The IRD program directors will provide brief overviews of The IRD’s mission and programs. See: theird.org/events/ird-int…
J.R.R. Tolkien didn't want his writings to be explicitly “Christian” but instead infused his imagined world with moral and spiritual depth, drawing on his Catholic faith, love of language, and expertise in medieval literature. juicyecumenism.com/2025/07/24/art…
“Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight” is set on a white-owned farm in 1980 Zimbabwe Rhodesia amid election between Methodist bishop & Marxist guerrilla @TheIRD juicyecumenism.com/2025/07/24/the…
Moral and Spiritual Injury in War with Timothy Mallard x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
NEW: July / August issue of @goodnewsmag is in mailboxes and viewable online on the @TheJWInstitute website here: nextmethodism.org/wp-content/upl…

Goodbye and thank you @TheIRD interns Hannah Kearns and Luke Pelser!
“Unless guardrails in strict conditions are placed, we’re going to see more atrocities of this sort,” @richghazal tells World radio about U.S. relations with Syria’s transitional government. “We can’t weigh the carrot without the strong stick behind it.”juicyecumenism.com/2025/07/22/syr…
Join @theird @ProvMagazine tomorrow Wednesday 6pm for Chaplain Tim Mallard discussing new book: "Moral and Spiritual Injury in War: Russo-Ukraine, Israel-Iran, and Beyond:" theird.org/events/moral-a… Link to live 6:30pm video if you can't attend in person. facebook.com/events/1053348…
Excited to host the third session of the John Wesley Institute’s Epworth Fellows program this evening. This ministry to young adults is designed to instill the best of the Wesleyan tradition. Tonight, we have Dr. Phil Tallon of Houston Christian University.
A JWI program designed to reach young people with the riches of the Wesleyan heritage!
Excited to host the third session of the John Wesley Institute’s Epworth Fellows program this evening. This ministry to young adults is designed to instill the best of the Wesleyan tradition. Tonight, we have Dr. Phil Tallon of Houston Christian University.
Syrian government forces are being blamed for a brutal attack last week on the Druze minority in the country’s south. @richghazal tells @WNGdotorg "unless guardrails in strict conditions are placed, we're going to see more atrocities of this sort." wng.org/podcasts/syria…
Great New Whiggery dinner @TheIRD talk on prudence by Michael Promisel @CatholicUniv. Our next dinner for DC young professionals is August 6. @new_whigs
In a time of difference, disillusion and confusion, @gpackiam provides a needed and timely antidote in the Nicene Creed. Luke Pelser reviews What’s a Christian, Anyway?juicyecumenism.com/2025/07/22/wha…
“Prudence is the culmination of our character as it impacts our action,” Dr. Michael Promisel of The @CatholicUniv tells July’s @new_whigs dinner. Join us for these monthly early career dinners centered upon classical liberty and transcendence. More here: theird.org/the-new-whigge…
Read my latest in @amspectator . Thank you to @indefchristians and @richghazal for quotes/support.
Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch John X criticized the new Syrian government for failing to adequately protect minorities. spectator.org/while-bishop-o…
Early career and young adults: Join us tonight for @new_whigs dinner with Michael Promisel of Catholic University discussing political prudence and liberty. Details here: theird.org/events/july-ne…

Are Christian universities compromising their commitment to traditional Christian teaching on sexuality?juicyecumenism.com/2025/07/21/lgb…
Visiting a church without air conditioning. But they have brilliant fans!
Met him at local dry cleaners 2 yrs ago. He commended @theird for working “upstream.” Friend to liberty. RIP.
Under Feulner's leadership, Heritage created, incubated, and championed many of the conservative policy ideas that became part of Republican administrations. | @philipaklein trib.al/xWMLTV0