James McDonald, whose megachurch joined the SBC in 2015, has been busy frivolously suing blogger-journalists for hurting his image by having the audacity to publish true things. Harvest Bible Church made McDonald step down from his position as “president” of the organization in 2017, but retaining him as a celebrity teacher. As Pulpit & Pen reported … Read more
Tulsa is often referred to as the “Buckle of the Bible Belt.” It is home to Oral Roberts University and for decades has been one of the various national epicenters of evangelical charismaticism. Oklahoma itself ranks within the top ten states for church attendance (and the furthest state west, not counting Utah), and Tulsa is … 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
Technically, it wasn’t John MacArthur who was most responsible for The Dallas Statement, also known as the “Social Justice and the Gospel Statement.” MacArthur’s name, however, stands out as hovering above the rest in notoriety. In actuality, the statement was very much a grass-roots effort of concerned evangelicals who have stood witness as a political … Read more
Pulpit & Pen has been aware for some time that a statement has been drafted that opposes the anti-Gospel mission drift of the so-called “Social Justice Movement.”* Called informally (by me, anyway) the Dallas Statement (its official name is the “Social Justice and the Gospel Statement“) has affirmations and denials designed to clearly articulate the … Read more
What’s wrong with Servus Christi? Well, the obvious warning signs are all there. Like Satan, he twists the Scriptures and applies a (Biblical) call to godly separation to an infinite degree, essentially anathematizing the entire Body of Christ and severing it limb from limb (which is not the Scripture’s teaching). Like Satan, Servus Christi’s goal is … Read more
Watch this important clip from Wretched Radio. Friel has it figured out. He discusses Critical Race Theory and how it’s being advanced by The Gospel Coalition.
On a recent episode of Wretched with Todd Friel, Todd discusses the social justice movement in the SBC and evangelicalism.
I think we all knew an “I told you so” was obligatory. Nonetheless, we told you so. You can insert all the outrage you want about that, signal your own virtue, and claim that “I told you so” is uncouth, unchristian, or arrogant. But whatever; both we and you deserve it. We are so incredibly … Read more
On an episode of Wretched, Todd Friel plays a clip from a previous Ligonier conference where RC Sproul affirms charismatics as “heretics” and “apostates,” and that their ministries should not be supported. See video below:
Michael Brown obfuscates on his own faith statement, and Kim Walker Smith’s gospel of emotion. Listen to the episode of Too Wretched for Radio below: http://media.wretchedradio.com/podcasts/TWFR2018-0521.mp3
Thanks to the influence of Todd White, the charismatic suburbanite preacher with Predator dreads who regularly regales audiences of his mostly-unsubstantiated claims to impromptu healings, charismatics around the country have been busy scouting out unsuspecting people who have a physical ailment, for whom they can pray, “lay on hands,” and get healed. White will scout … Read more
Polemics ministries already face the oft-painted and unfortunate caricature of being “hyper-separationists” and “fundamentalists” who can’t play nice or get along with others. In spite of reiterating that we can find good things in the ministries of men, we may often criticize for one reason or another, still some accuse us of anathematizing people “just … Read more
When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it, wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people, he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account, saying, “Touch not my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm!” (Psalm 105:12-15) God gave clear instructions not to touch those especially anointed … Read more
It’s easy to forget the significance of a family integrated church until it’s been challenged. Literally years have gone by without the thought of why we insist families worship together on the Lord’s Day, until this Sunday, when someone left the comment (above) on the live stream of my sermon. The listener could hear the … Read more
