Today Jimmy and Joe answer a couple emails that came in related to church life. What do you do if the new pastor at a church isn’t measuring up to the previous pastor’s preaching? What does it look like to give a new church a real chance when they fail to meet one of your personal expectations?Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
(0:0 – 8:9):
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What Does It Mean to be an Evangelical? According to David Brooks, It Means to be a Part of a Fracturing Movement at War with Itself

NEW YORK TIMES (DAVID BROOKS)
The Dissenters Trying to Save Evangelicalism From Itself

PART 2
(8:10 – 15:49):
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Evangelicals are Out of Step with the New York Times — No Surprise There

WORLD OPINIONS (R. ALBERT MOHLER JR.)
Sir, you are not a conservative

PART 3
(15:50 – 19:39):
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The Transgender Revolution: If You Accept the Ideology You Accept the Policies

NEW YORK TIMES
N.C.A.A. to Review U.S.A. Swimming’s New Policy for Transgender Athletes

PART 4
(19:40 – 26:59):
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‘Lia Thomas Has Every Right to Live Authentically’: The Transgender Movement, Existentialism, and the Psychotherapeutic Turn

NEW YORK POST (PATRICK REILLY)
Teammates say they are uncomfortable changing in locker room with trans UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas

Why does God allow his people to suffer? Can it be avoided?  Are we ready to suffer well?  Les sits down with Todd Pruitt to discuss the difficult topic of suffering.Leave a voicemail: ‪(772) 324-9328‬