Ian Ashby
@ianashby.bsky.social
Married to amazing encaustic artist Emma Ashby. Pastor, New Frontiers Church in Portsmouth NH.
Made in London. ChelseaFC.
Made in London. ChelseaFC.
Truth:
“Jesus is building his church, not a political party. And I'm absolutely certain that political partisanship costs us our prophetic voice. We end up a tool to one side, an enemy to the other, and prophetic to neither” @brianzahnd
‘Beauty will Save the World’
December 16, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Truth:
“Jesus is building his church, not a political party. And I'm absolutely certain that political partisanship costs us our prophetic voice. We end up a tool to one side, an enemy to the other, and prophetic to neither” @brianzahnd
‘Beauty will Save the World’
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Any attempt to use Jesus Christ to serve some nation, politics, ideology, ism, or cause, other than the divine mission to reconcile all things so that in the end God is all in all, is to reduce Jesus Christ to a false idol.
October 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Any attempt to use Jesus Christ to serve some nation, politics, ideology, ism, or cause, other than the divine mission to reconcile all things so that in the end God is all in all, is to reduce Jesus Christ to a false idol.
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My article on the Second Great Awakening, new today at The Dispatch thedispatch.com/next-250/sec...
How the Second Great Awakening Helped Make America
The religious movement shaped individuals’ lives and helped build communities.
thedispatch.com
August 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
My article on the Second Great Awakening, new today at The Dispatch thedispatch.com/next-250/sec...
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CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD.
July 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD.
🔥🔥🔥
July 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🔥🔥🔥
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An unbelievable first-half. 🔥
July 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
An unbelievable first-half. 🔥
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President Trump is sending tanks rolling through the streets of the capital not to honor service, but to celebrate power, @eliotacohen.bsky.social writes:
A Parade of Ignorance
President Trump is sending tanks rolling through the streets of the capital not to honor service, but to celebrate power.
bit.ly
June 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
President Trump is sending tanks rolling through the streets of the capital not to honor service, but to celebrate power, @eliotacohen.bsky.social writes:
“we assume that the Lord has given our church everything that it needs for everything he is calling us too and we work hard at developing the people we’ve been given.”
Agreed!
Agreed!
If we want to develop people, especially into something like the role of a teacher, we will have to think differently.
How do we develop Ephesians 4 teachers
I suspect that many churches feel that developing ‘teachers’ is straightforward, as its essentially the same as developing ‘shepherds.’ There’s something to that, the two are grammatically linked in Ephesians 4 in a way that the other three gifts aren’t. Except, I think it’s tricky. Developing any of these gifts has a challenge to it because that development—like all development—requires time and opportunity.
nuakh.uk
June 12, 2025 at 9:20 AM
“we assume that the Lord has given our church everything that it needs for everything he is calling us too and we work hard at developing the people we’ve been given.”
Agreed!
Agreed!
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Gov. Gavin Newsom made the case in a televised address Tuesday evening that President Trump’s decisions to send military forces to immigration protests in Los Angeles have put the U.S. at the precipice of authoritarianism. https://trib.al/EpbF098
June 11, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Gov. Gavin Newsom made the case in a televised address Tuesday evening that President Trump’s decisions to send military forces to immigration protests in Los Angeles have put the U.S. at the precipice of authoritarianism. https://trib.al/EpbF098
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Former employees say worship-protest leader Sean Feucht overstated attendance at events, diverted donations, and failed to properly disclose spending, in addition to underpaying people who worked for him www.christianitytoday.com/2025/06/sean...
Sean Feucht Accused of Mismanaging Millions in Ministry Revenue - Christianity Today
On a new whistleblower site, former employees call for the evangelist to be “removed from positions of leadership and financial stewardship.”
www.christianitytoday.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Former employees say worship-protest leader Sean Feucht overstated attendance at events, diverted donations, and failed to properly disclose spending, in addition to underpaying people who worked for him www.christianitytoday.com/2025/06/sean...
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If you are in church tomorrow, keep an eye out for the widows and widowers.
Give them some extra care. 🤍
Give them some extra care. 🤍
March 30, 2025 at 2:08 AM
If you are in church tomorrow, keep an eye out for the widows and widowers.
Give them some extra care. 🤍
Give them some extra care. 🤍
My wife is an incredible artist. I find this beautiful video an antidote to all the craziness and chaos in the world!
youtu.be/hqv51U-RX6o?...
youtu.be/hqv51U-RX6o?...
The Hamptons Commission
YouTube video by Emma Ashby
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March 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
My wife is an incredible artist. I find this beautiful video an antidote to all the craziness and chaos in the world!
youtu.be/hqv51U-RX6o?...
youtu.be/hqv51U-RX6o?...
Inhuman and sick
March 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Inhuman and sick
March 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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"Run, John, run! the Law commands
But gives us neither feet nor hands
Better news the gospel brings
It bids us fly and gives us wings."
- John Berridge
But gives us neither feet nor hands
Better news the gospel brings
It bids us fly and gives us wings."
- John Berridge
March 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"Run, John, run! the Law commands
But gives us neither feet nor hands
Better news the gospel brings
It bids us fly and gives us wings."
- John Berridge
But gives us neither feet nor hands
Better news the gospel brings
It bids us fly and gives us wings."
- John Berridge
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AI and Christianity thinktheology.co.uk/blog/article... #technology
AI and Christianity
Last week I had a fascinating conversation with Tariq Fernandes about Artificial Intelligence: what it is, how it works, what the opportunities and benefits are, what the dangers and challenges are, a...
thinktheology.co.uk
February 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
AI and Christianity thinktheology.co.uk/blog/article... #technology
“Demons, Parasites & the Hubris of Power”
Right on @kkdumez.bsky.social
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Right on @kkdumez.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/kristind...
Demons, parasites, & the hubris of power
In a week of many jarring events, President Trump’s post below was one of the most ominous for me:
open.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“Demons, Parasites & the Hubris of Power”
Right on @kkdumez.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/kristind...
Right on @kkdumez.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/kristind...
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BASH: I remember a time when Republicans were very careful about the government having access to personal data
NOEM: Well, we can't trust the government anymore
BASH: You are the government
NOEM: Well, we can't trust the government anymore
BASH: You are the government
February 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🙄
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"The decision to love and serve the stranger, the refugee, and the foreigner with charity is a hallmark of the Christian faith, such that a government crackdown on this work seems to be a threat to Christian practice itself," Elizabeth Bruenig writes:
‘A Very Christian Concept’
The faith’s mandate is more arduous than J. D. Vance’s account seems to allow.
www.theatlantic.com
February 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"The decision to love and serve the stranger, the refugee, and the foreigner with charity is a hallmark of the Christian faith, such that a government crackdown on this work seems to be a threat to Christian practice itself," Elizabeth Bruenig writes:
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This week may be a good time to share this article I wrote for @christianitytoday.com on whether Jesus asked us to prioritize caring for our own families: www.christianitytoday.com/2024/10/jesu...
Does Jesus Tell Us to Prioritize Caring for Our Own? - Christianity Today
The story of Jesus and the Canaanite woman is provocative, but for different reasons than we might think.
www.christianitytoday.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This week may be a good time to share this article I wrote for @christianitytoday.com on whether Jesus asked us to prioritize caring for our own families: www.christianitytoday.com/2024/10/jesu...