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Look Mommy, I Found This Cat

I read this article posted by Tony Perkins, in the Charismatic internet magazine CharismaNews In the article we were told that lead singer Dan Haseltine, of the apostate worship band Jars of Clay, said that he was tired of “carrying evangelical expectations on [his] shoulders.” He has decided that it does not matter how much Scriptural … Read more

Popular Charismatic Worship Artist, Kari Jobe, Teaching Dangerous Theology

It’s never-ending. The apostasy, the lack of discernment, the gullibility. How can anyone who proclaims the name of Jesus Christ not recognize the dismal state of the professing church? Words cannot even begin to describe the how far away the church is from Christ in these days. The attractions, the concerts, the conferences. People joining … Read more

40 Harmful Effects of Christianity #19 – People Believe the World is About to End

“Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.” Jesus This post is the nineteenth in a series that addresses a list of “40 harmful effects of Christianity” that originated on the American Atheists Facebook page and has since made its way around the internet. In this post, I … Read more

This entry is part 18 of 32 in the series 40 Harmful Effects of Christianity

Kum-Ba-Yah-Ism With Ecumenical Ed Stetzer

Ed Stetzer, the Executive Director of Gospel Compromise and Ecumenical Outreach … no, wait, he’s the Executive Director of LifeWay Research. What was I thinking? Oh, I know, I was thinking about his behavior rather than his proclamation. Forgive me. It’s an easy enough mistake that anyone in the Southern Baptist Convention could make, really. … Read more

The Entertainers: The Charisma of Personality Cult Pastors

“I am the entertainer, the idol of my age; I make all kind of money, when I go on the stage.” Billy Joel, The Entertainer There is emerging and has emerged a new breed of pastor pushing a new brand of church.  Though these emerging men call themselves pastors, they are anything but shepherds.  Though … Read more

Rapper, Lecrae, Receives Honorary Degree From Same College as T.D. Jakes, Myles Munroe, and John Hagee

The Christian rapper, wait..wait! The rapper, who “happens to be Christian,” (whew, almost messed that one up) known as Lecrae, should now be addressed as Dr. Lecrae. Dr. Lecrae (not to be confused with Dr. Dre), who is known for his rap music that appeals to worldly-minded professing Christians, recently received his honorary doctorate from Canada … Read more

Worshiping The Celebrity Jesus – (Tyler Perry’s “The Passion”)

My wife told me about it last week. I knew nothing about it, honestly (and pretty much, still don’t).  I just don’t watch television very much at all. I always fall back to my standby argument against television that I heard years and years ago. I adopted it and made it my own. Television, you … Read more

Some White Guy and His Dirty Racism

Hey, remember when Kofi Adu-Boahen sent Saiko Woods a screenshot from a private combox of a few P&P contributors using the word “bruh” and Saiko posted it and then accused us of being dirty racist bigots? You know, because white people can’t say that word. Remember when Dwight McKissic called me a racist at SBC Voices for my … Read more

No More Discernment. Seriously.

I’m so tired. I’m tired of discernment. I’m tired of polemics. I’m tired of watching the other guys who produce material for Pulpit & Pen report on yet another obvious departure from orthodoxy. I’m tired of seeing the articles and news stories and screenshots and tweets and YouTube videos posted in the infamous Pulpit Bunker. The … Read more

World’s Largest Church To Be Audited, Founder Suspected of Embezzling $67 Million

In 2014, David Yonggi Cho, founder of South Korea’s Yoido Full Gospel Church, was officially sentenced to three years in prison (but never served) for embezzling $12 million in church funds. The international Superapostle, according to David Cartledge and endorsed by C. Peter Wagner[1], is now suspected of embezzling $67 million dollars. The Prosperity Gospel preacher, … Read more

If God was Your Boyfriend, What Would He Smell Like?

“God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” John 4:24 God is Spirit.  He doesn’t have a body.  So, by nature, He can’t smell like anything.  This is a basic theological understanding.  Of course, there are anthropomorphisms in scripture.  God is written about as if he has hands, eyes, and ears … Read more

An Open Letter to the Members of North Point Ministries Churches

Dear Members of North Point Ministries Churches, In the past few days, I have read four open letters written to Andy Stanley; one from Jonathan Aigner, one from Hardin Crowder, and one from Dave Richmond.  These letters were written in response to Stanley’s recent derisive comments about small churches.  You’ve likely never heard of any … Read more