Who is Samuel Sey? Well, he’s a guy who has a Twitter following. That’s a generous summary of his contributions. And it’s popular for people to fire pea-shooters at Pulpit & Pen and get a few hundred likes from the same regular gutter-dwellers who always love anything negative about Pulpit & Pen. It’s cheap applause … Read more
James MacDonald, the embattled pastor who for so long seemed to have been able to get away with just about anything and everything, is finally out as pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel. The decision follows a failed lawsuit against bloggers who did little more than tell the truth and report the news about his ministry. … Read more
Wheaton College is so theologically messed up that it has handed over the Billy Graham Center to Ed Stetzer, who has subsequently trotted in the Mystichicks (Moore, Voskamp, Caine) to disciple and teach the students. Ed Stetzer has been on the wrong side (and the money-making side) of every evangelical controversy in the last fifteen … Read more
At one time, the G3 Conference was – along with the Shepherds’ Conference – considered by many of us to be the benchmark of the solid Christian conference. With names that are almost venerable to conservative evangelical believers – Paul Washer, Voddie Baucham, et al – the conference was seen largely as a flashy display … Read more
[Reformation Charlotte] Every day, we hear something about a celebrity Christian pop artist “doing something good,” or topping some kind of chart. That’s the problem. We hear about the artist. We hear about what the artist is doing, how many followers on social media they have, what kind of good deeds they’ve been up to. … Read more
It appears that LGBT activists in a small California community have successfully put their target’s head on a platter. Pulpit & Pen brought to you the news of Pastor Justin Hoke posting “Bruce Jenner is still a man. Homosexuality is still sin. The culture may change. The Bible does not” on the church sign at … Read more
[CNS News] Some claim that building a wall is a “medieval solution” to a modern problem. The wheel is an ancient solution too. Nobody’s complaining about that. POTUS is on target. Walls do work; as in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah, walls are still viable solutions. Why now? Just days away are the March for … Read more
[World] The success of LGBT activists in dictating how therapists counsel minors about sexuality and gender dysphoria continues to gain momentum as we head into 2019. Some pro-LGBT groups want to make it illegal for therapists to encourage children to embrace heterosexuality or their biological sex and expect legislative victories in at least four states … Read more
(RNS) — Snake-handling Pentecostals may be on the fringe of American religious culture, but a new opera brings their exuberant worship and rockabilly-inspired music to center stage this week. “Taking Up Serpents,” a 60-minute work by composer Kamala Sankaram and librettist Jerre Dye, debuts Jan. 11 and 13 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. … Read more
(RNS) — Ahead of next month’s special session on sexuality intended to resolve an issue that has dogged the United Methodist Church for decades, a group of affiliated college and university presidents issued a strong call for full inclusion of LGBTQ Christians. The group, which represents presidents of 93 United Methodist-affiliated colleges and universities, urged … Read more
