Protestia Tonight

On this episode of Protestia Tonight for February 24th, 2026, David discusses the issues with well-known online apologists participating in ecumenical and commercialized "Christian" conferences.

On this episode of Protestia Tonight for January 20th, 2026, David and Dr. Jared Moore discuss how the real power over lust comes from affection for God, overwhelming affection of the flesh, and the scriptural approach taken by Jared's new devotional, 33 Days to Freedom From Lust.

On this episode of Protestia Tonight for December 22nd, 2025, David walks through Kirk Cameron's response video on the pushback against his promotion of annihilationism and discusses why his response is sinful and deeply concerning.

On this episode of Protestia Tonight for August 19, 2025, David explains how Alistair Begg rehashing, reframing, and revising the truth around the 2024 incident of his unbiblical advice is not about reputation-restoring spin, but about prior commitment to bad theology.The accompanying article: https://protestia.com/2025/08/19/alistair-beggs-open-evangelism/

On this episode of Protestia Tonight for August 6th, 2025, David discusses the kerfuffle on X over the difference between marrying a repentant former prostitute and an unrepentant virgin.

On this episode of Protestia Tonight for June 4, 2025, David discusses the scripture-twisting particulars of "hard shepherding" and the damage it does to the doctrines of forgiveness, discipline, and church leadership, examining the extreme example of Apologia Church.

Early INSIDER Release: On this episode of Protestia Tonight for May 30, 2025, David explains how James White failed three necessary biblical/practical checkpoints to reach the conclusion that he should call on the internet to "dox" an anonymous social media user who said stuff he disagreed with.

On this episode of Protestia Tonight for May 8, 2025, we discuss the persistence of "Jesus-juking" pastors who not only run from the cultural fights of the day, but actively market their churches against the controversial bravery of others rather than stand alongside them.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

On this episode of Protestia Tonight for February 5th, 2025, David discusses the lack of discernment among some pastors regarding a local church's compromise on Side B Christianity and the pastors' unwillingness to not associate with it.

On this episode of Protestia Tonight for January 13, 2025, David discusses in more detail the bad ecclesiology at Trinity Bible Church that contributed to Steve Lawson's fall. For more reference, check out JD's article on the topic here.

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.

On this episode of Protestia Tonight for December 11, 2024, David expands on his recent Advent article and why believers should be concerned about turning extra-biblical spiritual disciplines into "sanctification by works."

On this episode of Protestia Tonight for November 20, 2024, David attempts to answer the age-old question on everyone's mind: Are you closer to the Christian brother on the other side of the world or your lost daughter?

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.

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.

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.

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.

On this PT VIP-only episode of Protestia Tonight for August 29, 2024, David discusses how a lack of application of the Bible's teaching on jurisdiction leads to Christians arguing past one another on things like the Crusades.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In this patron-only episode of Protestia Tonight for April 24, 2024, David talks about how the spurious spiritual formation/discipline movement continues to have a presence in evangelicalism, as made evident with Russell Moore interviewing John Mark Comer about identifying as a so-called "practicing Christian."

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.

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.

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.

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.David's thread regarding the Law Amendment:The failure of evangelicalism to biblically define "pastor" has been an issue far longer than I've been alive, and is an ongoing symptom of the ministerial novelty that pervades our churches.   Today's pastors face unprecedented "mission creep," where, far from the corporate Bible teaching role and doctrine guardianship that defines the office, they are expected to be everything to everyone. They are CEOs and salespeople. Administrators and nannies.  Pastors are now largely valued by their practical, numerical utility rather than as brothers gifted to fill the unique role of teachers and overseers of worship. They are like the team coach or quarterback, under constant pressure to perform for the "fans" in the pews.  The most "successful" pastors in this new paradigm are the "vision casters," and by vision, I don't mean the execution of Christ's simple, costly Commission, but the "fresh and different" (market differentiated) "brand" the church employs to "reach" (please) a target demo.  Pastors are not only expected to do everything, they are (at least tacitly) expected to "serve" (please) everyone ("servant leadership," anyone?). Pastor training in the academy is heavily focused on "leadership" (process, management) to the detriment of doctrinal content.  Today, most congregations would struggle to define a pastor's job. Even the most biblically literate would likely talk in vagaries about "spiritual leadership" and revert to some ill-defined combination of "give us a king" hierarchy and "the pastor works for us" consumerism.   "Pastor" has been commoditized. It is subject to careerism and the worldly preferences of spiritual consumers. Many burn out. The truly gifted often quit or never begin, leaving effeminate institutionalists or self-promoting narcissists continuing the man-pleasing downgrade.   In response, the pastorate has been recast in professionalism, with fancy degrees, guilds (conferences), and institutionalism far beyond the scriptural model. These band-aids keep pastors "protected," but at the cost of isolation and degradation of their doctrinal calling.  To make the problem worse, nearly every job we now demand of pastors (admin, organization counseling, visitation, even teaching) is also performed by non-pastor staff. In practice, this leaves "ruling" (running the organization) as the only practical pastoral distinctive.  This separation of title from function not only causes confusion (If Steve is the 'pastor' of social media, why can't Donna be called 'pastor' of food ministry?), it fails to teach the created reasons the teaching and doctrinal guardianship in the church is left to men.   Why this TLDR thread in response to the Law Amendment? Because placing a gender restriction on an undefined office solves almost nothing by itself. Churches who call non-pastors "pastor" can change the term. Those who let women teach men can simply not call her "pastor."   Apart from a return to a biblical definition of "pastor" (teacher, preacher, guardian of doctrine rather than do everything, please everyone, vision-casting CEO), banning women from serving as a "pastor of any kind" (while a good first step) is merely a rhetorical victory.   It is wrong for churches to deceptively use the title "pastor" for anyone and every staff member on whom they want to bestow authority, and this is often done to virtue signal to the feminist culture. I support the Law Amendment, but it must be followed by further clarity.   Pastor/elder is an office for men gifted to teach doctrine and set a mature example to follow. It is not defined by the litany of other non-teaching, non-doctrinal jobs modern pastors end up doing. We must not invent our own ecclesiology in response to what the world wants.   Stop demanding pastors do everything under the sun, yet hold them accountable for what they are called to (which is equip the saints for ministry, not govern BTW), let them know you support their vital and specific calling, and stop using the term "pastor" for anyone else.

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. 

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.

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.

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.  

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.Notes in the PDF attachment.

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.Here is David's related Twitter thread:Refusing to discuss/examine ethnicity (especially its moral components) as distinct from genetic similarity plays into the hands of godless critical theorists pushing moral hierarchies based on racial groups. The left wants to tie morality to skin color. Don't fall for it. Ethnicities are distinguished by many factors, some moral and some neutral. Moral factors include things like laws, religious practices, human rights, etc. Neutral factors include cuisine, aesthetics, genetic similarity, and location (practical realities of time and space). "Wait! Nothing is morally neutral! It's not if, but which!" Yes, the overall orientation of a nation, culture, or ethnicity may be definable by its moral disposition, and even our commitment to neutrality on certain matters is itself not morally neutral (think Xtian liberty). Yet, as Christians, we subject everything in our lives to Christ. This includes all aspects of whatever ethnicity we find ourselves in - rejecting what opposes Him, promoting what glorifies Him, and practicing grace towards the "neutrals" (of which there are many). At the level of God's sovereign will, nothing is morally neutral. Yet, in pursuit of God's glory, He allows good, evil, as well as intrinsic neutrals. Our moral action is not in view of God's sovereignty even as our hope relies on it. Our moral action is captive to the Word. Legalism assigns moral imperative to things God's Word does not, and a thing's presence within the scope of God's sovereignty (an existing culture/ethnicity/nation) is not defacto proof of that thing's goodness nor our moral responsibility to maintain it as it exists. Evangelism ceases to exist if there is an imperative to maintain ethnicities as they are presently comprised. Practically or rhetorically making genetics (a moral neutral) an intrinsic part of ethnicity (making ethnicity morally neutral) neuters our transformational mandate.