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A Rational Response to the Criticism of Village Church

“That’s OK.” – Random lost person, when granting their form of forgiveness PREFACE So you think pedophilia is OK? So you think molesting your sisters is OK? So you think incest is OK? So you think child pornography is OK? Those are the questions we’ve received this week after Cameron’s post, The Gospel is for … Read more

Three Reasons I’m Encouraged by American Evangelicalism

Psalm 135:6 [ESV]  Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps. [dropcap]W[/dropcap]e live in a time where it seems as though American Evangelicalism is purposely doing whatever it can to undermine the authority of scripture and the sovereignty of God.  Seeker-sensitive mega churches and their pastors are … Read more

NOBTS: Apparently, the Campbellites Won

The religion of the Baptist is an inward, spiritual religion, that of the Campbellite an external, formal, mechanical religion. Between them there is the difference of the poles. People sometimes say that Baptists and Campbellites are so near together that they ought to unite. As a matter of fact, there are no two denominations on … Read more

These Preachers Ain’t Loyal: Why Jamal Harrison Bryant is Symptomatic of a Deeper Problem

I am thankful that good preaching knows no racial boundaries. I am as blessed by the careful, deliberate style of Dr John MacArthur as I am by the thundering and borderline-melodic style of Dr Eric Mason because in my book, the message is greater than the delivery style of the messenger. At the heart of … Read more

Southern Baptist Church Becomes Gay-Affirming

Patheos was the first (that I know of) to report on a Southern Baptist Church in California now embracing sodomy. Danny Cortez, impastor of New Heart Community Church in La Marida, California, has changed his views on gay marriage. Not surprisingly, his son recently “came out of the closet.” I’m sure the two are unrelated. … Read more

Floyd’s Cross Church Does the Harlem Shake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwkAAzGomL0 At a special weekend apparently and ironically themed “The Glory of God,”, youth at Cross Church do the “Harlem Shake.” The church, then, posted the video on their YouTube channel. In case pop-culture is not your thing, the Harlem Shake is a dance popularized by a musical artist (I use that word loosely) named … Read more

Does Christianity Need a Chris Rosebrough?

No. Christianity does not need Chris Rosebrough. God is self-sufficient, Gospel is complete, and Jesus needs nothing and no one. So, please forgive the question. Perhaps a better question would be, “Is there a need in the Christian church for Chris Rosebrough and the work of discernment ministries?” Chris is best known for his program, … Read more