Dear Christian Brother or Sister, I’m a Baptist, like you. I want to see God glorified. I want to see the gospel go forth to the nations. I am a graduate of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, a school that your church has supported with the money you put in the offering plate. You subsidized … Read more
Who is the worst Christian of 2019? On the surface, this seems like a foolish or even pharisaical question. The fact of the matter is that there are none worthy to stand righteous before God except his perfect son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Every believer struggles with sin every day and will continue to do … Read more
Many are asking when our exposé is coming out on Apologia Church and their immoral and grossly disqualifying practice of secretly recording audio of church members’ confessions of sins and later using them for retaliatory purposes. The answer is soon, but I wanted to give a quick update. As you probably already know, Jeff Durbin … Read more
Who out there, among the professing, has had the most deleterious effect on the health of the body of Christ in the year 2019? Using a number of criteria Pulpit & Pen has identified a list of nominees from a pool of eligible individuals (obvious charlatans and the theologically heterodox* were not included for consideration). In … Read more
As Pulpit & Pen has previously reported, Apologia Church secretly recorded clergy-penitent conversations to archive and later use for retaliatory purposes. After we reported that Apologia’s secret sin confession recordings found its way on YouTube (with both Durbin and White using it to threaten Tim Hurd), the church was silent for days while many of … Read more
Christians ought to train their powers of discernment to be ready to defend the good and denounce the evil. Paul commends those who reason carefully about what they hear—and who do not simply follow the persuasive power of a famous leader. “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word … Read more
We call Apologia Church elders (Pastor Jeff Durbin and others) to publicly repent for secretly recording church members and others for archiving and for later use in retaliation against those who would criticize them. It is horrible pastoral malfeasance. It is abusive toward everyone involved. It is a shame to one’s ordination. It is cult-like. … Read more
Imagine you had a private conversation with ordained clergy, confessing your sins. Then imagine those clergy members secretly recorded that call and later chose to anonymously put that info online in order to punish you. That’s what Apologia church leaders did when Tim Hurd called them to confess some ill-will in his heart and apologize … Read more
“The doctrines of grace were reclaimed during the Reformation period, largely neglected during the nineteenth century, but revived in recent times.” “These great doctrines continue to encourage, excite, and embolden those who discover and embrace them.” Here’s what Expositor Level Patrons are receiving this month in the mail: The Doctrines of Grace: An Introduction to … Read more
“I want you to imagine having electronic communication with your [seven-year-old] son on FaceTime, and imagine that your ex-wife has dressed him as a drag queen to talk to you. He has false eyelashes and makeup. His hair has got glitter in it. He’s wearing a dress” said Jeffrey Younger. “Now imagine how you would … Read more
Hi Erick, You have a great website, The Resurgent (I link it to show you courtesy, as I usually don’t link lesser-known blog sites). Truthfully though, I’ve never listened to your radio show. I’m more of a Steve Deace kind of guy (no offense). I admire a man who knows his theology well enough to … Read more
In 1959, the Roman Catholic Church, under the leadership of Pope John XXII created Vatican II, one hundred years after Vatican I. The First Vatican Council of the Roman Catholic Church was the twentieth ecumenical council that took place three centuries after the 1869 Council of Trent. Vatican II was a shock not only to … Read more
Another Southern Baptist Church has left the SBC over what many are calling a complete undoing of the Conservative Resurgence. Pastor Jeff Noblit of the booming Grace Life Church of the Shoals (Muscle Shoals, AL) mentioned a number of problematic issues with their denomination but said that the denomination’s support for Beth Moore’s ministry was … Read more
After widespread outrage for tweeting endorsements for Paula White’s new book, a number of prominent conservative Christian leaders deleted their tweets. Among the outraged were primarily progressive evangelicals who venerate other heretics, like Martin Luther King and James Cone. These leftists had an ax to grind with White, who serves as Trump’s spiritual adviser. However, … Read more
An Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) employee is calling for prominent conservative Southern Baptist leaders to be excommunicated from the denomination after they endorsed a book by one of President Trump’s spiritual advisers. Projecting himself as a friend of Barack Obama and hardly – if ever – critical of his policies, Russell Moore’s antipathy … Read more
