Mark Driscoll has been a train wreck. Now he’s in the news again. Here’s how we’ve covered the Driscoll saga (in reverse chronological order). Driscoll defends Roman Catholic doctrine, says Roman Catholics are Christians (link). Perry noble tries to restore Driscoll (before falling himself due to alcoholism) to ministry (link). Driscoll plants ‘Trinity Church’ in … Read more
Matt Chandler is a curious figure. As a well-known and popular pastor with a charming personality and enough charisma to attract a massive following, his words and opinions never go unnoticed. Opinions are like…well, let’s just say like everyone else, he has one–and he has one on everything. In a recent tweet which appears to … Read more
“And the Apostle Paul discovered that the Bereans were searching the Scriptures to verify that all that he taught was true and he became indignant. The next podcast he lambasted the Bereans for questioning his teaching. The Pauline faction at Corinth, along with Silas, Timothy, Luke and Paul’s other traveling companions, picked up on the offensive … Read more
Beth Moore is releasing a new book and study series called “The Quest”. She offers a glimpse into its purpose with the words, “To foster an adventurer-mentality as royal subjects of royal blood unrecognized by the world but headed to an unshakable kingdom worth the arduous trip”, referencing Acts 14:22. She did not lay the … Read more
One common claim is that any disagreement between Christian brothers should always be handled in private. It is said that every disagreement, argument, rebuke, reproof, or correction should only be made public when one has already contacted them privately and they did not listen. This is often based upon a misinterpretation of Matthew 18, and … Read more
Destined To Win: How To Embrace Your God-Given Identity And Realize Your Kingdom Purpose Author: Kris Vallotton Foreword: Lisa Bevere Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Thomas Nelson (January 3, 2017) Language: English ISBN-10: 0718080645 / ISBN-13: 978-0718080648 The endorsements alone are enough to warrant a “Warning: Heretical & Hermeneutical Danger Ahead” notice on its cover. … Read more
“The first person speaking of Jesus in Jesus Calling is a tremendous blessing in my life devotionally as His promises come alive in my heart.” Johnny Hunt There was a time when Johnny Hunt was one of the most respectable names in all of Southern Baptist life. As a defender of biblical inerrancy, Hunt was one of … Read more
Five days after Donald Trump announced that, despite the “I was born with this anatomy” gender clues, people should be free to use the bathroom of their choice, Perry Noble tacitly endorsed him. At a minimum, Noble lauds “the Donald” as a worthy leadership example. In Four Reasons Why I Believe Donald Trump Will … Read more
“Every gang-banger will produce ten people who say they were someplace else while all of this happened.” –Carl Winslow, Family Matters, Born to Mild, Season 3, Episode 9 Religion News Service correspondent, Jonathan Merritt, published an article on his Faith and Culture blog this week entitled “Does Russell Moore really represent Southern Baptists.” Merritt published his piece … Read more
To repress these very sharp arguments of the laity by force alone, and not to resolve them by giving reasons, is to expose the church and Lifeway the pope to the ridicule of their enemies and to make Christians unhappy. – #90, Martin Luther 95 Theses Martin Luther was incensed that Johan Tetzel, commissioned by … Read more
PREFACE I’m a Baptist of Baptists. I wasn’t baby-dedicated at my church on the 8th day, but it was done within a few weeks. I grew up in a Southern Baptist church in a family that faithfully gave. As a carefree middle-class youth, I never knew how much was given but it made an impression … Read more
…the International Mission Board (IMB) Board of Trustees voted to open new pathways of service by, among other things, removing previous restrictions that had been developed a decade ago. In 2005, the IMB BoT created restrictions to missionary service that included barring anyone from service who …had been baptized by immersion in a church that … Read more
An excellent book is now available that examines the teachings of two of the most influential figures among evangelicals today: “The Hedonism and Homosexuality of John Piper and Sam Allberry: Turning the Grace of God into Lasciviousness.” In this definitive critique, author Enoch Burke shows that both men have introduced novel terms into the church, … Read more
Todd White, as our polemics resources have chronicled over many years, is one of the most notorious parlor-tricksters, mentalists, and miracle-hustlers in extremist charismania. And starting earlier this week, he has many people convinced from a recent sermon that he’s seen the light and is repentant for teaching a false gospel. HOPE Anyone can be … Read more
For many people, the last they heard from Rob Bell was in 2011. He had risen to prominence in the early 2000s, fueled by his popular NOOMA video’s which kickstarted his mainstream fame, and later on with a series of books like Velvet Jesus, Sex God, and Jesus Wants To Save Christians. Imbued with a gift for … Read more
