Intel Report for the week of July 5-12
The Bible and Homosexuality: Calling the Church to Courageous Confidence in Christ (Conference) at Truth Community Church “Christian Pastor In Vermont Sentenced To One Year In Prison After Refusing To...
View ArticleERLC Post Coming Monday: Countdown
What if we told you everything we’ve being saying about the ERLC is true? What if their internal dealings and employees really do have a socially-progressive agenda? What if their colleagues on the...
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Sundays are for Sabbath Rest
Are you Reformed? If so, this is your view of the Sabbath (same in both the Westminster Confession of Faith and the LBC1689) – From Chapter 22, Article 7 & 8. 7. As it is the law of nature, that in...
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Gay-Affirming Research Fellow at ERLC, Shocking Liberalism
“I wish we had 1,000 more Karen Swallow Priors in evangelicalism today. She models convictional kindness. She doesn’t give any ground, but she also doesn’t see people who disagree with her as her...
View ArticleLiving in Laodicea; Evangelicals and Friendship with the World
[Editor’s Note: A great many of our readers and listeners were disturbed at the defenses provided for Karen Swallow Prior’s attendance and support for a pro-LGBT and “gay Christian” film festival,...
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Podcast: Gay Affirming ERLC
Today’s program is the Contributor (half) Hour with Landon Chapman, discussing ERLC research fellow speaking at an LGBT fundraiser and making some very, very gay-affirming comments. As always, you can...
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A Karen Swallow Prior Throwback: Dissection of a Downgrade
[Editor’s Note: There has yet to be a single, solitary attempt at providing a documented rebuttal to our post on Karen Swallow Prior’s saying that accommodating “transgendered” people in their bathroom...
View ArticleA Management Accountant Examines Planned Parenthood’s Sale of Fetal Organs
“There are six things which the Lord hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that...
View ArticleChris Christie’s Strong Conservative Voice Has Something to Say to America’s...
Pulpit & Pen usually shies away from covering politics because, as I often say, “The problem is always sin and the answer is always Gospel.” What I see in the potential presidential nomination of...
View ArticleMurderers Are Bad People?!?!?!?!!?
So you’re outraged that Planned Parenthood is selling body parts that they harvest from the unborn humans they get paid to murder? Good! It IS outrageous! But is your reaction partly fueled by the fact...
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A Response to the “Defense” for Karen Swallow Prior
A blog we haven’t heard of from a person we haven’t heard of (Chris Bolt), was tweeted to Pulpit & Pen by ecumenist, Eric Teetsel (who we’ve written about here and here) and provided some...
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Podcast: The Sliding Scale of American Evangelical Conservatism
On this program, JD endorses Chris Christie for President based on his stalwart conservatism. Not really; what JD does is compare Christie and Russell Moore and why what passes as “conservative”...
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The Pulpit and Pen Reviews War Room
“Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 War Room is the latest offering from fraternal...
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What is Gay-Affirming?
I’m sorry, but part of the brouhaha has been over defining what ‘affirming’ and ‘non-affirming language.’ This is affirming language. It may be very poorly expressed by the author here, because she...
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Sermon: Holiness and the Local Church
This is the last sermon in the series, “Who Killed Holiness?” and deals with the topic of personal piety in relation to the corporate body of the local church. As always you can listen above or...
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Sundays Are For Sabbath Rest
I hope this short devotional from Robert Murray McCheyne will bless you on this Lord’s Day, and inspire you to hold the Day closely to your heart. Here’s the transcript of McCheyne’s entire sermon....
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A Prior Conviction: A Minimal Facts Case for the ERLC’s Progressivism as...
Some months ago, I authored a post about Beth Moore which readers could use to lead their friends out from under the influence of that popular but disturbing author. I did not present a detailed...
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The Downgrade: What Was It and Does it Sound Familiar?
I’m working on finishing up a new book this week (I’m being optimistic), called Spurgeon Calling: The Modern Day Downgrade. As I’m waiting for the latest edition of P&PP to upload via the very poor...
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Podcast: Nuance and New Covenant Theology
On today’s program, JD answers a bunch of sincere questions, including emails about “nuance,” New Covenant Theology, the Baptist Catechism, and a tad bit about the Karen Swallow Prior stuff. As always,...
View Article40 harmful effects of Christianity: A New Series at the Pulpit & Pen
“’Come now, and let us reason together,’ Says the Lord…” Isaiah 1:17 In this series I will be addressing a list of “40 harmful effects of Christianity” that originated on the American Atheists Facebook...
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