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Heaven Tourism: The Saga Continues

In the wake of Alex Malarkey’s courageous confession that he lied about his trip to Heaven as a young boy in his book, The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven, it appeared as the whole Heaven Tourism issue was beginning to lose ground. The massive outcry by #The15 against Lifeway bookstores, in conjunction with Alex’s recantation of his story, prompted Lifeway to remove all Heaven Tourism books from the stores shelves, though they won’t admit that’s why they did it. The recantation of Alex’s story also caused many to doubt Colton Burpo’s story as well, regarding his story of visiting Heaven in his book and upcoming movie Heaven is for Real. Burpo then felt he needed to come out and make a statement–one where he unabashedly claimed that he stands by his story. Just when it seems like all of this doubt being cast upon the subject was causing people to rethink their beliefs on these fictional stories, the publicity of a new miracle tale is refueling the old fire.

Nicola Menzie and the Facade of Christian Journalism

Nicola Menzi is a writer working for the Christian Post. Regurgitating most of the information from Christianity Today‘s article regarding the blacklist of books for future special order requests (which was written by Bob Smietana – who less than one month before was the senior writer for a Lifeway publication), Menzi adds really only a single caveat not … Read more

Who’s Afraid of Clark Pinnock? – The LifeWay List & Moral Bankruptcy

“Hush, hush; Keep it down now.  Voices carry.” – Aimee Man Clark Pinnock is a deceased biblical scholar, theologian, and apologist.  For a time, he was a member of the faculty of a Southern Baptist seminary.  During his career he was a proponent of open theism and was supportive of annihilationism.  With regards to the eternal … Read more

Luke Chapter 1, Verse 57-66

57 Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. 58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her. 59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the … Read more

Brother’s Keeper

Editor’s Note. This article was originally written by Fred Butler and posted at Hip and Thigh and is being reposted here with permission. What I am about to state here is raw and blunt. I am placing myself at great risk of receiving severe wedgies from a variety of antagonists. Friends may reprove me for stirring … Read more

Anonymous ‘Christian’ Trolls

According to Wikipedia, a “troll” is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflamatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or otherwise disrupting normal on-topic conversation. Notice the word “deliberate intent” in the above definition. … Read more

Luke Chapter 1, Verse 24-38, Bible Study

24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, 25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men. This should be an examples to us, that despite Zechariah’s unfaithfulness, the Lord’s will will be accomplished. … Read more

CMI has Answers…and Merchandise

“In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth” Genesis 1:1 Gary Bates, a member of Eastside Baptist Church in Marietta, GA, “believes that Creation Ministries International could be the best kept secret in Christendom”.  If this is true, Bates should know; it’s his ministry organization.  Bates is the CEO of Creation Ministries USA … Read more

God Will Be Glorified In the Destruction of Sinners

Romans 9:22-23 “What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory—” What an incredibly sobering passage written by … Read more

Addressing Critics of the Discerning – Part 1

Once in a while, I’ll have a conversation with a pastor, usually a Southern Baptist pastor, who has read some of my articles, and find it puzzling that I would be calling out such leaders as Russell Moore or Ronnie Floyd. What I often notice however, is that while most of the time this pastor … Read more

Christians Attack Their Own In the Name of Love: The Plight of Practicing Biblical Discernment

Editor’s Note. This article was originally written and posted at EntreatingFavor.com and is being reprinted here with permission. 1 Timothy 6:3-4 [ESV] “If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, he is puffed up with conceit and understands … Read more

On the Theonomy Debate Recording

But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by Heaven or by Earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation. – James 5:12 Joel McDurmon posted a post-debate rebuttal at American Vision today, complaining (ironically) that JD … Read more

Chris Rosebrough and Nadia Bolz Webber: Would You Take A Picture With A Heretic?

” I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people. Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. But now I have written to you … Read more

Russell Moore: Advancing Socialism ”starts with the Church.”

The Southern Baptist’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission’s President, Russell Moore, has been very outspoken about the need for the Church to address racism. In fact, the majority of the SBC’s leadership has followed him into this rabbit hole and made dealing with racism their personal mission, as well as one of the official missions … Read more