Dressing up the trivial with transcendence
I truly wish THIS was an April Fools joke but I fear they are actually serious. I know I just completely lost all hope of ever becoming an urban-gospel-hipster with this post. Alas…
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Battered Pastors (3)
Over at Ref21 I have posted part three of a series entitled “Battered Pastors.” In this particular post I examine what happens when followers become toxic. Much ink has been spilt examining what happens when pastors fail to lead, lead…
Battered Pastors (3)
In which I ask some questions of elders… Every organization has leaders and followers. While this structure is sometimes informal, normally it is a deliberate arrangement. Because of this, not everyone is or can be a leader. Organizations are as…
Final Thoughts on World Vision
I am hoping this will be my final post on the subject of World Vision. But I wanted to mention just a few things I think we can learn from the recent broo-ha-ha. 1. Praise the Lord for repentance.I am…
Dazed and Confused
On the latest edition of Mortification of Spin: Bully Pulpit, Carl, Aimee, and I take on the issue of marijuana use. It’s worth listening to just to hear Carl pronounce marijuana and Aimee demonstrate her expertise in THC.
True Revival and Controversy
Timely words from J. Gresham Machen: Again, we are told that our theological differences will disappear is we will just get down on our knees together in prayer. Well, I can only say about that kind of prayer, which is…
Yes, there are false teachers…
Tim Challies has been writing a series of posts entitled “The False Teachers.” They are quite good and important given the fact that the church increasingly seems to believe that the only heresy is believing that there is heresy. Today he…
World Vision reverses course
After announcing that it would hire practicing homosexuals, World Vision released a statement today saying they have reversed that decision. The letter from Richard Stearns (President) and Jim Ber?? (Chairman of the World Vision U.S. Boar) reads in part: In…
The Worldliness in Their Gospel
Kevin DeYoung has written an excellent piece on the World Vision flap. If you have not been following the story, Richard Stearns, the president of World Vision announced that the Christian charitable organization has decided that homosexual sex (inside “marriage”)…
World Vision Roundup
By now you have heard that Richard Stearns, the president of World Vision announced that the Christian charitable organization has decided that homosexual sex (inside “marriage”) is not sinful and that one can be a practicing homosexual and faithful follower…