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Touch Not God’s Anointed & Don’t Talk To Him Either

Thom Rainer, President AND CEO of LifeWay, the Southern Baptist Convention’s ground zero for false teaching, did NOT say that. But, if you spend a little time perusing his website, you might think he did. Rainer is vocal about his support, advice, guidance, and defense of pastors.  Okay.  That’s fine. But defense?  From whom do … Read more

Discernment Challenge: If You See Something, Say Something

If You See Something, Say Something is a public service campaign started by the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority, now licensed by the Department of Homeland Security and has become popularized in use by police departments and transit officers across the country. It’s printed on posters and in radio PSAs, announced over loud speakers at … Read more

Bevere & Vallotton: Two Feminists Intertwined

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.  1 John 4:1 Associating with the likes of Beth Moore, Joyce Meyer, and Christine Caine makes it evident that Lisa Bevere is not concerned about a well-credentialed, Biblically-sound … Read more

Christine Caine: Propel (Heresy To) Women

For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naïve. — Rom. 16:18 In January 2015, “Pastrix” Christine Caine, along with an evidently subservient husband, started a “ministry” called Propel Women. The tagline for this “ministry” is “Celebrating Every … Read more

Guilty by Association or Accessory to Heresy?

Almost every time someone points out the evils of partnering with heretics, sharing the stage with false teachers, or in any way violating the “one degree of separation” rule clearly laid out in Scripture, the complaints of labeling them “guilty by association” begin. This never fails. If someone were to mention that John Piper is … Read more

Beth Moore Predicts God Will Unite All Sectors of Christendom

Pulpit & Pen has been covering evangelical darling, Beth Moore, for quite some time. While taking a lot of heat last year for claiming that God gave her a vision that Christians and Roman Catholics would be united, she has kept her head low and gone under the radar. Moore has been criticized for embracing … Read more

SBC's Lifeway Goes All-In on Lady Preachers

Barnabas Piper, the celebrity pastor’s troubled son-turned-blogger-turned Lifeway employee, hosts a podcast brought to you by “Lifeway Leadership.” Lifeway is a Southern Baptist owned entity, widely known for the grossly unhealthy selection of scandalous Word-Faith, anti-Trinitarian, Prosperity Gospel, Omen Interpretation, Astrology and Mysticism books at their retail chains. Pulpit & Pen has produced audio evidence … Read more

Ed Stetzer: Are Powerball Winnings Filthy Lucre?

Christians should strive to avoid what the Bible calls “filthy lucre” (1 Timothy 3:3, 1 Peter 5:2). Filthy lucre, as the King James calls it (or shameful gain as the ESV has it) amounts to financial increase, money or payment that has come through less-than-godly means. The nationwide Powerball lottery could reach as high as … Read more

Should a Complementarian Speak with Lady Preachers?

Todd Pruitt, at the 1517 blog (which is affiliated with the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals), begins a post on the topic of Piper speaking with Christine Caine at Passion ’16 with the following… Is it consistent with the complementarianism of CBMW, TGC, and Danvers to share preaching duties with a woman preacher? Was it wise for … Read more

But They’re Reaching People

But they’re reaching people. They’re reaching people who wouldn’t be reached otherwise. If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that I could get Creflo the 70 million dollar jet he’s been wanting. I could ride in better style than Ed Young’s Ferrari. I could release my bowels in more luxury than Joyce Meyer … Read more

People Are Going To Hell – Josh Feuerstein Worried About Red Cups

People are going to Hell at a rate of at the very least 100,000 a day (That is assuming that 1/3 of the people that die each day are Christian, which we know isn’t true. Try Matthew 7:13-14. Even most who claim to be Christian aren’t). They do this from positions of denying God in … Read more

SBC Leaders Need to Sit Out This Reformation Day

To repress these very sharp arguments of the laity by force alone, and not to resolve them by giving reasons, is to expose the church and Lifeway the pope to the ridicule of their enemies and to make Christians unhappy. – #90, Martin Luther 95 Theses  Martin Luther was incensed that Johan Tetzel, commissioned by … Read more

The Charismatic Delusion and Discernment Dilemma

Jim Bakker. The name says it all. The Background Getting a start on Pat Robertson’s Trinity Broadcasting Network in 1966, Jim Bakker started hosting his own show with wife, Tammy. He showed promise as the producer of a religious variety show, and soon ran off to California to star on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, ran by … Read more