There are no words to describe the magnitude of shame I feel, or grief from the injury I caused my beloved bride and children, both of whom have responded to my repentance with what seems a supernatural love and forgiveness. I thought too highly of myself and behaved without proper accountability. I have acted grievously before... Continue Reading

If the affair has gone on for a long period of time (several months) and the emotional/relational side has developed, it will be more challenging. It may take much longer to deal with the implications and consequences on the marriage. The longer someone is in an affair, the more deluded they are about needing the... Continue Reading

But he is not alone in these dubious observations. He brings out big names to validate his version of theistic evolution: “John Stott, Derek Kidner, J. I. Packer, Tim Keller, and Francis Collins have all more or less taken the same approach.” He could add PCA minister, Dr. Choong, to the list as well.  ... Continue Reading

Elevation Church has asked volunteers and employees alike to sign a confidentiality agreement, which threatens to sue if volunteers and members disclose church finances. “If Steven Furtick’s followers in the congregation at Elevation want to pay him these outlandish salaries and want to allow him to live in multi-million dollar homes, that’s up to them,”... Continue Reading

The Board of Great Commission Publications (GCP) announced that Rev. Marvin Padgett has been called as its new Executive Director. Meeting on October 28, 2013, the GCP Board approved the recommendation of the search committee to hire Padgett as Executive Director. Padgett had been serving as interim Director during the search process. The former Executive... Continue Reading

McDowell’s lawyer, Darnell Crosland, said she agreed to accept a plea bargain rather than continue fighting the charges even though she insists she is not guilty. Mr Crosland said: ‘You shouldn’t be arrested for stealing a free education. It’s just wrong.’   A mother who pleaded guilty to fraudulently enrolling her six-year-old son in the... Continue Reading

At the finish line, people we didn’t know cheered for us madly. They held up their hands to meet our sweaty palms, and for the first time that we can remember, we feel like the victors that the pastors always promised we were.   There has been lots of talk lately about the millennials leaving... Continue Reading

Ironically, this whole incident highlights another similarity between Driscoll and MacArthur: besides both being relentless self-promoters who make their names by loudly denouncing others, they also hate when people call them out as self-promoters who loudly denounce others, preferring to be known as quiet, humble men of God who love and respect their enemies –... Continue Reading

American Atheists and David Silverman may claim that “[t]his case is… not about the elimination of religion…,” but it is, and more. To demand that the Cross be removed rejects, even attempts to re-write, history. It also takes away a symbol of comfort for many who have been touched by the power of the Cross.... Continue Reading

Dr. Haden, a former Kingsport, Tenn., newspaperman, came to Christ in midlife. After sensing a call to the gospel ministry, Haden attended Columbia Theological Seminary, graduating in 1963. He was called to serve as pastor of Key Biscayne Presbyterian Church in Miami, Fla. In 1967, Dr. Haden was called to be the 11th senior pastor... Continue Reading