Calling for a Return to the Doctrinal Ideals and Kingdom Ethics of the First Reformation
John MacArthur died three months ago (July 2025) and the buzz concerning him and his ministry have waned. This is especially true in light of subsequent events such as the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
There were some voices of concern and criticism lodged regarding MacArthur, his ministry, and testimony, but overwhelmingly the assessments have been positive.
Recently
Ahmed al-Sharaa (formerly al-Julani) met with David Petraeus at the
UN General Assembly. It was a unique moment that quite a few news
outlets found worthy of note. And while some saw it has symbolic, few
reflected on its actual meaning.
They tended to focus on how far
al-Sharaa had come, how he had once been a prisoner of the US, and a
member of al Qaeda. And yet (supposedly) he has renounced his
previous Salafism and is now being put forward as a leader that will
turn Syria toward Western Liberalism, democracy, and the rule of law
- or so they hope.