Podcast: Is Wanting Jesus to Return “Hateful”?
On today’s program, JD answers a couple sincere questions, and then review Jeff Durbin at Apologia Radio and what appears to be hyper post-millennialism in his claim that saying “Maranatha” is hateful...
View ArticleA Rejoinder to Christianity Astray’s Defense of Rick Warren
Recently, I wrote an article addressing serious theological issues that the CEO of Saddleback Church, Rick Warren, preached at the Hillsong 2015 Conference. Apparently this article ruffled quite a few...
View ArticleWhat Drives Discernment Guys?
“This ain’t right, bro. Seriously. Christians are being marketed to. This is all fake. Why can’t people see this?” The Past That was my take on what was probably the first “discernment” piece I ever...
View ArticlePodcast: Theonomy and Stuff
On today’s program, Tim Hurd and Len Pettis of the Bible Thumping Wingnut podcast fill in for JD (and are also joined by Andrew Rappaport). After “good tweet or bad tweet,” they discuss the strong-arm...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticlePodcast: Should Pagans Have Religious Liberty?
On today’s program, JD answers a bunch of questions about church discipline, Phillips, Craig and Dean, and whether or not Christians should want to give religious liberty to Pagans. JD discusses an...
View ArticleAnimal Rights Groups See Karen Swallow Prior as Important Ally, Back in 2007
…there is much for me, as an anti-abortion activist, to respect in the animal rights movement. – Karen Swallow Prior (The Liberal Case Against Abortion, pg 63 source link) Karen Swallow Prior, who...
View ArticleRussell Moore and a “Shift in Posture Toward Gays”
According to medical sources, a shift in posture is often caused by a necessary adjustment to relieve the stress put upon the backbone. If that’s the case, Russell Moore and the Ethics and Religious...
View ArticleShould You Kill Abortion Doctors?
A couple weeks ago I wrote a post entitled, “Why Some People Need a Good Killing: A Biblical Defense for Self-Defense.” It’s since been shared 2.2k times. I’ve not heard any complaints from anyone...
View ArticleMan Up and Do Something
Idle Words (Hushed in Private) For the last couple years, I’ve been in ongoing conversation with a number of individuals who have offered complaint after complaint regarding certain aspects of or...
View ArticleDr. Mohler, What About the Gay Reception?
An interesting article appeared in the Religion News Service website regarding president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Dr. Albert Mohler’s new book, We Cannot Be Silent: Speaking Truth to a...
View ArticleAndrew Rappaport’s “What Do They Believe? A Systematic Theology of the Major...
Who is Andrew Rappaport? Andrew Rappaport is the founder and president of Striving for Eternity Ministries which, according to its website, is a “Christ-centered ministry focused on equipping people...
View ArticleI Did Do Something! (A Letter To Pulpit & Pen)
**Editors Note: Below is a letter to JD Hall, founding editor of the Pulpit and Pen blog. It has been reposted here with permission from the sender, with minor formatting edits and links added. The SBC...
View ArticleSermon: Blessed Are the Feet, from Nahum
Many of you, I would suspect, may have never heard a sermon from the prophet, Nahum. There are a few reasons for that, most likely, including the fact that it is an incredibly short book as all the...
View ArticleHillsong Sodomites Now Accommodated in Los Angeles
A couple months ago, a kerfuffle between Hillsong NYC’s Carl Lentz and various blogs outing the church’s mishandling of two celebrity sodomites, known as the “Broadway Boyfriends,” who are members of...
View ArticleBrian Houston Inc. (aka Hillsong) Are The Real Homophobes
The worldwide international corporation known as Hillsong Church has an excellent business model. In 2013, Hillsong Australia alone had nearly 86 million in total revenue, with nearly 39 million in...
View ArticleAll Aboard the Anti-Christ Train
3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 4 who opposes and exalts himself...
View ArticleHillsong: Polemics Aint Easy, But It’s Necessary
JD put some thoughts together on Hillsong and Discernment, in this video.
View ArticleLeaving the SBC: A Testimonial
This post was originally at Lighthouse Trails Research. It’s just one of countless testimonials of firm believers leaving the SBC, tired of their lack of discernment, pandering and approval of false...
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