Karl Barth, Porn, the Minister and Me: An Unlikely Lenten Story
A receipt found in a book and lessons on confession and forgiveness
Obviously I was intrigued. Barth and gay porn in a used bookstore during Lent? Somehow it didn’t fit. Upon further examination I discovered the receipt included the person’s name, address and phone number. Googling the man’s name I discovered he currently serves as a minister in a local church. Moreover, he was married with children.... Continue Reading
Non-Denominational Megapastor Stuns Congregation With Personal Revelation
A non-denominational megachurch pastor reportedly stunned his congregation this weekend when he announced that he and his wife are converting to Catholicism.
“While his Protestant views had previously led to critiques of the Catholic Church, the pastor said that, after studying the faith, he realized that many of those criticisms simply weren’t valid. The release emphasized that the conversion was the result of “a personal journey.” A non-denominational megachurch pastor reportedly stunned his congregation this weekend... Continue Reading
Boy Scouts Fall Millions Behind Budget
President-elect Robert Gates looks to move Scouting past its ‘divisive ordeal’ over homosexuality and into recovery
The National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America met in February and learned that registration fees for 2013 totaled $1.76 million less than the previous year and more than $2.5 million less than was budgeted. Despite these shortfalls, overall revenue in 2013 exceeded $115 million, with registration fees accounting for about $45... Continue Reading
First Presbyterian, Jackson. Miss., Search Committee Unanimously Recommends David Strain as Pastor
David Strain is presently an Assistant Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson
The Pulpit Search Committee requests the Session to call a congregational meeting for Sunday, March 30, 2014, immediately following the 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. worship services for the purpose of hearing a report from the Pulpit Search Committee and, if the way be clear, to vote by ballot, to extend a call to fill the... Continue Reading
George Whitefield’s Love For Christ And Sinners
George Whitefield’s intense passion was kindled by his own deepening love for God and Jesus Christ, which in turn ignited his compassion for lost sinners.
“Fervent love lay at the very center of Whitefield’s effectiveness as an evangelist. As he preached, his love for sinners seemed to overpower them. “In all his discourses,” John Gillies observes, “there was a fervent and melting charity, and earnestness of persuasion, an outpouring of redundant love.” George Whitefield’s intense passion was kindled by his... Continue Reading
Bryan College Faculty Vote ‘No Confidence’ in President over Adam and Eve
Trustees defend decision to clarify belief statement. BioLogos: '[We] certainly did not intend to stir up controversy.'
The new language “is in no way a change to the Statement of Belief. It is the current and historical position of Bryan, an institution founded and existing on a strong Creationist position,” according to the college. John Carpenter, a journalism professor at Bryan, told the Times Free Press that the updated language could be... Continue Reading
Conservative leader Bill Gothard resigns following abuse allegations
Gothard’s resignation from the Institute in Basic Life Principles comes a week after he was put on administrative leave.
Gothard told the Board of Directors he wanted to follow the New Testament command to listen to those who made accusations against him, according to an email sent from David Waller, administrative director of the Advanced Training Institute to families involved in the ministry. Bill Gothard, an Illinois-based advocate for home schooling and conservative dress... Continue Reading
Is There Value in a Bunch of “Dead White Guys?”
My confidence in my culture did not lead to a true conviction or commitment to Christ
Dr. Molher opened the one-hour Thursday session with an exposition of Romans 1-3. Words fail to describe my feeling during that hour as the truth of God’s Word rightly preached opened me up in ways like never before. With the skill of a heart surgeon, Dr. Molher took the Word and used it like a... Continue Reading
Why I Want My Kids To Be Brainwashed
"I don't want to send our son to church to be brain-washed like those Stoddard kids!"
At the root of the problem is that we put ourselves at the center of the universe and think more highly of ourselves than we ought. We become our own standard, make our own sense out of this world and only trust our own faulty thinking when it comes to making decisions. This process of... Continue Reading
The Christian’s Glorious Freedom
You may have been a Christian for some time and yet not grasped your new status in Christ
But when you begin to understand that in Christ you died to sin and have now been delivered from the dominion of sin; that you are no longer under its bondage; that you no longer need to be a victim of its subtle paralysis—then you find yourself saying not only “Isn’t this amazing grace?” but... Continue Reading
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