A blog we haven’t heard of from a person we haven’t heard of (Chris Bolt), was tweeted to Pulpit & Pen by ecumenist, Eric Teetsel (who we’ve written about here and here) and provided some “explanations” for some of the quotations and citations made in our first piece about Karen Swallow Prior. Currently with more … Read more
The other day, the P&P contributors were chatting in our “convo bunker” about who was the most sychophantic follower of Southern Baptist celebrity leaders. There were a few names mentioned, but Brent Hobbs came to the very top. I know the Southern Baptist blogosphere frontwards, backwards and sideways. Hobbs is, far and beyond, the greatest sycophant … Read more
So, I’m going to the Southern Baptist Convention. And, I plan on voting on a few things. And, I plan on being drowned out in a sea of apathy as foregone conclusions masquerade as motions – you know, the typical things you might see at a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting. The last time I was … Read more
For those of you who have seen my social media, be it Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook, you probably know that I, like many others, support #the15. I believe that it is wrong for LifeWay to support and sell heresy for a profit. I recently entered in to a LifeWay store, and I took pictures of … Read more
***Note, this article was written by Jim Fletcher at his WND blog, and is being reprinted here with permission. You can view the original article here. “The Internets” have given everyone a voice today. Obviously, that’s both good and bad. Computer technology has really leveled the playing field, so the classic “writer living in his … Read more
Editors Note. This article was originally written and posted at RC Blog and is being reprinted here with permission. 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 … Read more
“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
Alex Malarkey penned his open letter to Lifeway on January 15, nearly a month and a half ago. The letter was soon printed in virtually every major media outlet in the western world (and beyond, as far as the South China Morning Post, in fact). Alex bled his heart out to Thom Rainer and the executives … Read more
Ed Stetzer has faced some criticism lately. Criticism, of course, that began with some unkind words to a certain friend of Pulpit & Pen on Twitter and culminated in an open letter to Lifeway by one of the victims of the entity’s pursuit for filthy lucre, a young man named Alex Malarkey, which just happened … Read more
We all know how critical many have been of Lifeway “Christian” Stores lately and for good reason. Lifeway, as an extension of the Southern Baptist Convention, and representing the larger section of conservative Evangelical Christianity, seems to have a knack for peddling heresy for profit. First, there was the uprising against well-known heresy such as … Read more
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
Earlier today, the news broke that the publishing arm of the SBC, LifeWay, and Tyndale House, a major Christian publisher, would stop selling the book “The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven.” In a statement issued by Mark King, Director of Communications at Lifeway, he confirmed that the stores are pulling the book, stating: LifeWay was … Read more
UPDATE 1 ! According to sources, Lifeway intends to pull this book from it’s bookstore! Warren Throckmorton has the story, but the gist is that in response to Throckmorton’s questions, “Martin King, Director of Communications at Lifeway issued a statement saying the stores are pulling the book: “LifeWay was informed this week that Alex Malarkey has retracted … Read more
Pulpit & Pen, praise be to God, is making a difference in the world of theology and worldviews, and has grown beyond our wildest imaginations. We push up against (or exceed) a million readers every single month. Our U.S. Alexa rank is—as of this afternoon—10,808. By the way, you can add the Alexa chrome extension … Read more
