College football season is nearly here and excitement is in the air. Soon Saturdays down south will be filled with cries of joy and adulation that rival those of the next day’s church worship services. For the next four months, Southerners will be watching and talking about all things college football. This fact surely isn’t … Read more
Following the spectacular implosion of President Nixon’s political career in the Watergate scandal, Warner Brothers released the drama “All The President’s Men.” In a key scene informant Deep Throat tells Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward, “Just follow the money.” These words became a popular motto for investigative reporters and activists opposing financial fraud. In the … Read more
Remember last year when Ed Stetzer decided to leave Lifeway to pursue a prestigious career at Wheaton College as the director of The Billy Graham Distinguished Endowed Chair for Church, Mission, and Evangelism? Stetzer, who still serves as General Editor for the Gospel Project, a Sunday School course designed for Southern Baptist and like-minded Evangelical churches, … Read more
“It is hard for you to kick against the goads.” Acts 26:14 NO. It’s not some new contemporary Christian rock band comprised of Joan Jett divas for Jesus sorts. And, NO, it’s not intended to be either a subtle or candid way of calling Jory Micah or Sarah Bessey (or any of their cadre … Read more
The 2017 church conference circuit is in full swing and with it comes a plethora of unholy alliances. No surprise, Hillsong and Jesus Culture will headline the apostasy this year. In keeping with Paul’s exhortation from Romans 16:17-18, it behooves pastors and Christians to be aware of the sort of tactics that mainstream movements are … Read more
The world has seen a recent rise in the false doctrine of Sectarian Minimalism, a doctrine teaching that attacks the Local Church, either by neglecting it or by outright assaulting it. This doctrine has been put forward by Frank Viola and George Barna in their book, Pagan Christianity, as well as many within the radical wing … Read more
Where do you draw the charismatic line? 30 years ago nobody would’ve given this question much thought because it was easy to answer. People either liked Benny Hinn or thought he was crazy. People thought Kathryn Kuhlman was a great woman of God or a dramatic fraud. People were largely conservative, or charismatic. They either … Read more
“Nothing short of the total destruction of a believer will ever satisfy our adversary. Satan would rend the believer in pieces, break his bones, and utterly destroy him if he could. Do not, therefore, indulge the thought that the main purpose of Satan is to make you miserable. Satan is pleased with that, but that … Read more
“But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 19:14 The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest Protestant denomination in the United States. It represents over 50,000 cooperating churches with a combined membership of over 15 million. The membership rolls … Read more
Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh. Philippians 3:2-3 “And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.” Acts 11:26, circa … Read more
Joel McDurmon – who left the major distinguishing tenets of theonomy some time last year – is for some reason still keeping the fires stoked at American Vision. One would think that the last organization promoting theonomic reconstruction that’s not yet in archive mode might have dismissed McDurmon for ideological treason (they’ve treated other absconders … Read more
“That very church which the world likes best is sure to be that which God abhors.” Charles Spurgeon Bethel Church of Redding, California was founded in 1952 and was affiliated with the Assemblies of God until 2006, when current pastor Bill Johnson led the church to dissociate itself from the denomination. The current attendance at … Read more
Vacation season is wrapping up in Florida as school time is revving up for another year. In the wake of the summer holiday cessation, something else is starting to rev up in the sunshine state … the continuationist healing parade of spiritual charlatans. While the enemy, we know, is pervasive, persistent, and always on the … Read more
Southern Baptists are our own best cheerleaders. The ubiquitous, distinguished sound of back-slapping can be heard long after the annual convention is held. Regardless of whatever stereotypical posturing-reboot the leadership masterminds (this year it was providing yet another chest-thumping denunciation of racism), we’re all sure it was ground-breaking, history-making and brave. Whatever dead horse we decide to beat, … Read more
I have noticed a tendency common among my fellow Reformed and Calvinistic brethren to let down our guard when it comes to those who believe in predestination. We often tend to give them a free pass and withhold discernment if they have a correct understanding of the Doctrines of Grace. Instead of testing all things … Read more
