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Lost Sheep in the Church Podcast

Allison Nastoff

My Attempt to Rescue Christians from Christian Nationalism www.lostsheepofthechurch.com

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13:07

Today Reminded me of a Song

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2025/01/21

On New Year’s Eve, my parents and I decided to rent Wicked from Amazon. It had just been released on video that day so it cost $20 but we all agreed it was worth it, and that was still cheaper than all three of us going to the theater. When the price comes down, I am going to rent it again and watch it with audio description because there were a few places where I couldn’t quite follow what was going on and it was difficult for Mom to describe. But I got the gist of it, and enjoyed the music, some

19:26

We Were Made to Crave Drama

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2025/01/02

When my siblings and I were growing up, we learned that the phrase which irritated our parents the most was “I’m bored.” Perhaps to parents—understandably—this phrase seems to imply ingratitude. We were very fortunate, and thus had more toys than we knew what to do with indoors, and outdoors, we had a two acre yard, complete with a swing set and basketball hoop. They would run through the list of all our entertainment options, and all of us learned at some point to figure out how to amuse ourselves

15:20

Forgive Them

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2024/11/12

Well readers, all I can say is I guess I am naïve. I still genuinely believe everything I wrote last week. No election, not even this one, is of eternal spiritual significance. God is sovereign over everything, so ultimately, all things will work for the good of those who love Him and are called according to his purposes (Romans 8:28). But I had a good feeling in my heart that Kamala Harris would win. Like all of us, she is a human who would not have been able to be completely faithful to a biblical

22:31

Approaching Election Day from a Proper Christian...

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2024/11/04

In 2013, my parents and I awaited the week before Easter with eager anticipation. That was when The Bible, an epic dramatization of the whole biblical narrative produced by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett was set to release. Each evening that week, my parents and I tuned in for the next episode, and after each, we raved about how well-produced it was, how it could really help to reach a younger generation with the Good News. That was, until the episode when Jesus was tempted by the Devil in the

18:41

What Walking with Peety Can Teach Us about Our...

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2024/10/05

In his memoir, Walking with Peety, Eric O’Grey recounts how in 2010, he was in a very dark place. At 5 feet 10 inches and 340 pounds, he was morbidly obese. He had no social life, and because his obesity caused too much pain and exhaustion to take his laundry to the coin-operated machines in his apartment, the spare bedroom was piled high with dirty underwear. It was easier to just order new underwear every couple weeks on Amazon. He hated his job as an appliance salesman but had to work long hours

17:52

No Political Theory Will End the Immigration Debate

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2024/09/23

Perhaps the spirit of the back-to-school season has given me a feeling of nostalgia for my Political Science courses as an undergraduate at Carroll University because this week, I found myself contemplating philosopher John Rawls’s Veil of Ignorance. Basically, this is a thought experiment in which Rawls proposes we imagine ourselves behind a veil of ignorance where we draft principles for a fair and equitable society, not knowing what our own social position—gender, race, socioeconomic status or

21:55

There's Nothing Wrong with Being a Childless Cat Lady

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2024/09/03

Back in March, I mentioned that I listen to Grace to You, the radio ministry of John MacArthur, and promised that I would take him to task someday on his extreme complementarian views. But then I put this post on the back burner. This is partly due to the fact that current events inspired other posts which I felt took priority, but if I am being honest, I also didn’t fully recognize and appreciate the overlap of Christian Nationalism with complementarianism. I am passionate about the mission I sense

17:25

Donald Trump Survived by the Grace of God

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2024/07/23

Last Saturday, July 13, my brother and his wife came to visit, and we were finishing up a lovely dinner of mahi-mahi grilled to perfection when Mom got a text from my sister in Maryland. It simply read “Turn on the news.” That is how we found out that someone attempted to assassinate former President Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.Though I strive to keep this blog focused on Christ rather than partisan politics, I have been fully transparent regarding my rebuke of Donald Trump. Jesus was

11:21

What's Wrong with The Ten Commandments in Public Schools

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2024/07/10

But more important than honoring the legacy of our founders, given the purpose of this blog, is that requiring posters of the Ten Commandments is a misrepresentation of true Christianity to the children of other religions. To be clear, I do believe that “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16) including the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament. After all, Jesus did not come to abolish the Law or the Prophets

15:39

What's Wrong with the Ten Commandments in Public...

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2024/07/10

I am the product of public schools where technically speaking, no one religion was promoted above others, but almost everyone was Christian, at least culturally. No one talked about church or God in the cafeteria, but everyone talked about celebrating Christmas and Easter, and several of my classmates I knew for sure were Christian because I saw them again at Tuesday or Thursday evening Catholic Formation class at Saint Dominics. Once I became aware that a few of my classmates did not celebrate

20:36

Just War Theory is Not Unbiblical

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2024/06/13

As I write this, it is the 80th anniversary of D-Day, and last week, we observed Memorial Day. Thus I think it is fitting to reflect again on militarism and how it relates to Christian Nationalism. As I wrote about just a week after Hamas’s brutal October 7 attack, I was in sixth grade on 9/11, and even I got swept up in nationalistic fervor. As an adult, I found arguments for Christian Pacifism compelling. But then Hamas’s attack presented a conundrum. Does God really expect Christians to turn the

19:12

The Government is Not the Problem

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2024/05/18

In 2016, I was “feeling the Bern” and in our 2016 Presidential Primary election, I voted for Bernie Sanders. I knew that Socialism, and its more extreme cousin Communism were vulnerable to corruption. I was aware of the oppression people experienced living in the Soviet Union. (I had always thought the Nazis advocated socialism, as Nazi translates into English as “National Socialist German Workers Party.” But in Kingdom of Rage, Elizabeth Neumann, a former counterterrorism official with the

17:39

Misrepresenting Jesus

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2024/04/17

Before I start my planned post, I want to make a quick public service announcement. I was under the impression that it would be several months before God and Country was released on video. But on a whim, I searched for it the afternoon of Easter, and it is available to buy or rent on AppleTV. So I encourage you to rent the movie and see it for yourself if you did not manage to see it in theaters. It is well worth your time.It just so happens that in God’s perfect timing, the day after my parents and

11:40

Misrepresenting Jesus

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2024/03/26

Hello readers. Shortly after writing my last post, I started a new medication to treat migraines which for a couple weeks made me really sleepy and lacking in ambition. But I have not given up on my mission to speak out against Christian Nationalism. On February 17, my parents and I saw God and Country in the theater. I don’t generally like going to movie theaters because they crank up the volume unnecessarily loud, and you cannot pause the movie to go and get a drink or to comment on a scene. But

18:16

What Does Being a Citizen of Heaven Actually Mean?

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2024/02/14

In 1897, eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon asked her father if Santa was real, as some of her little friends were telling her there is no Santa Claus. A loyal reader of the New York Sun, her father suggested she pose her question to the newspaper because “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” The editor of The Sun published her letter and replied that her little friends were wrong, affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. “They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little

14:30

Confession Time

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2024/01/30

You may have heard the story of how, in 1910, The Times posed a question to prominent writers, philosophers and religious leaders: “What’s wrong with the world?” The story goes that G. K. Chesterton, a theologian responded simply, “Dear Sirs, I am. Yours, G. K. Chesterton.” This story isn’t entirely accurate. G. K. Chesterton did write a letter to The Daily News in 1905 expressing this sentiment, though it was part of a much longer letter. I encourage you to read the full letter as it is very

14:10

Don't Trust Wobbly Towers

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2024/01/26

The late Stuart Briscoe, the first senior pastor of my home church, liked to tell the story of how, before becoming a pastor, he worked at a bank. One day, a phone call came in that the boss didn’t want to deal with, so he told Stuart, “tell them I’m not here.” Stuart refused to comply with this request, so the boss grudgingly took the call. When the boss expressed his displeasure to Stuart after the call, Stuart explained that his loyalty was to God, and the Bible explicitly forbids lying

13:41

Daniel's Citizenship was Not For Sale

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2024/01/19

On January 6 while I was finishing my Christmas series, most of the blogs I follow, my co-conspirators in the fight against Christian Nationalism were reflecting on the third anniversary of the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. These blogs discussed how Christian Nationalism played a significant role in this attack, and argued, correctly, that Christian Nationalism is a threat to democracy and the liberty we cherish. I completely support the efforts of these bloggers because while all forms

14:18

Let Every Heart Sing Part 5

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2024/01/06

For some people, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) strikes during the holiday season. Sometimes, this is due to the loss of a loved one, and at a time when everyone around them is in a festive mood, eagerly anticipating gathering with family, the absence of this loved one can feel more pronounced. The holiday season also comes at a time when the days are at their shortest and the weather is getting colder, and for some people, this absence of sunlight darkens their mood. While I have empathy for

9:43

Let Every Heart Sing Part 4

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2023/12/25

My favorite speaker at the 2023 Evolving Faith Conference which I attended virtually in October was a Native American author and activist, Dr. Randy Woodley. He remarked that when the Puritans and Pilgrims came to America, they encountered a people who were more Christ-like than them, despite never officially hearing the name of Jesus. But because of the way Christian Nationalism—the merging of American and Christian identities—has distorted Christianity, European Christians, and eventually their

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