The #MeToo Movement Takes Out Paige Patterson
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) trustees were under immense outside pressure during yesterday’s meeting to oust long-term president and bulwark of the Conservative Resurgence, Paige...
View ArticleJesus Tells Jesse Duplantis, “Do You Want to Come Where I am? Then You Need a...
You might have, at some point, had the kind little old lady on the bus next to you take out her purse and show you a photo album of her children. It’s tedious, but a socially polite formality, to grin...
View ArticleSBC Megachurch Hosts Hillsong Music, Brian Houston
Southern Baptist megachurch, First Baptist Church in Orlando, Florida, is hosting Hillsong musicians and Hillsong pastor, Brian Houston. Pulpit & Pen has written about FBC Orlando before. Pastored...
View ArticleMarx in Sheep’s Clothing
False teaching has entered the Church like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, masquerading as “Social Justice”, but bearing sharp teeth of division concealed behind puckered up lips. The wolf is intent to...
View Article“Traditionalist” Leader Resigns From Anti-Calvinism Group After Making...
Connect316 is a group of Southern Baptist pastors and leaders that essentially exists to oppose Calvinism in the denomination, holding to what they have termed “Traditionalism.” A historic misnomer,...
View ArticleLocked Out: A Former Global Vision Church Member Speaks Out About Greg Locke
My name is Lori Pierce. Five years ago, my family and I began attending Global Vision Bible Church (GVBC) in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. We had heard its pastor, Greg Locke, preach online and we really...
View ArticleAl Mohler and the Conviction to Lead from Behind
“The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, But the righteous are bold as a lion.” Proverbs 28:1 I am tired of Al Mohler. For years, I listened to his various podcasts: every month, every week, every...
View ArticleIreland Makes History: Legalizes Murder of the Unborn
Abortion has been illegal in Ireland since 1861. In 1983, there was a growing concern among Ireland’s population, which was heavily influenced by the pro-life ethic of the Roman Catholic Church, that...
View ArticleThe SBC, JD Greear, and Reformation: a Polite Polemic of Michelle Lesley
I really like Michelle Lesley and her work at michellelesley.com. I cite her often. Michelle is the type of (female) author the SBC needs but, unfortunately, as LifeWay sales indicate, not the type...
View ArticleMichelle Lesley Explains the Pharisee Card
At Pulpit & Pen we are often condemned as “pharisees.” Such is the result of being polemical of and discerning about today’s money-and-popularity-driven evangelical industrial complex. This type...
View ArticleKaren Breaks Free From Beth Moore
My name is Karen. I live in Montana. My husband and I are members of a Baptist church that adheres to the 1689 London Baptist Confession. I have broken free of Beth Moore. The Apostle Paul told the...
View ArticleDustin Kensrue’s Long Defeat?
The tyranny of deterioration It worries me that it’s all just a waste of time Taking one step forward, two steps back… -Dustin Kensrue/Thrice, “The Long Defeat” Good art is hard to find. For the...
View ArticlePornography the Silent Sexual Sin!
Sexual Immorality Exposing the Secret Epidemic. For the Purpose of Glorifying God, Mortifying the Flesh and Striving For Holiness. Pornography the Silent Sexual Sin! [Contributed by Justin Pierce]...
View ArticleWhat Jesus Said About White Privilege
What Jesus said about White privilege isn’t what you hear from professors, politicians, and many pastors today. Jesus doesn’t command White people to check their privilege, he commands them to count...
View ArticleSomething Is afoot within the SBC and SWBTS
On May 23, 2018, the Board of Trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) met over the recent public controversy of Paige Patterson’s past statements connected to domestic violence...
View ArticleWilliam Lane Craig Condemns Critical Theory
William Lane Craig is the world’s foremost Christian Philospher and Apologist. He is best known for giving defenses of classical theism and foundational Christian doctrines such as the Resurrection of...
View ArticlePreston Sprinkle and “Gay Christians”
Fred Butler of GTY joins BTWN to discuss his “LGBT Christians” article, Preston Sprinkle and the question, “Should men and women be friends?” Please help maintain this site by donating here. The post...
View ArticleRevoice Conference: Connecting the Dots from Russell Moore to Drag Queens,...
Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet the words of knowledge. –Proverbs 14:7 On July 26, 2018, the Revoice Conference convenes at Memorial Presbyterian Church in St. Louis, Missouri....
View ArticleSBC Leaders Float Idea of Beth Moore As Next Denomination President
Beth Moore, who is best known as Lifeway’s Cash Cow of Bashan, the extremely popular women’s teacher whose increasingly wild-eyed prophetic visions have gained prominence in a wide berth of...
View ArticlePandering to the Culture: A Response to JD Greear’s Video
Recently, JD Greear posted a video on FB seemingly in an attempt to provide the SBC with some leadership and direction. Regrettably, the kind of leadership and direction JD offered, well, it isn’t real...
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