The New York Times. The London Telegraph. The UK Daily Mail. Fox News, CBS News, NBC News, ABC News. The Washington Post. The Los Angeles Times. The Christian Post. Christianity Today. These are all media outlets that have covered Alex Malarkey’s open letter to Lifeway, admonishing Thom Rainer for selling Heaven Tourism. This story, according to … Read more
Well, the world has now heard about Alex Malarkey’s brave journey and the opposition he has faced by Christian book retailers. For Alex, his journey to reveal his truth began over two years ago. For the Pulpit & Pen, our journey regarding this specific incident began on December 23 when Director of Lifeway Research, Ed … Read more
Several days ago, at the beginning of #the15 movement, we posted this article which we asked “Is this the WORST book Lifeway sells?” We were of course referring to The Mystic Way of Evangelism: A Contemplative Vision for Christian Outreach, by Elaine A. Heath. This book, among other things, told us how we ought to learn … Read more
We at the Pulpit and Pen have been involved in a few skirmishes as of late with Thom Rainer and Ed Stetzer. Much of it stems from our sustained efforts to call attention to some of the theologically atrocious books that can be found in the Lifeway bookstores, particularily offerings from modalist TD Jakes, books … Read more
Jason Paredes is the lead pastor of Fiedler Church, a multi-campus Southern Baptist Church out of Arlington, Texas. He was one of the slim minority of Messengers at the June 2023 Southern Baptist Convention who opposed the disfellowshipping of Saddleback Church. Saddleback, as has been widely reported, was disfellowshipped for appointing a female to the … Read more
On May 26th 2023, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law The Anti-Homosexual Act. This law not only criminalizes homosexual acts but the promotion of homosexuality itself. The act has overwhelming support in Uganada’s government, having been passed by its parliament by a vote of 348-1. Outside of Uganda, however, the law has been severely … Read more
On the most recent episode of his Reasonable Faith podcast, William Lane Craig, the world’s foremost apologist, responded to a four-year old blog about his position on a doctrine known as Universal Revelation Accessibilism. Simply put, to affirm Universal Revelation Accessibilism is to posit that unevangelized people can be saved despite never hearing the gospel … Read more
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To the Members of Redemption Church, Do any of you still remember when you were known as the First Baptist Church of North Mobile? That said something about you. It said where you were. Like the churches of the New Testament, your church was a local one, associated with its city. Right there you were, … Read more
“Friendship is genuine only when you bind fast together people who cleave to you through the charity poured abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is given to us.” Augustine Earlier this month I took some time to watch the livestream of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Like many other conservative … Read more
Dads need to explain to their boys why they still have sex with “mom” and what the big deal is; virtual women aren’t real women and virtual sex is not real sex. Put the phone down and go find a wife. Here’s what Christian dads need to tell their sons about sex with their mom; … Read more
Twenty years ago on Christmas of the year 2000, my future wife read a book by Eric and Leslie Ludy called When God Writes Your Love Story. She was a freshman at college, and just got around to reading the book over the holiday, which had been given her by a High School guidance counselor … Read more
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints” (Psalm 116:15) My friend, Ken Fryer, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly several weeks ago. Many of you knew him, as a number of his articles grace this website. We crossed paths during the Great Louisiana College Debacle of 2014 and became quick … Read more
On December 16, 2016 the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention (ERLC) published an article entitled “The Diversity in Our Christmas Story.” This week, it was reshared via the ERLC Twitter feed. The article was penned by Casey B. Hough, whose Twitter profile lists him as the following: Disciple, Husband of … Read more
God hates your worship. He doesn’t want it. Yes, and let me double-down on that. God Almighty absolutely detests, loathes, and abhors your voice. He would rather you remain mute than sing to him. He would rather you shut your mouth than open it in praise. The companionship of dogs and pigs and are more … Read more
