Charismatic prophets promise they can heal all manner of diseases and ailments. Benny Hinn claims to have healed whole hospitals (he was also admitted to one for being sick a while back). Todd Bentley claims to have raised the dead. Kenneth Copeland claims to have made the blind sea and Gloria Copeland promised Christians wouldn’t … Read more
Charismatic prophets are regularly “decreeing and declaring” nonsense crackpottery into the air, but sometimes they give health advice that’s downright dangerous. Gloria Copeland famously claimed that believers have “Holy Spirit flu vaccines,” before backtracking and having to “clarify” she wasn’t saying believers shouldn’t get real vaccines per se. And now, a prominent charismatic prophet claims … Read more
The renown charismatic apologist and New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) leader, Dr. Michael Brown, recently denied confidence in the literal creation account given in the Bible. Instead, Brown claimed that believing in an “old earth” view propagated by Socinians and theistic evolutionists could be equally as valid. With all of the sham miracles, false signs and … Read more
Michael Brown, who is treated as an innocent and harmless Christian by less-discerning evangelicals, has proven that no amount of unorthodoxy is left uncovered by deceiving smile and happy disposition. The man is a danger to the church. Churchwatch Central examines his most recent endorsement of parlor-trickery expert and mentalist, Todd White. [Churchwatch Central] It … Read more
Word-Faith theology teaches that Christians are basically “little gods” that can decree and declare miracles to happen. Being gifted with a Jesus-complex, Word-Faith charismatics gathered in Florida to rebuke Hurricane Dorian and to command it ‘peace, be still.’ With outstretched arms, praying to Hurricane Dorian instead of praying to God, a group of professing believers … Read more
A contributor to The Gospel Coalition, Desiring God, and the ERLC – a butch lady preacher and Same-Sex Attracted ‘spoken word artist’ named Jackie Hill Perry – is only making things worse for herself as she’s trying to defend her endorsement of Bethel Church and Jenn Johnson over the weekend. From Reformation Charlotte: “Last week, … Read more
Michael Brown is a popular ‘Christian’ apologist who is right on some issues, but damnably wrong on others. But more than anything, Michael Brown is an apologist for the worst and most extreme occultism of hyper-charismania. If you’re paying close attention, you’ll see that Michael Brown is an apologist for the devil. Most recently, Michael … Read more
David Barton, the popular conservative historian, who we have previously written about here, recently appeared on Jim Bakker’s doomsday prophecy show and survival supplies infomercial to sell his new Bible. Barton perhaps reached the apex of his career last weekend, when he appeared on the Ben Shapiro weekend edition (I listened to the episode, I … Read more
If you want to know what it looks like for avowed Marxists, globalists, political idealogues, and their dark money to take over a once-conservative seminary in the name of Social Justice, look no further than South Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forrest, North Carolina. The SBC institution is the epicenter of the ‘woke’ movement … Read more
Donald Trump, who has brought many undeniable victories for Christians and Christians causes during his tenure as President, still seems to have a dubious grasp on Christian theology and continues to surround himself mostly with heretics. While we are thankful that Trump has sought to eliminate grant funding for Planned Parenthood, nominated conservative justices to … Read more
Ronnie Floyd is the stereotypical megachurch pastor in the SBC. He’s also geared up to leave his home church to climb the denominational career ladder. As the typical megachurch pastor, Floyd hangs out with the likes of charismatic arch-charlatan, Kenneth Copeland. He joins forces with hyper-charismatic IHOP. In many ways, Floyd started the ‘woke’ movement … Read more
Baptist Press has reported that Arkansas pastor and former Southern Baptist Convention President Ronnie Floyd is to be nominated as the next President of the SBC Executive Committee on Tuesday, April 2nd. Here are three things you need to know about Ronnie Floyd: In 1997 Floyd’s book The Power of Prayer and Fasting was published … Read more
David Barton is the unofficial historian of American right-wing Christianity. Through his organization, WallBuilders, he regularly hosts groups of pastors in Washington, DC for briefings with Christian congressman and “spiritual heritage tours.” He also travels across the country speaking at local churches about the Christian heritage of the United States. He is the author of numerous … Read more
Over two years ago, I wrote a piece here at Pulpit & Pen entitled “Resetting the Evangelical Mindset on Nabeel Qureshi.” Qureshi was, at the time, a darling of the Christian apologetics community and an up-and-coming speaker with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. I expressed concern that the popular and well-respected apologist was participating in an event, Together 2016, with … Read more
Charismatics think they can control the weather. Gloria Copeland claims that her husband can rebuke tornados and control storms. Bethel Church of Redding and Kris Vallotton claimed to have had control over the Shasta County fire, up and until the fire consumed huge swaths of the county. Thinking themselves prophets much like Elijah, who was given … Read more
