Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” And he said to them, “When you pray, say: “Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread, and forgive … Read more
Tony Miano recently wrote an article titled “Abortion Abolition is Not the Gospel“. As far as that goes, we agree with Miano: abolition is not the Gospel. We have said the same thing ourselves on numerous occasions. We are Gospel-centered, and as we have explained to our critics before, we believe that the work of … Read more
This is an article released and written by Kelly Boggs of the Baptist Message. I am aware that for a long, long time, Louisiana Baptists have been begging Kelly Boggs to run an article highlighting these very issue. Boggs issued this article only after the secular press, in particular the Town Talk, ran (much less … Read more
Monday – Program Summary: In this episode, JD briefly discusses Tim Rogers’ continued use of alleged child molestation to discredit those calling for Caner’s repentance, then moves on to exegete Acts 2:38 to address baptismal regeneration and why we are baptized BECAUSE we’ve been forgiven and not in order to be forgiven. For the Daily … Read more
I recently found myself embroiled in a skirmish with some people in regards to the usefulness of secular counseling and psychotherapy to the Christian believer. Specifically it was with a Pastor who was saying that he recommended those in his flock who were experiencing anxiety, depression, and various distresses to go see a secular counselor. … Read more
Monday: Program Summary – In today’s program, JD first discusses Phillips, Craig and Dean’s signing a statement affirming the Southern Baptist Faith & Message and why Southern Baptists (and other evangelicals) should still be very, very cautious. JD also discusses Tony Miano’s arrest and in the Daily #DOWNGRADE segment, JD addresses Tim Guthrie’s recent rant … Read more
Monday’s Program; James White and Justin Peters – JD addresses Dr. Michael Brown’s promotion (for lack of a better term) and partnership (for lack of a better term) with Benny Hinn. He also addressed this on his website, here. The article from Charisma magazine that Brown authored which JD references is here. [Find this episode’s … Read more
There is an art to most modern evangelical altar calls today. While this is no means a detailed vivisection of the entire process, it does highlight one key element that seems to be crucial to sustaining the entire process and practice. Hopefully the sheer familiarity and shared experience of such encounters will serve to prove … Read more
Thanks to Jared Moore for talking about the Harry Potter Bible Study, which will air tomorrow. I told him that I’d link to his new book, “Ten Sacred Cows in Christianity that Need to Be Tipped.” Although I don’t necessarily recommend this book (having only skimmed it), I want you to feel free to read … Read more
Modern Evangelicalism is enamored with the urban. Want people to swoon? Then tell them you’re an urban or inner-city minister or missionary and they will swoon…if you’re doing urban ministry you’re doing real ministry…and God forbid if you’re doing rural ministry, you probably don’t even deserve to live.” This quotation from Voddie Baucham is from … Read more
