We Fall Down. Your Grace is Enough. Here I am to Worship. These are all songs that Chris Tomlin has written and/or performed. Some of them are very, very good songs. Tomlin is the Texas-based Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) star who was once a staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is currently the … Read more
Prophet Octavio’s son has yet to be buried. Octavio Nevis calls himself both an Apostle and a Prophet. He is the pastor of Hume Memorial Congregational Church. He declared 2017 to be “The Year of Abundance” (as you can still see on the church’s website). But for him, it wasn’t a year of abundance. It … Read more
Matt Chandler just made an excellent move. As we explained in this post, Matt Chandler announced that Village Church was leaving behind the unbiblical multi-site church model. Of course, he didn’t call the model unbiblical and he explained that making the churches autonomous was a part of a “vision,” but still, it’s an improvement. … Read more
I would like to preface this article by stating that I have no reason to believe that our brother in Christ, Nabeel Qureshi, is not in the presence of the Almighty God at this moment. Nabeel credibly professed faith in Christ alone–even humiliating himself in the face of real persecution to see the gospel go … Read more
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. – Psalm 116:15 Unfortunately, Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi has lost his battle with Stage IV Stomach Cancer. This was confirmed by Qureshi’s longtime friend, David Wood. According to his penultimate vlog, Qureshi had been placed in palliative care, which is a form … Read more
There is a new bible translation interpretation … let’s just cut to the chase, it’s not even a bible. It’s a collection of fiction stories that have a somewhat similar theme to the Scriptures but adds a whole lot of personal imagination to it. I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of … Read more
Pulpit & Pen has been an outspoken critic of charismatic mega-organizations such as Bethel, IHOPKC, and Hillsong. The unsound doctrine inherent in such denomination-church hybrids gives way to not only an unfruitful mission but paves the way for a debased leadership who, in many cases, end up in some kind of scandal. Moral depreciation is no stranger … Read more
Paige Patterson, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention and current president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, recently penned an article at the International Mission Board (IMB) website, entitled, The Anabaptists, Evangelists, and Missions. In this article, Patterson gives glowing accolades to a sub-Christian sect known historically as the Anabaptists. In the article, he states, … Read more
Kris Vallotton, the Senior Associate Leader of Bethel Church in Redding, California, and co-founder of Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry believes that God wants you to have wealth, stating that “contrary to what we may have been taught,” wealth is actually a sign of God’s blessing. In the article, Vallotton offers no scriptural support for any … Read more
Welcome! My name is Michael Coughlin. I am a Christian street preacher. I go to locations where groups of people will be gathered and proclaim the glorious gospel of grace to all those within earshot. Because faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of Christ, I have confidence that preaching God’s Word, in … Read more
“ … in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep. 2 Peter 2:2 In Revelation 2:20, Christ chided the church of Thyatira in no uncertain terms. “I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls … Read more
“This haunted face holds no horror for me now. It’s in your soul that the true distortion lies.” Christine, the Phantom of the Opera It almost goes without saying that the best Broadway musicals are the ones with best scores. The most enduring shows are the ones with songs that stick. The Phantom of the … Read more
The 2017 church conference circuit is in full swing and with it comes a plethora of unholy alliances. No surprise, Hillsong and Jesus Culture will headline the apostasy this year. In keeping with Paul’s exhortation from Romans 16:17-18, it behooves pastors and Christians to be aware of the sort of tactics that mainstream movements are … Read more
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus? In 2014, Zondervan published Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity by Nabeel Qureshi. The book was a huge success. According to Qureshi’s Wikipedia page, “In addition to being a New York Times Best Seller, Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus was awarded the Christian Book Award for the categories of … Read more
The SBC pastor closes his blog entry endorsement with this statement: “Both Al Mohler and Paul Young believe the same thing about God’s unconditional love and Christ’s effectual death. They just disagree for whom it was intended. So go and enjoy the Shack. It is not heresy.” Consider now a distinctly different comment from another … Read more
