Who is Tony Evans? Educate me.
Tony Evans seems to be cropping up in a few posts but who is he?; Outside of my ‘cultural experience‘ since I’m not from that part of the world.
Who is he beyond the dusk jacket promo on the book cover? Has he been newsworthy lately that makes him topical or what is it that makes his books of interest? Is there more to him than just the name? What is his area(s) of interest/expertise and denomination / tradition.
I‘be quite possibly got some of his material in my library as part of a base package or other collection so be good to know more of him?
* Thought I had posted in general but this ended up in suggestions. 🙄
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One of the reasons I like him is because he uses great illustrations to teach biblical truth.
His son (Anthony) has had moderate success as a singer. His daughter (Priscilla Shirer) is an increasingly well known teacher in women's ministry circles.
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One of the reasons I like him is because he uses great illustrations to teach biblical truth.
His son (Anthony) has had moderate success as a singer. His daughter (Priscilla Shirer) is an increasingly well known teacher in women's ministry circles.
His son should find a new calling. So should his daughter. The few times I’ve seen her ”speak” she literally reads her manuscripts. So she’s not really a speaker, but a reader.
The dad (Tony) he’s a different story. Very practical and motivational. Sometimes apples do fall very far away from the tree. Just an observation.
DAL
Tony Evans seems to be cropping up in a few posts but who is he?
I had never heard of him before. The only reason I reported a bug recently about searching for his books is because I was trying to figure out who he was after having seen someone else post about him, and had a hard time getting the website to work for me on that quest.
Tony Evans seems to be cropping up in a few posts but who is he?I had never heard of him before. The only reason I reported a bug recently about searching for his books is because I was trying to figure out who he was after having seen someone else post about him, and had a hard time getting the website to work for me on that quest.
I am not alone then in my lack of familiarity with him. 🙂
I think most would be unfamiliar with him unless they listened to his radio show “The Urban Alternative,” which was a 30 minute version of his Sunday morning preaching.
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Well respected, black evangelical who preaches dynamically in the black tradition, with a firm commitment to expositing the Scriptures. Terrific illustrator. Has several books published by Moody Press. First ThD graduate of Dallas Seminary. His church, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, is located in Dallas, in Oak Cliff neighborhood. Currently, his wife Lois is in a tough battle with cancer.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Evans_(pastor)
Other: https://premierespeakers.com/tony-evans/bio
Another: https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Tony+Evans/4634
Pastor, North Park Baptist Church
Bridgeport, CT USA
Here’s his website with some freebies: https://tonyevans.org/
DAL
Ps. Freebies direct link: https://go.tonyevans.org/freebies-from-tony-evans?__hstc=235029662.37e1a7cfca18631f7459618bebf85051.1572565341491.1572565341491.1572565341491.1&__hssc=235029662.2.1572565341491&__hsfp=1799472798
Hi Dal:
There is a "strategy for cultural transformation" free course, have you taken it? and if you have, how was it?
He seems to write a lot about spiritual warfare, is he charismatic?
Thanks ahead of time for the input.
No, I have not taken the course. And yes, he is charismatic. I’m not, but I learn what I can and the rest just toss it aside.
DAL
Actually he is not Charismatic.
Hi Nord:
That is interesting, if he is not charismatic how can someone talk about spiritual warfare?
From what the Bible shows, discernment of spirits is very needed for such, not to mention word of science, knowledge, etc.
Is not such what the Bible refers to?
1 Corinthians 14:25
the secrets of his heart are disclosed, and so, falling on his face, he will worship God and declare that God is really among you.
[Bold mine, and it elicits a question, is such way to know that God is with one's group still applies? Just because the Canon is closed does not mean that the devil is not working at present against believers still I guess. How can you be illuminated about the schemes of the devil and how can you fight against them without the charismata?]
I am going to have to start research on how cessationist exegete the above verse, and what the theological and orthopraxisal implication of it are.
Many good resources are going to come out touching about some key related concepts: God's presence, etc.
How do you define "charismatic"?
Just because a person is a cessationist regarding the "sign gifts" does NOT mean that he/she denies spiritual activity in the present world.
There is a continuum from hard cessation, soft cessation, soft continuation, hard continuation. from p.316 of "The promise" Evans writes "The approach I will seek to explain and defend is that the gift of tongues, while a legitimate experience, is not meant to be a universal experience."
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Concern for spiritual warfare does not belong to our charismatic brethren alone. We Baptists also recognize the present activity of Satan and his minions.
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