Christian Influencers You Should Know

I have some good news for you – there are some good people on the internet.

I know, I know… Scrolling on social media can be a depressing experience, even in self-proclaimed Christian circles. There is a lot of needless division, immaturity, greed, and attention-seeking, and when you stamp the name of Jesus on that, it can leave you with a sick feeling in your stomach. Social media is such an incredible opportunity to speak to the masses, but sometimes the loudest people wearing the badge of “Christian” don’t behave much like Christ.

Thankfully, however, some people are using their influence well, acting like Christians should act, and bringing real value to the world.

Today, we want to highlight some great accounts on various social media platforms of open Christians, doing their thing in an open-hearted and yet uncompromising way.

We’ll start off with a member of the largest YouTube account in the world, Chandler Hallow.

Chandler Hallow

15.5M on TikTok: @chandlerhallow
5M on IG: @chandlerhallow
1.1M on X: @ChandlerHallow

If you’ve ever seen the enormously popular YouTube channel, Mr. Beast, then you know it’s a big deal. This channel essentially invented “entertainment philanthropy” as a genre, in which Mr. Beast (Jimmy Donaldson) gives away houses, hundreds of thousands of dollars, and cars to people who really need them…

Ruslan KD

600k on YouTube: @RuslanKD
31.5k on X: @RuslanKD
78k on TikTok: @RuslanKD

If you’re ever wondering what it would be like to see a reasonable Christian worldview interacting with and commenting on current events and culture, San Diego YouTube star Ruslan may be the man for you. A musician, businessman, and open Christian, Ruslan’s mission is to engage with the world in a respectful, thoughtful way through a biblical perspective…

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It’s been a pretty interesting month for frequent fliers, and for those who invest in major U.S. airlines. First, thousands of flights were delayed and canceled last week, as an error in a critical software update grounded flights across the nation. (It also crippled, hospitals, banks, and businesses). Many travelers were stranded in airports for days. This comes during a time of an oversupply of demand for air travel, which has not translated into increased profits for most carriers, due to rising costs of labor, fuel, and continued supply chain issues. Southwest Air, for its part, has seen a 46% drop in its profit and is now scrambling to adjust its business model to bring in additional revenue, such as ending the open seating policy, selling extra legroom, and adding overnight flights…

U.S. GDP growth increased sharply in Q2, to 2.8%, when adjusting for inflation and seasonality. Tech stocks and crypto slid last week, though Bitcoin rallied significantly after Trump spoke at a Bitcoin rally and promised to make the US the “crypto capital of the world.” The average 30 year fixed mortgage rate sat at around 6.9% as of Monday, according to BankRate…

The 2024 Summer Olympics officially kicked off last week in Paris, in a massive spectacle that has been called the most ambitious opening ceremony ever as well as “shocking and insulting” and “a bad start.” France’s budget for the games this year is $10 billion, which is, amazingly, far lower than the budget of recent Summer Games. (Tokyo 2020 cost $13 billion; Rio 2016 cost $13.6 billion; London 2012 cost $15 billion.) Some estimates of Paris 2024 suggest it could yield between 7 and 12 billion dollars, which represents a huge loss, but some argue that there are positive, lasting economic effects of hosting the games which are difficult to measure…

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Sure, persistence can pay off, but it can also be annoying and off-putting, if a “No” has already been said with finality, like in the examples above. Conventional wisdom says that you want to get your target saying “Yes” a lot so that it’s easy to say the final “Yes” - the one that actually matters. So a lot of scripts go like this:…

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