David Fitch
@fitchest.bsky.social
Professor, pastor, C&MA, Northern Seminary, Neo-Anabaptist, Holiness, Pentecostal Theologian. I talk Culture, Theology, Ethics, and most of all, Mission!!
From Shane Claiborne's page
December 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
From Shane Claiborne's page
SIMPLE TRUTH ABOUT LEADERSHIP
If you find yourself being more concerned about your profile on social media than the seriousness of the task that lies before you, you are already disqualified for leadership, and from participating in the Kingdom of God
If you find yourself being more concerned about your profile on social media than the seriousness of the task that lies before you, you are already disqualified for leadership, and from participating in the Kingdom of God
December 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
SIMPLE TRUTH ABOUT LEADERSHIP
If you find yourself being more concerned about your profile on social media than the seriousness of the task that lies before you, you are already disqualified for leadership, and from participating in the Kingdom of God
If you find yourself being more concerned about your profile on social media than the seriousness of the task that lies before you, you are already disqualified for leadership, and from participating in the Kingdom of God
My latest on 'Fitch's Provocations'. Link in the comments.
November 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
My latest on 'Fitch's Provocations'. Link in the comments.
DONALD TRUMP IS NOT A PEACEMAKER. he's a dealmaker. For him, peace is for sale to the highest bidder, or to whatever benefits Trump the most. At its very core, this is the opposite of peace. #PrayForUkraine
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
DONALD TRUMP IS NOT A PEACEMAKER. he's a dealmaker. For him, peace is for sale to the highest bidder, or to whatever benefits Trump the most. At its very core, this is the opposite of peace. #PrayForUkraine
American culture, and the church in America, has yet to come to grips with just how much power and money, the seizing hold of it and abuse of it by men, is tied closely to, and surely becomes manifest in, the sexualizing and using of women.
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
American culture, and the church in America, has yet to come to grips with just how much power and money, the seizing hold of it and abuse of it by men, is tied closely to, and surely becomes manifest in, the sexualizing and using of women.
NEVER TRUST A LEADER who seeks after power for power’s sake. Seek a leader who serves. Discern the difference. Mark 10: 42-45
November 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
NEVER TRUST A LEADER who seeks after power for power’s sake. Seek a leader who serves. Discern the difference. Mark 10: 42-45
FEEL GOOD JUSTICE? Exploring the social dynamics of doing social justice projects at your local church. My latest at Fitch's Provocations Substack. (link in the comments)
October 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
FEEL GOOD JUSTICE? Exploring the social dynamics of doing social justice projects at your local church. My latest at Fitch's Provocations Substack. (link in the comments)
AN ABSOLUTELY TRUE STORY OF AN EXORCISM. Written by Jason Micheli with his typical riveting prose and quick wit. Read this and be challenged (and encouraged) for the day. mbird.com/everyday/exp...
Exponents of Falsehood - Mockingbird
An Absolutely True Story of an Exorcism
mbird.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
AN ABSOLUTELY TRUE STORY OF AN EXORCISM. Written by Jason Micheli with his typical riveting prose and quick wit. Read this and be challenged (and encouraged) for the day. mbird.com/everyday/exp...
"The Dodgers didn't win the World Series tonight, they won a game."
Blue Jays manager John Schneider
Blue Jays manager John Schneider
October 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"The Dodgers didn't win the World Series tonight, they won a game."
Blue Jays manager John Schneider
Blue Jays manager John Schneider
Mad Max reminds me of how I used to be on the golf course. And why I eventually quit. I was a really bad at golf. I'm so rooting for the intense man on the mound tonight. #GoJays
October 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Mad Max reminds me of how I used to be on the golf course. And why I eventually quit. I was a really bad at golf. I'm so rooting for the intense man on the mound tonight. #GoJays
"Christians need two conversions: one from the world TO Christ and the other WITH Christ into the world"
John Stott
John Stott
October 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"Christians need two conversions: one from the world TO Christ and the other WITH Christ into the world"
John Stott
John Stott
DENOMINATIONS BY MEMBERS' INCOME LEVEL
I always thought it was protestant mainline = the richest, holiness pentecostal = lowest income. I was close. From
@ryanburge.bsky.social Check out his page.
I always thought it was protestant mainline = the richest, holiness pentecostal = lowest income. I was close. From
@ryanburge.bsky.social Check out his page.
October 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
DENOMINATIONS BY MEMBERS' INCOME LEVEL
I always thought it was protestant mainline = the richest, holiness pentecostal = lowest income. I was close. From
@ryanburge.bsky.social Check out his page.
I always thought it was protestant mainline = the richest, holiness pentecostal = lowest income. I was close. From
@ryanburge.bsky.social Check out his page.
NOBLE PEACE PRIZE. No one who truly seeks after peace, works at peace-making in order to win himself a Nobel Peace prize, or any other personal accolades.
October 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
NOBLE PEACE PRIZE. No one who truly seeks after peace, works at peace-making in order to win himself a Nobel Peace prize, or any other personal accolades.
"BAD CHRISTIANITY is very bad, and we need to be more upfront about that." Stanley Hauerwas.
October 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"BAD CHRISTIANITY is very bad, and we need to be more upfront about that." Stanley Hauerwas.
CALL ME OLD-FASHIONED ... but I love seeing Sydney Crosby in a suit AND TIE coming to the rink. #RespectTheGame #HockeyTraditionRules
October 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
CALL ME OLD-FASHIONED ... but I love seeing Sydney Crosby in a suit AND TIE coming to the rink. #RespectTheGame #HockeyTraditionRules
"It is the individualism and the epistemology of evangelical fundamentalism that drives the line that runs from the evangelical personal relationship with God... to a MAGA commitment." Explore this with me (link in the comments)
October 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
"It is the individualism and the epistemology of evangelical fundamentalism that drives the line that runs from the evangelical personal relationship with God... to a MAGA commitment." Explore this with me (link in the comments)
My 3rd and last post on "Charlie Kirk" the cultural symbol. May God grant us wisdom to lead our churches in this moment, wisely and courageously with great presence. (link in comments)
October 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
My 3rd and last post on "Charlie Kirk" the cultural symbol. May God grant us wisdom to lead our churches in this moment, wisely and courageously with great presence. (link in comments)
October 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Because Americans always attend the church of their choice, church inherently lacks the ability to resist accommodation to economic and political powers." Stanley Hauerwas
October 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
"Because Americans always attend the church of their choice, church inherently lacks the ability to resist accommodation to economic and political powers." Stanley Hauerwas
Yep. My latest on Charlie Kirk as the cultural symbol of the missing church in America.(link in the comments)
September 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Yep. My latest on Charlie Kirk as the cultural symbol of the missing church in America.(link in the comments)
"It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much" Yogi Berra on the importance of listening.
September 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much" Yogi Berra on the importance of listening.
HOW EVANGELICALISM LOST ITS WAY: Theology On Mission podcast SEASON ELEVEN!! 1st episode hits this week with special guest Russell D. Moore. FYI this episode was recorded before the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
open.spotify.com/episode/3a84...
open.spotify.com/episode/3a84...
S11: E1 Losing Our Religion: Russell Moore on the Crisis and Hope of Evangelicalism
open.spotify.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
HOW EVANGELICALISM LOST ITS WAY: Theology On Mission podcast SEASON ELEVEN!! 1st episode hits this week with special guest Russell D. Moore. FYI this episode was recorded before the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
open.spotify.com/episode/3a84...
open.spotify.com/episode/3a84...
Charlie Kirk said some good things, and bad things, did some good things and some bad. Let's be careful who we elevate. Can we be discerning of both? From one of the premier New Testament scholars of our day. Nijay K Gupta of Northern Seminary . nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/if-you-are...
If You Are Elevating Charlie Kirk, Consider Who You Are Crushing Underfoot
The Time To Listen Is Now
nijaykgupta.substack.com
September 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Charlie Kirk said some good things, and bad things, did some good things and some bad. Let's be careful who we elevate. Can we be discerning of both? From one of the premier New Testament scholars of our day. Nijay K Gupta of Northern Seminary . nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/if-you-are...
LATEST FOX NEWS POLL. Some things are a-shifting? Source: @JesseFFerguson
September 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
LATEST FOX NEWS POLL. Some things are a-shifting? Source: @JesseFFerguson
CHARLIE KIRK THE CULTURAL SYMBOL The first of two posts. (link in the comments).
September 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
CHARLIE KIRK THE CULTURAL SYMBOL The first of two posts. (link in the comments).