I remember watching Full House as a kid. I’m the same age as Jodie Sweetin, the woman who played adorable little Stephanie Tanner. I watched the show in the TGIF programming block on ABC’s Friday night lineup. I watched it every day on syndication. I’ve probably seen every episode a half-dozen times. I would do pretty … Read more
As we’ve reported ad nauseam, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) is being utilized as a Political Action Committee (PAC) for Roman Catholic presidential contender, Marco Rubio. ERLC president and former Democratic staffer, Russell Moore, shares a number of ideological similarities with Rubio, not the least of which is their mutual … Read more
With roughly the same amount of pages as Louis Berkhof’s Systematic Theology, A Theology of the Family is a daunting book by its sheer size and volume. On the squashable bug meter, this rates five spiders out of five. It’s big. And yet, the book is a fantastic resource that, if read in small doses, … Read more
Perry Noble has put out a video in support of Mark Driscoll, using the account of Barnabas’ “restoration” of John Mark to ministry (which is an interesting retelling). In the clip, Noble compares himself and Driscoll to Barnabas and Mark. Other claims include… Yes, Driscoll did some bad things “back in 2002” but you probably … Read more
Barnabas Piper, the celebrity pastor’s troubled son-turned-blogger-turned Lifeway employee, hosts a podcast brought to you by “Lifeway Leadership.” Lifeway is a Southern Baptist owned entity, widely known for the grossly unhealthy selection of scandalous Word-Faith, anti-Trinitarian, Prosperity Gospel, Omen Interpretation, Astrology and Mysticism books at their retail chains. Pulpit & Pen has produced audio evidence … Read more
Editor’s Note: Below is an open letter from a concerned elderly Southern Baptist laywoman. She has written to me several times regarding her growing concerns with the direction of the Southern Baptist Convention, and the Ethics and Religious Liberties Commission, in particular. The following is a letter that she sent to Daniel Patterson, the Chief … Read more
Back in the old days of Christendom, we had our local church. Megachurches were nearly unheard of, and when they did exist, it was in the vicinity of a large metropolis with a large population. We had the traveling crusades of Billy Graham and Co., and a few smaller traveling ministries that most people from … Read more
There is a plague of young men who call themselves Christians and call themselves Reformed who can quote the greatest theologians and speak all the right lingo and call the Puritans their homeboys and who trade Bible doctrines back and forth like they were Pokemon cards. They believe that what makes them Reformed is the … Read more
Christians should strive to avoid what the Bible calls “filthy lucre” (1 Timothy 3:3, 1 Peter 5:2). Filthy lucre, as the King James calls it (or shameful gain as the ESV has it) amounts to financial increase, money or payment that has come through less-than-godly means. The nationwide Powerball lottery could reach as high as … Read more
But they’re reaching people. They’re reaching people who wouldn’t be reached otherwise. If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that I could get Creflo the 70 million dollar jet he’s been wanting. I could ride in better style than Ed Young’s Ferrari. I could release my bowels in more luxury than Joyce Meyer … Read more
As we’ve reported on numerous times, Southern Baptist President, Ronnie Floyd, spoke at the IHOPKC Onething Conference on Dec 28th, against the better judgement of the majority of Southern Baptists. Floyd, who was introduced by IHOP founder Mike Bickle, as “the President of America’s largest denomination,” in his opening statement said, I’m not here tonight to … Read more
On December 9, the Baptist Press joyously reported that Louisiana College (SBC) regained its accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). They did not report why SACS removed Louisiana College’s accreditation, which was – in part – reporting from Pulpit and Pen that included: A secret committee on the Board of Trustees … Read more
Somebody tell Driscoll there’s already a church for Reformed hipsters in Phoenix. Or don’t. He might run it over with his new bus. Mark Driscoll is planting a church in Phoenix, according to Joel Connelly. Connelly writes at seattlepi.com… Former Mars Hill Church senior pastor Mark Driscoll has filed incorporation papers in Phoenix for a … Read more
I recently wrote an article at Pulpit & Pen that addressed the issue of the evangelical push for celibacy as the best and only option for Christians struggling with same-sex attraction (SSA). Upon publishing the article, I received quite a bit of backlash and hate mail. However, I stand upon the position that the Gospel … Read more
When we first started reporting on Karen Swallow Prior’s ungodly capitulation to the abortion industry in our very first post on her, in which she stated she desired to drop labels like “pro-choice” and “pro-life” in favor of seeking “common ground” with abortionists, Pulpit and Pen received quite a bit of backlash. We even lost … Read more
