Review of “90 Minutes in Heaven”
Check out Tim Challies’s review of Don Piper’s “90 Minutes in Heaven.”
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The Triumph of the Sensational OR Did Don Piper really go to Heaven?
I am letting you know up front that this post is going to make some of you mad. You will accuse me of being judgmental, critical, skeptical, etc. And, to a certain extent, you would be right. However, as someone…
Getting Rich with Ken
Check out this story on prosperity false teacher Kenneth Copeland. Copeland, one of the leaders of the heretical word-faith movement has grown fabulously wealthy by peddling his fasle doctrines to uninformed and uneducated masses. He has grown rich on the…
Counterpoints – Homosexuality and Anglicanism
I have posted on the division within the Anglican Communion before and will continue to because it is an historic and decisive moment in the body of Christ. Our brothers and sisters within the Anglican Communion who are holding fast…
What are we waiting for?
I have often joked about my desire to write a book about Heaven entitled “Your Worst Life Now” with a picture of me frowning on the cover. As I study for Sunday’s message on Jesus’ transfiguration from Luke 9 I…
Defining Evangelicalism?
One of my favorite magazines is First Things edited by Richard John Neuhaus. While I have some rather serious theological differences with Neuhaus, a Roman Catholic priest, I am nevertheless an admirer of his outstanding magazine. In the latest issue…
When unity is too high a price to pay…
The World-wide Anglican Communion has been suffering in recent years from deep divisions. The Anglican communion of Africa, which is growing holds to the historic Christian (biblical) faith. The Anglican leaders of Africa have also stood firm in their opposition…
Who Needs The Church?
There is no small amount of anxiety in some evangelical circles concerning the continuing relevancy of the church. In a modification of Gandhi’s famous words we are told that people “like our Jesus but they don’t like our church.” In…
Good Books
Check out the Summer Sale at Westminster Seminary Book Store. There are some great deals available.A few of my recommendations:The Literary Study BibleThings That Cannot Be ShakenEngaging the Doctrine of GodThe Devoted LifeTotal TruthBreaking The Idols of Your HeartWhat Jesus…
Pastors, watch your stage props
Check out this story from Fox News: Jeff Harlow, the senior pastor at Crossroads Community Church, broke his wrist when he lost control of the motorcycle at the start of Sunday’s second service, driving off a 5-foot platform and into…