I mention Steven Furtick's appearance on songwriting credits in my book. Now as Church Leaders reports, he has "more Dove Award nominations than any recording artist this year." www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

A lot of white evangelicals have been calling me a racist lately for using the term "white evangelical." I've already shared the sociological reasons why I use that language. But there are also historical and theological reasons for it. www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

Meanwhile, Sean Feucht thinks spiritual warfare against Christians includes people he's never met having dreams that never happened. In my book, "Weapons of Worship," I explain how he turns this kind of non-reality into political reality for our nation. www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

In Chapter 3, I explore how the COVID lockdowns led to a greater weaponization of worship. Now Sean Feucht is posting statuses and videos saying he's concerned that "another test" is coming to "shut the church up." He says, "I have great discernment ... I'm a very discerning person."

Publishers Weekly listed "Weapons of Worship" as one of the Religion & Spirituality non-fiction titles for books being published between August and January. www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

How is worship being used to harm our neighbors rather than to love them? Here's one example. I'll have much more to say in "Weapons of Worship: How the Songs of Evangelicalism Form the Soundtrack of Extremism," available September 29! www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

It seemed like forever away when I first signed my book deal two years ago. But we're finally just 10 weeks away! www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

My book isn't going to be an all-out critique of local church worship leaders. I actually think its honest portrayal of the worship industry's effect on the local church will help a lot of worship leaders feel seen. www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

One theme I explore in "Weapons of Worship" is how songs about the end times affect our ethics toward our neighbors today. www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

My book "Weapons of Worship" is out in 11 weeks. I'm booking fall speaking events now, including churches, seminaries, conferences on Christian nationalism and worship culture, etc. If you'd like to have me speak, reach out at info@rickpidcock.com.

On last night's episode of "Highest Power: Church + State," I discuss the Graham Platner story, how patriarchy poisons both the left and the right, and why I hold the right more accountable for their theology when abuse occurs than I do the left. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Publishers Weekly featured my book as the first book in the Reviews section of their Religion e-newsletter, Religion Bookline! www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

I'm looking forward to doing some in-person events as my book comes out in September! I'll be doing a presentation at the Wild Goose Festival. And despite the fact my book won't be releasing until September 29, I've been told there may be copies there! www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

I finished writing my book at the end of last year. I mention Chris Tomlin a number of times in it, including at the beginning of my chapter titled "The Worship Oligarchy." Since then, he's sung for Trump at Rededicate 250 and now again at the "Great American State Fair."

The reason Christian nationalist men are subjecting women to their authority rather than promoting the full equality mentioned in the Declaration of Independence is that their worship is essentially nothing more than empire cosplay. www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

Matthew West led worship for Trump's "Great American State Fair." He also appears on p. 214 in my book due to the time he led worship for the Pentagon Christmas worship service when Franklin Graham preached that "God loves," but "God also hates," and that "God also is a God of war."

Thursday is a popular day for worship teams to practice for Sunday. And this week, many of them will be planning for military-themed worship services. www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

On Friday, I posted about how Sean Feucht said God wanted to do a revival but needed us to give Feucht $200k by Monday for it to happen. Now Feucht says he needs $50k by midnight tonight in order to "carry the sound of revival to the next generation." 1/2

David Crowder performed at Mark Driscoll and Josh Howerton's Christian nationalist "Freedom Con." So you can mark him down as yet another mainstream worship leader who's become complicit in wielding worship as a weapon for the causes of misogyny and white supremacy. 1/2

"If Trump has set you free, you are free indeed." — John 8:36 (Fox News Version)

Since I have to watch a lot of Sean Feucht "Let Us Worship" videos for my writing, one of the ways I entertain myself is by getting amused when his captions say, "Lettuce Worship."

If you wonder why Christian nationalist Republicans seem unwilling to admit being wrong about anything, this may explain part of what's going on. www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

As we get closer to my book release date, bookstores are going to start thinking about which titles they want to carry in their stores rather than just online. Pre-orders are really helpful for that. So if you haven't pre-ordered yet, Barnes & Noble is offering 25% off pre-orders through June 26!

On tonight's episode of "Highest Power: Church + State," I interview Greg Garrett, author of "White Lies," about Juneteenth and white supremacist myth making. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Here's what Publishers Weekly had to say about my upcoming book, "Weapons of Worship: How the Songs of Evangelicalism Form the Soundtrack of Extremism." www.publishersweekly.com/9798889836285

The FBI stopped an alleged terrorist threat targeting the White House’s UFC Freedom 250 event. According to the suspect’s mother, he had "expressed ultra-religious and anti-government" views. Officers who interviewed him said he wanted to restore the "old republic." 1/2

The white evangelical impulse to interpret reality through authority and submission dynamics came from empire. Here's a quote from my upcoming book! www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

Here are a couple responses to my criticism of Al Mohler's "No Girls Allowed" club. If these guys are right about how God views women, then let's stop pretending their God is good, unless goodness is simply defined as relative in terms to power.

Sean Feucht has a new book out tonight. It has one editorial review. The review simply says, "Sean Feucht," and it was written by ... Sean Feucht.

The final version of my book will be hardcover with a jacket. But my ARC copies arrived today! It’s fun to see something outside my computer screen.