By Cody Libolt Surprise level 0%. If you’ve read the so-called The Jesus Storybook Bible, written by Sally Lloyd-Jones (no relation to David Martin Lloyd-Jones), you will know it’s not a Bible. The eisegetical method was obvious all along — to anyone who didn’t take #BigEva to be a credible authority. The book is a piece of propaganda — a case-study in … Read more
For too many years Southern Baptists have viewed Calvinism and Traditionalism as the division in our Convention. That isn’t what divides Southern Baptists. What divides Southern Baptists are those who hold to an orthodox understanding of the Gospel as opposed to progressives who promote ethnic Gnosticism and the “tearing down of all hierarchy” to empower … 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
[Medium] Amid backlash, evangelical leaders are finally acknowledging sexual abuse — but not a high-profile preacher allegedly facilitating it. Why? One afternoon in late 2014, a friend told me that he’d been blocked on Twitter by The Gospel Coalition. The sheer power and influence that The Gospel Coalition (TGC) holds is mind-boggling. The group is … Read more
[Baptist Press] NASHVILLE (BP) — When a white supremacist gunned down nine black worshipers at Mother Emanuel Church in Charleston, S.C., mission catalyst Bob Lawler knew he had to say something to the Baptist association he led in northern California. [IMGCAPTIO=50034@left@50%]So Lawler gathered the association’s 48 ethnically diverse churches for a joint worship service. When … Read more
For two thousand years, the commission given by Christ to the church in Matthew 28 has gone by the moniker, Great. The Great Commission is Jesus’ instruction to go into all the world and make disciples of all nations by baptizing them in the Triune formula and teaching them everything Christ commanded of us. Go … Read more
One of the most respected and longest-tenured professors in the Southern Baptist Convention recently wrote a letter defending the Southwest Baptist University professor who was fired for caring about sound doctrine. We previously brought to your attention the firing of Professor Bass, who was canned by Southwest Baptist University for even questioning whether or not … Read more
“Kangaroo courts” are sham legal proceedings which are set-up in order to give the impression of a fair process. In fact, they offer no impartial justice as the verdict, invariably to the detriment of the accused, and is decided in advance. Such is the sham investigation ordered by Southwest Baptist University to look into the … Read more
My grandfather was a World War II veteran. He was a part of the 10th Mountain Division, which fought the Axis Powers in Italy. He was a gregarious storyteller and relayed to our family more than a few humorous tales of his wartime service. If my grandfather had traumatic experiences during the war he did … Read more
The Apostle Paul wrote in his letter to the Romans: “So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. The Righteous Shall Live by Faith For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew … Read more
Pulpit & Pen will be writing much on Freemasonry in coming days, weeks and months. If all goes well, we plan on hosting a conference on the topic in the Atlanta area. I’ll let P&P contributor, Seth Dunn, talk more about his church excommunicating him for little more than teaching and warning about Freemasonry. Let … Read more
David Platt’s tenure at the International Mission Board certainly hasn’t been without controversy. Soon after taking office it was revealed that the IMB mismanaged hundreds of millions of dollars and Platt was left with the unfortunate clean-up duty of relieving a thousand missionaries of their overseas positions. One of Platt’s first actions was to allow … Read more
I haven’t got a subscription to Cool Former Mega-Pastors Monthly, but it seems like doing the cursing things is so 2007. Mark Driscoll made it cool, and now it’s between the stages of hip and not-yet-retro. But, that hasn’t stopped Perry Noble from proving his “realness” by dropping some scatological language and butchering Biblical texts … Read more
David Platt is an academic prodigy. After graduating from the University of Georgia with two bachelor’s degrees, he earned an MDiv, a ThM, and a PhD from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary; he completed his education in his early 20s, becoming one of the youngest students, if not the youngest student, to ever earn a terminal … Read more
David Platt is the President of the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is widely regarded as being a highly intelligent, deeply passionate, seriously committed follower of Christ whose credentials as a pastor and leader are unquestionable. Indeed, David Platt seems to be one of the good guys. There are some problems … Read more
