Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. – Psalm 116:15 Unfortunately, Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi has lost his battle with Stage IV Stomach Cancer. This was confirmed by Qureshi’s longtime friend, David Wood. According to his penultimate vlog, Qureshi had been placed in palliative care, which is a form … Read more
“RZIM does not have an official ministry position on the doctrines of the Catholic tradition; RZIM focuses its ministry on evangelism and apologetics and strives to stay true to that vision…” Ravi Zacharias International Ministries Some weeks ago, I wrote a critical article about popular RZIM apologist Nabeel Qureshi. In the article, I criticized Qureshi … Read more
From Albert Mohler to the Washington Post, the death of Olive Heiligenthal is making news across the spectrum. Olive, the two-year-old daughter of Bethel Church Redding worship leader Kalley Heiligenthal died unexpectedly last Saturday night. Compounding the tragedy has been the vain, and well-publicized, attempts of Bethel Church’s congregation to resurrect the child through prayer. … Read more
I would like to preface this article by stating that I have no reason to believe that our brother in Christ, Nabeel Qureshi, is not in the presence of the Almighty God at this moment. Nabeel credibly professed faith in Christ alone–even humiliating himself in the face of real persecution to see the gospel go … Read more
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus? In 2014, Zondervan published Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity by Nabeel Qureshi. The book was a huge success. According to Qureshi’s Wikipedia page, “In addition to being a New York Times Best Seller, Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus was awarded the Christian Book Award for the categories of … Read more
I awoke and stumbled out of my Sunday afternoon hibernation bunker to a flurry of messages in the combox I share with the Pulpit & Pen guys, and saw that Seth Dunn was being beaten like a red-headed stepchild in social media (sorry for the lack of colloquialism trigger warning for all you gingers out … Read more
Within the past few years, Nabeel Qureshi has taken the apologetic world by storm. His book Seeking Allah Finding Jesus became a New York Times Best Seller. Qureshi claims to a former Muslim and his book recounts the story of his conversion to Christianity. According to his personal website: Nabeel is a global speaker with Ravi Zacharias International … Read more
JD Hall responds to David Wood’s attack on Pulpit & Pen. I awoke and stumbled out of my Sunday afternoon hibernation bunker to a flurry of messages in the combox I share with the Pulpit & Pen guys, and saw that Seth Dunn was being beaten like a red-headed stepchild in social media (sorry for … Read more
Over two years ago, I wrote a piece here at Pulpit & Pen entitled “Resetting the Evangelical Mindset on Nabeel Qureshi.” Qureshi was, at the time, a darling of the Christian apologetics community and an up-and-coming speaker with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. I expressed concern that the popular and well-respected apologist was participating in an event, Together 2016, with … Read more
A charismatic prophetess by the name of Billye Brim recently appeared on the survival food infomercial known as The Jim Bakker Show. Jim Bakker is the televangelist who raped a woman and was eventually imprisoned for a real estate scheme and using his ministry as a personal piggy bank to pay off the victim. Jim … Read more
Prophet Octavio’s son has yet to be buried. Octavio Nevis calls himself both an Apostle and a Prophet. He is the pastor of Hume Memorial Congregational Church. He declared 2017 to be “The Year of Abundance” (as you can still see on the church’s website). But for him, it wasn’t a year of abundance. It … Read more
You should keep watching, listening and reading WWUTT material. It’s pretty good. That being said, I’ve been wanting to add two cents to the recent discussion surrounding a brief but brusque soundbite on a recent WWUTT podcast. While critiquing Nabeel Qureshi’s affinity for Word-Faith and Montanist cult, Bethel Church Redding, Gabriel Hughes said… “…and Nabeel … Read more
“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Mike Tyson While scripture demands that every believer always be ready to make a defense for his hope in Christ, the most polished defenses of the Christian worldview are expected to come from professional Christian apologists. These men spend their careers obtaining graduate-level educations … Read more
In my first plenary talk on Sola Fide at the Reformation Saskatchewan Conference last weekend, I gave examples of the Roman Catholic Church’s heresies. I also gave quotations from modern evangelical leaders, including Wayne Grudem, Albert Mohler, Nabeel Qureshi, Greg Laurie, Rick Warren, Kenneth Copeland and James Robison that all suggest Roman Catholics can be … Read more
The Together 2016 gathering on the National Mall July 16 had a grand ambition. According to its website, “Moments of historic change are often marked by historic gatherings.” While this can certainly be validated throughout the annals of history within social, cultural, and political arenas, it seems less so within the spiritual one. Indeed, the greatest … Read more
