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Protestia Tonight brings you the latest in discernment news and commentary from a biblical, polemical perspective. Join David Morrill as we fight the downgrade of modern Christianity and compare what people are saying about God to the Word of God.

Protestia Tonight


    • Apr 24, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    The CCM Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 40:59


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for April 23, 2025, David goes into detail about the corporate and financial ties between CCM's biggest names, CCLI, and how well-meaning churches are funneled into the CCM ecosystem by way of cozy relationships and biased tech tools.

    Winging It

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 35:31


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for April 12, 2025, David explains why Mike Winger's "expose" of Todd White is no such thing and is instead another exercise in covering the rear end of charismatic spirituality, following in the footsteps of the charismatic movement's foundational inability to protect against corrupt leaders.

    Falling Away

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 41:25


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for March 28, 2025, David discusses John Piper's Roman Catholic-lite view of "falling away" and the damage it does to eternal security and justification.

    Forgiving One Another

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 78:46


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for March 13, 2025, David and JD discuss the biblical call to forgive whether or not we think someone is repentant enough and talk about the need for a reckoning with regard to the SBC leaders and voices who allowed Russell Moore and his ilk to destroy the convention.

    Ukrainian Orthodoxy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 74:21


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for February 27th, 2025, David and JD discuss the SBC's inability to enforce its supposed convictions on female "pastors," as well as the reasons leftist evangelicals overwhelmingly toe the line on the necessity of continued bloodshed in Ukraine.

    SBC on the Ropes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 45:03


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for February 19, 2025, David recounts how the SBC got to the point where it is asking for churches to bail out their lawsuit expenses and why Sam Allberry's Side B Trinity is horrible and dangerous.

    Trust But Verify

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 38:20


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for February 15, 2025, David discusses fake online personalities and how our interactions and trust should match our access to online friends and foes.

    Hard Tweeting

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 97:12


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for December 17, 2024, David explains the problem of online-active pastors and confused non-pastors attempting to "hard shepherd" online speech and responds to James White taking a swipe at Protestia over publishing material from JD Hall.

    Moving Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 37:45


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for November 13, 2024, David explains the changes to Protestia's patronage system, now dubbed Protestia INSIDER, and invites all INSIDER supporters to the INSIDER Roundtable.

    The Discipline of JD Hall - Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 64:50


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for October 22, 2024, David hosts a live Q&A with JD Hall, discussing his life two years after leaving pastoral ministry, his plans going forward, and his future involvement with Protestia. In the PT VIP portion, we answer more sincere questions, including one about Steve Lawson.

    The 9th Commandment

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 49:47


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for September 18th, 2024, we discuss the "lying vs deception" error made by Denny Burk, Wayne Grudem, and many other ivory tower theologians. In the PT VIP (Patreon only), we ask questions about the apparent feud between Apologia pastors and Christian Nationalist conference organizers.

    Modern Crusading

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 54:02


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for September 3, 2024, we're discussing the trouble with using the Crusades as an analog to our culture wars, Trump's stupid IVF position, and Bart Barber's terrible defense of the SBC's "Ministry Check" website. In the PT VIP, we discuss what to do with the unbelievers in your church.

    JD Rejects the Plea

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 61:23


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for August 13, 2024, we discuss JD Greear's dissatisfaction with the relatively easy treatment he received in Megan Basham's Shepherds for Sale and how whining about little things has caused all the receipts to come out. In the PT VIP, we talk about our friends discerning by platform and personality rather than by truth.

    Shepherds for Sale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 91:27


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for July 30th, 2024, we discuss Megan Basham's new book and do some polemics work on Big Eva's chosen "line of fortification" in trying to discredit the book, sacred cow Tim Keller.

    ERLC Clown Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 48:45


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for July 23, 2024, we discuss the debacle of the ERLC "firing" Brent Leatherwood, only to end up retracting the next day. In the PT VIP, we discuss the responsibility of Christians to fulfill their civil magistrate duties with their vote.

    Andy's "Mission"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 45:59


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for July 9, 2024, we discuss Andy Stanley ripping SBC messengers for faithfully applying scripture to his buddy Rick Warren's disobedience. In the PT VIP, we explain the challenge political shows like the Blaze's Steve Deace have with discernment ministries being particular about theology.

    Gospel Card Idolatry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 88:49


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for June 18, 2024, we discuss the fundamental gospel error committed by pragmatists in evangelicalism as demonstrated by SBC EC President Jeff Iorg, and talk about former ARITF chair Marshall Blalock's unequal weights and measures on the issue of justice and sex abuse reform.

    Fearless Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 68:32


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for May 21, 2024, we delve into the concerns with Jason Whitlock's "Roll Call 2.0" Conference, including commentary from Jason's show by Spencer Smith, Virgil Walker, and Anthony Walker. In the PT VIP, we show perhaps the clearest demonstration of the SBC's woman pastor problem.

    No Air For False Teachers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 53:33


    On this audio-only episode of Protestia Tonight for April 18th, 2024, we take issue with Christians who don't understand and/or apply the Bible's instruction to mark and avoid false teachers, specifically as it applies to the air being given to Mark Driscoll.

    Anti-Discernment

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 67:55


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for March 26, 2024, David takes issue with the postmodern subjectivism of the charismatic movement by discussing clips from a recent roundtable with Sam Storms, Michael Brown, Jim Osman, and Justin Peters.

    Choose Not the Chosen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 34:18


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for March 13, 2023, David discusses the three overarching reasons to avoid Dallas Jenkins' TV series. In the PT VIP, we discuss John Piper's scripture-twisting, erotic love for Jesus he expects of all believers.

    The Abuse Scam

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 29:41


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for March 7, 2024, we discuss the DOJ closing its probe into the Southern Baptist Convention's abuse "scandal." In the PT VIP, we talk about the phenomenon of respectable pastors riding in after the pew sitters are shot full of arrows fighting the latest cultural battle.

    Pastor of Any Kind

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 27:22


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for February 28, 2024, we discuss how the "Law Amendment" to change the SBC Constitution to ban woman pastors will only be successful if we return to a biblical definition of "pastor." In the PT VIP, we discuss how John MacArthur's application of jurisdictional authority remains incomplete.

    Easter's Coming, Look Busy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 26:50


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for February 21, 2024, David encourages pastors to preach the gospel on Easter rather than entertain the goats. In the PT VIP, we discuss John MacArthur's full response to Alistair Begg's bad advice, Karen Prior partnering with cultists and proving how right JD Hall was the whole time and Al Mohler's response to the Pressler scandal being twisted by Dee Parsons at the Wartburg Watch.

    Too Much to Lose

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 36:53


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for February 8th, 2024, David talks with Seth Dunn of the Christian Commute about the tendency for public ministers to use unequal weights and measures when addressing disqualifying public teaching of similarly popular pastors. In the PT VIP, David and Seth answer sincere questions about secession versus separation and Freemasonry.

    Shooting the Messengers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 78:42


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for January 30th. 2024, David talks with Pastor Jared Moore about his book "The Lust of the Flesh" and the errors of the "Side B" movement, as well as how Bart Barber threw SBC churches under the bus by allowing them to be smeared as a bunch of sex abusers. In the PT VIP segment, we discuss the ecclesiological source of Alistair Begg's lady preacher approval and how reason intersects with Christian life and practice.

    Soldiers and Citizens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 49:23


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for January 24th, 2024, David discusses the particulars of why he has chosen to fight a legal battle for the free speech of military members.

    Trump Principles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 36:15


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for January 8th, 2024, David discusses the principle of casting votes within a federalist, representative system, and what really happens when we vote 3rd party or decline to vote. In the PT VIP, we talk about ESS/EFS. (Eternal Submission of the Son / Eternal Functional Submission).

    Moore Rebuke For Pastors

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2023 50:09


    On this audio-only episode of Protestia Tonight for December 30th, 2023, David calls out pastors and institutional leaders who were not discerning or brave enough to call out Beth Moore, Russell Moore, or Tim Keller when discernment ministries had rightly marked them, yet now want to lead the surging anti-woke conversation in evangelicalism.

    Warring in the Flesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023 19:22


    On this special episode of Protestia Tonight for December 17th, 2023, David makes the biblical and logical case for why the destruction of the Satanic Temple display was not a Christian response. In the PT VIP, he talks about some of the accusations he faced from friends for taking this position.

    SB See, We Told You

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 53:15


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for December 12, 2023, we're discussing the "breaking" news that First Baptist Church Orlando has been flaunting God's standards for marriage and sexuality, yet the SBC Credentials Committee seems perfectly fine with it. In the PT VIP, we answer sincere questions about secular Christmas and church governance.

    The Moscow Mood

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 59:51


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for November 28th, 2023, David reviews Kevin DeYoung's article about Doug Wilson and the "Moscow mood." In the PT VIP, we respond to Tom Buck's take on DeYoung's hypocrisy in calling our Wilson while remaining associated with the Gospel Coalition.

    Private Donations

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 46:41


    In this audio-only episode of Protestia Tonight for November 15, 2023, David discusses the duplicitousness of SBC President Bart Barber "secretly" donating to an abortion-allied opponent of conservative SBC pastor Dusty Deevers in a state he doesn't even live in. We also discuss whether or not Rosaria Butterfield sinned by teaching scripture while speaking at a recent Liberty University convocation.

    The Leatherwood Cover

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 73:22


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for November 7, 2023, David breaks down his concerns with the actions and statements of ERLC president Brent Leatherwood in response to the release of three pages of the Nashville shooter's writings.

    Your Amicus Briefs are Showing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 60:12


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for October 31, 2023, David breaks down the legal particulars of the "scandalous" SBC amicus brief to the Kentucky Supreme Court, including why it was the right thing to do despite Bart Barber's mea culpa. In the PT VIP, we answer questions about church discipline and why God would describe a tribulation we won't even be around for.

    "Mindustry"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 49:03


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for October 3, 2023, we discuss the methodological and doctrinal characteristics of evangelical churches that wind up where Andy Stanley's North Point church has landed. In the PT VIP, we identify some of the small characteristics in solid churches that lead to the downgrade seen at North Point.

    Moral Imperative

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 92:19


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for September 26th, we go live to discuss the fallout from the G3 Conference and answer sincere questions about the state of the anti-woke schism occurring on the issue of Christian Nationalism.

    Jurisdiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 54:30


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for September 19, 2023, David reveals and discusses the similarity between the debate over church closures happening in 2020 and the current debate over Christian Nationalism. In the PT VIP, we discuss the doctrinally agnostic shenanigans being pulled by Bart Barber and the SBC platform insiders.

    Discerning Oliver

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 44:45


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for August 22, 2023, David discusses the phenomenon that is Oliver Anthony's "Rich Men North of Richmond" from a polemical perspective. In the PT VIP, we discuss the dumpster fire that is Jonathan Howe being appointed new SBC Executive Committee interim president.

    Deconstruction = Destruction

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 44:24


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for August 8, 2023, David gives a brief explanation and overview of what it means when a supposed Christian deconstructs. In the PT VIP, he opinionates on the response to JD Hall given by Phil Johnson, Justin Peters, and Chris Rosebrough last year and the approach Protestia tends to take with other online discernment/polemics ministries.

    The Essential Pre-Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 53:19


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for July 27, 2023, David does a "pre-review" of the movie The Essential Church and discusses some of the underlying theological specifics of what happened back in 2020. Full movie review coming! 

    Satire Off Limits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 52:15


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for July 11, 2023, we discuss the virtue-signaling pronoun ban in Michigan, Andy Stanley's continued minimization of the Bible, and Dan Darling finger-wagging at the Babylon Bee for satirizing Biden. In the PT VIP, we discuss the times women can preach, starting locally with our reforms and the most obvious evidence that James Merritt should not be trusted.

    She's No Pastor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 51:09


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for June 27th, 2023, we discuss a co-pastrix claiming the "gift of pastoring," and how the SBC made it less confusing to determine what a pastor is. In the PT VIP, David answers questions about Sabbatarianism and state Baptist conventions.

    The Platform's Contempt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 81:56


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for June 15th, 2023, we discuss some of the outcomes of the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting, and review Todd Unzicker's convention speech to demonstrate the contempt SBC institutionalists have for average pew-sitting Southern Baptists.

    2023 SBC Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 115:20


    On this mega-episode of Protestia Tonight for June 6th, 2023, we are discussing the SBC Annual Meeting, including the major hot-button issues (women pastors, sex abuse task force, SBC president) and what to expect going into next week.

    Loser Theology?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 40:18


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for May 16th, 2023, we talk about why premillennialism is not "loser theology" despite what is being claimed by social media theologians. In the PT VIP portion, we talk about how to witness to those who believe they are saved but are not.

    Discern in Context

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 42:18


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for May 9th, 2023, we discuss what John MacArthur meant by claiming he wouldn't speak alongside women speakers. In the PT VIP segment, we talk about some new changes coming to Protestia and answer a related question about what to do when our pastors are not discerning about their endorsements.

    Making Everyone Mad At Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 57:39


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for April 25, 2023, we discuss the danger of the Christian Nationalist debate being tainted by institutional respectability and relevance.

    Blazing Saddlebacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 54:44


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for April 11, 2023, we review some questionable Babylon Bee articles and discuss how pragmatic compromise on women pastors in churches opens the floodgates of rank apostasy. In the PT VIP segment, we discuss the ESS (eternal submission of the Son) controversy.

    A Christian Nation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 91:22


    On this extended episode of Protestia Tonight for April 4th, 2023, David discusses the SBC ditching Guidepost Solutions after pushback from Florida Baptists, the repentance of Rosaria Butterfield, and the hope of common ground between Christian Nationalists and civil libertarians.

    Mister Mom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 59:23


    On this episode of Protestia Tonight for March 28th, 2023, David discusses the evangelical propensity to weaponize forgiveness, repentance, and reconciliation. We also discuss how internet gullible some Christians can be, and what the Bible says about a husband who doesn't materially provide for his family. In the PT VIP segment, David describes more specific details about the errors of withholding reconciliation.

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