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Luke Simon
@Luke_Simon7
Christian. Husband. Father. Crossing Students Director @TheCrossingCoMo. MDiv student at Covenant. Gen Z Writer
columbia, mo
Joined September 2024
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    Luke Simon
    @Luke_Simon7
    Oct 1, 2024
    Thanks to @TGC for publishing my new piece on why Gen Z men like me are staying in church! TL/DR: The church offers a clear vision of masculinity, shaped by the cross. This is refreshing to a generation that grew up in a time of confusion surrounding what it means to be a man.
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    The Gospel Coalition
    @TGC
    Oct 1, 2024
    𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐧 𝐙 𝐌𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐌𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 For most of my life, I didn’t feel particularly masculine. I don’t care for fixing engines, blowing stuff up, wrestling in the mud, or getting jacked. I did play football in high school, but as a
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    Luke Simon
    @Luke_Simon7
    May 1, 2025
    Newest piece @TGC The best way to fight lust isn’t just to resist—it’s to feast on something better.
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    The Gospel Coalition
    @TGC
    May 1, 2025
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    Porn Shaped Gen Z Men. The Bible Can Too.
    For the modern man, porn isn’t a guilty indulgence—it’s a daily ritual. In a 2020 Psychology Today article, Michael Castleman estimates that, on average, single men watch porn for 25 minutes per day,...
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    Luke Simon
    @Luke_Simon7
    Jul 7, 2025
    Newest piece @CTmagazine The nicotine pouch is popular with Gen Z men like me. That’s a problem for not just our bodies but also our souls.
    Have Mercy on Me, a Zynner - Christianity Today
    From christianitytoday.com
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    Luke Simon
    @Luke_Simon7
    May 29, 2025
    My newest piece @CTmagazine Gen Z is quietly reshaping church worship—young men gravitating toward tradition and liturgy, young women toward CCM—revealing a growing gender divide shaped by algorithms, values, and spiritual expression.
    The Gen Z Worship War - Christianity Today
    From christianitytoday.com
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    Luke Simon
    @Luke_Simon7
    Feb 3, 2025
    New piece for @TGC In a culture of brain-rot, Gen Z Christians have the opportunity to be builders. How? Reading. Phones give us slogans that sell, but books give us wisdom that builds.
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    The Gospel Coalition
    @TGC
    Feb 3, 2025
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    𝗚𝗲𝗻 𝗭, 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 ‘𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝘁’ 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀
    When I was a senior in high school, I admitted myself into rehab. Not the kind with fluorescent lights and group therapy but a self-prescribed rehab from my constant companion: my phone. My phone...
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    Luke Simon
    @Luke_Simon7
    Feb 19, 2025
    My newest piece. A response to @bariweiss and @Louise_m_perry's conversation last Thursday on Honestly
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    Mere Orthodoxy
    @mereorthodoxy
    Feb 19, 2025
    Defining Healthy Masculinity: A Response to Louise Perry hubs.li/Q037jM5m0
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    Luke Simon
    @Luke_Simon7
    Jan 1, 2025
    Happy New Year! Here’s my newest piece on @TGC giving you the one New Year’s resolution worth taking seriously this year
    A New Year’s Resolution Worth Taking Seriously
    From thegospelcoalition.org
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    Luke Simon
    @Luke_Simon7
    Mar 6, 2025
    Newest piece! @TGC
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    The Gospel Coalition
    @TGC
    Mar 6, 2025
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    Jesus: Trustworthy Leader for a Gen Z Skeptic
    If your name begins with a title, I don’t trust you. If that offends you, I’m sorry, but it’s not entirely my fault—it’s how I was raised. Presidents are above the law, doctors bow to Big Pharma, CEOs...
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    Luke Simon
    @Luke_Simon7
    Jan 20, 2025
    My newest piece on @mereorthodoxy Luigi Mangione, Lily Phillips, and Life in the Ruins.
    Luigi Mangione, Lily Phillips, and Life in the Ruins
    From mereorthodoxy.com
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    Luke Simon
    @Luke_Simon7
    Oct 1, 2024
    Replying to @GShaneMorris
    Hey Shane, I'm the author of this piece. Thanks for reading it! I agree, the church has not always exemplified cruciform masculinity. But (on average) I think having Jesus as the ultimate model has acted as a guardrail from the extremes of the culture.
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    Luke Simon
    @Luke_Simon7
    Feb 19, 2025
    Replying to @Luke_Simon7
    5/6 The kind of "heroic" masculinity Perry and Weiss long for—the kind that is strong yet sacrificial, powerful yet protective—has never come from cultural Christianity. It has always come from one place: genuine faith in Jesus.
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    Luke Simon
    @Luke_Simon7
    Feb 19, 2025
    🧵: Last Thursday on @thehonestlypod, @louise_m_perry was asked by @bariweiss: “How do we bring back [heroic masculinity] without bringing back toxic masculinity?” She wasn’t sure. But the answer was right in front of her.
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    Luke Simon
    @Luke_Simon7
    Jul 22, 2025
    Had a fun conversation with @drmoore and Clarissa on The Bulletin last Friday, discussing my recent article on Zyn for @CTmagazine . Give it a listen!
    Epstein, Zyn, and the Legacies of Jimmy Swaggart and John MacArthur - Christianity Today
    From christianitytoday.com
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