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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · 3h

a man in a suit and tie is clapping his hands and making a face .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is clapping his hands and making a face .

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · 5h

“I invited them to repentance,” Black…said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call...”

“But when Black began to lower his arms…the agents responded…by firing pepper balls... One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke...”
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Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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David Dark @daviddark.bsky.social · 16h

Fear has no future.

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · 1d

I highly recommend this book. Pre-order your copy today!

Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · Mar 5

Pre-orders are open now wherever books are sold!
@kkramermcginnis.bsky.social
and I are so excited for this book to be in your hands.

Release date: October 14, 2025

@brazospress.bsky.social
40% off preorders right now! bakerbookhouse.com/products/637...

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R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 2d

Evangelical parenting teachers who want strong, powerful daddies ruling their nations and homes are copying the Roman Empire's vision of family, not Jesus's vision.

Image from Emily Hunter McGowin's book "Households of Faith."

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · 2d

Read more at the link below. This is what I have to say in this moment.

www.christouradvocate.org/blog/on-king... 4/4

On Kingdom Shrewdness — CHRIST OUR ADVOCATE

Because God in Christ has acted urgently and shrewdly on our behalf, we can act urgently and shrewdly too, which means putting our earthly resources to use for God’s friends. In the end, we can trus...

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · 2d

"The Empire is coming to an end; the kingdom of God is at hand. Given what we know of God, the only shrewd choice is to use our resources—our money, our power, our words, our skills, our bodies—to 'make friends' with the friends of God," the vulnerable in our midst. 3/4

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · 2d

This is an apocalyptic moment; a decision is required. So, I call upon my fellow U.S. Christians to repent and believe the gospel. 2/4

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · 2d

Friends, what our federal government is doing in the city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs is wicked, an offense against God. The stories of ICE's brutality here are being reported widely enough that you can find the proof if you want to. 1/4

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks, Alyssa! I'll listen in!

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · 8d

Christian parents & caregivers, if you're watching things unfold in the US & realizing you don't know how to guide children thru this moment, you're not alone. I don't have "the answers" but my book offers language to name reality, a new paradigm, & encouragement.
www.ivpress.com/households-o...

Households of Faith

A Holistic Vision of Family in God's Kingdom The Christian world tends to have a blueprint for what families should look like, and these models of the family can be hard to live up to. In some

www.ivpress.com

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you, @rlstollar.bsky.social. Your opinion means a lot.

R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 12d

I have followed and appreciated @ehmcgowin.bsky.social since she wrote "Quivering Families" in 2018 and cited Homeschoolers Anonymous in it.

I was a bit hesitant about "Households of Faith" because it's published by evangelicals (IVP), but honestly I am loving it. It's masterful.

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · Aug 13

Friends, on Monday I’ll begin my sabbatical fellowship with the Institute for Ethics and the Common Good at the University of Notre Dame. So I’m going to take a break from social media for a while as my family and I adjust to our new rhythm. I welcome your prayers and good thoughts in the meantime.

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · Aug 11

The gross sexism and misogyny for a start. There’s a lot of info about the books available online if you want to learn more.

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · Aug 10

I was given Doug Wilson’s marriage books early in my marriage & found myself both attracted (for many complicated reasons) & repulsed. Thankfully, repulsion ultimately won out. I pray all under his influence find freedom & our country is delivered from the scourge of white supremacist patriarchy.

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · Jul 26

I’m very grateful for these latest Amazon reviews of Households of Faith. It’s a beautiful thing to know folks are benefiting from your work. If you’ve read HOF, would you provide a short review at Amazon or Goodreads? Even just a few sentences helps a lot. Thank you!

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · Jul 4

"I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually."

- James Baldwin

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · Jul 1

Okay, y'all... My summer institute class is over. Final grades are turned in. Email inbox is zero. Auto-reply is turned on. And sabbatical has finally begun!

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · Jun 28

www.ivpress.com/households-o...

Households of Faith

A Holistic Vision of Family in God's Kingdom The Christian world tends to have a blueprint for what families should look like, and these models of the family can be hard to live up to. In some

www.ivpress.com

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · Jun 28

Yes! This is a key point in my chapter on childrearing in Households of Faith. Children are distinct persons with their own agency. They belong to themselves. We must proceed from that starting point.

R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · Jun 27

I don't think parents can parent effectively until they realize they can expertly train up a child in the way he should go and yet even still, he may depart from it because he is not a cookie cutter version of his parents. Children are their own people should be Parenting 101.

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · Jun 28

“Privately, we cannot stand our lives and dare not examine them; domestically, we take no responsibility for (and no pride in) what goes on in our country; and, internationally, for many millions of people, we are an unmitigated disaster.”

- James Baldwin, “The Fire Next Time” (1963) 2/2

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · Jun 28

🔥🧵“We are controlled here by our confusion, far more than we know, and the American dream has therefore become something much more closely resembling a nightmare, on the private, domestic, and international levels. 1/2

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · Jun 22

Now is a good time to pray the Great Litany.

“That it may please thee to make wars to cease in all the world; to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord; and to bestow freedom upon all peoples

“We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.”
www.bcponline.org/GreatLitany/...

The Great Litany

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · Jun 19

I enjoyed this convo w/ Andy Hale of the CBF Podcast. (Hat tip to all my Baptist friends!) We discuss "how family, marriage, & gender roles have been debated across church history—& why embracing that complexity allows us to imagine new, Spirit-led ways of being together."
cbf.net/emily-hunter...

Emily Hunter McGowin, Chasing The “Biblical” Family - CBF

By Andy Hale This week on the CBF Podcast Conversation, we’re joined by the Rev. Dr. Emily Hunter McGowin—associate professor of theology at Wheaton College, Anglican priest, and canon theologian—for ...

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · Jun 18

Honored by this attentive review of my book by Bob Trube. I think he’s captured well the heart of what I tried to do in Households of Faith.
bobonbooks.com/2025/06/18/r...

Review: Households of Faith - Bob on Books

Households of Faith. Instead of blueprints of the biblical family, casts a vision of families as apprentices in love together.

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