Archive for March, 2007
It’s Time for God’s People to Turn Their Hearts Back to Him
Published March 31st, 2007 by Mike Ratliff in Remnant Encouragement, Spiritual WarfareWhen I was working on my first book back in 2004 I had a lot of misgivings about writing it at all. After all, who am I? I’m no preacher or theologian. I’ve never been to Seminary. I am just a person madly in love with my Lord. When I began to look for a [...]
Preachers Of Profit: Randy White
Published March 31st, 2007 by Editor in Word FaithIn this piece from Wittendoor.com we read: Insomniacs and fans of graveyard-shift TV may have spotted a curious program recently starring one of the Bay area’s most prominent men of God. There was Randy White, the hip, contemporary pastor of Tampa megachurch Without Walls International, flashing a smile and urging viewers to call a toll-free [...]
Go Dogs And Eat The Garbage!
Published March 31st, 2007 by Editor in Church Growth Issues, Great Quotes, Humanism, Seeker SensitiveSymphony Team has placed up a quote from Charles Spurgeon that you won’t be hearing anytime soon in today’s in love with me CEO-style “missional” $evangelical$ Church Growth training sessions. The Lord’s children shall hear His voice…
Christians Comfortable with Integrating Psychology and Faith
Published March 31st, 2007 by Editor in General NewsConcerned Christian.com quotes the Wall Street Journal in this post, “Several methods for integrating psychology and religion have emerged recently. The Fuller Seminary, in Pasadena, Calif., was the first clinical psychology program outside a university to receive accreditation from the American Psychological Association.”
It’s Time To Shake Off Indifference
Published March 31st, 2007 by Editor in EvangelismTim Brown at Reformed Gadfly has some comments concerning evangelism and says, “Wow. Seems like evangelism is simply not a priority any more… Ok. So what prompted my opening statement? Well, it seems that so many ‘Christians’ are not interested in evangelism. And for those who seem to be, it’s not much of a priority.”
Brian McLaren: Cult Leader of the Emergent Church
Published March 31st, 2007 by Ken Silva in Brian McLaren, Discernment Teaching, Emerging Church, False TeachersThe Prince of Preachers, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, could have been speaking to our own pathetic times when he said, “At the present day, I am afraid that nine people out of ten do not believe in the God Who is revealed to us in the Bible.” Enter Emergent Guru Brian McLaren. In this article at Apprising Ministries [...]
Biblical Church Leadership
Published March 31st, 2007 by Editor in Feminism in the Church, Sound DoctrineOne of the reasons for the de-emphasis on what the text of the Bible actually says in favor of a contemplative/mystic (existential) approach is for the Devil to wipe out God’s ordained method of Church leadership. In this timely post Authentic Truth reminds us: Contrary to what many in contemporary society think, excluding women from [...]
A Pastor’s Prayer
Published March 31st, 2007 by Editor in Encouragement for Pastors, Prayers of God's PeopleWill you pray for me as a minister of the gospel? I am not asking you to pray for the things people commonly pray for. Pray for me in light of the pressures of our times. Pray that I will not just come to a wearied end–an exhausted, tired, old preacher, interested only in hunting [...]
Daily Scripture
Published March 31st, 2007 by Editor in Daily Scripture25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong [...]
Forget Not
Published March 31st, 2007 by Editor in DevotionsThough I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. (1 Corinthians 13:1) THere is a temptation with each one of us to forget that souls are being lost. I can go home to my house along respectable streets, and naturally should [...]
Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God
Published March 31st, 2007 by Editor in HellYou will see this work by Jonathan Edwards cited within the post below. Originally preached July 8, 1741 in Enfield, CT its message has endured. Of this version Tony Capoccia of the fine website BibleBB.com tells us, “To increase its usefulness to today’s reader, the language in which it was originally written…[where appears] obviously archaic terminology [...]
Most Don’t Believe in Hell
Published March 31st, 2007 by Editor in General News, Hell“Pope Benedict used a mass in the suburbs of Rome, Sunday, to remind people that hell is a very real place.” Christian Research Net thinks he’d do well to remind himself as well. Please know that this report by CBN News.com is presented because of the grave and vital importance of the neglected subject of [...]
Christians Pleasantly Surprised by Time’s Pro-Bible Article
Published March 31st, 2007 by Editor in Bible, General News“Christians have been voicing their shock and delight over a recent cover story featured in one of the nation’s leading magazines that supports the teaching of the Bible in public school.” Christian Post has this story.
Ethiopia Muslim Militants Kill Evangelist; More Violence Feared
Published March 31st, 2007 by Editor in General NewsWorthyNews.com reports that, “An Ethiopian evangelist was beaten to death by militant Muslims as he and two young women were evangelizing in the Ethiopian city of of Jimma, and there were fears the incident could spark widespread violence against Christian believers, Christian rights investigators said Thursday, March 29.”
The Silent Treatment: A Meditative Journey Into a Monastery’s World of the Spirit
Published March 31st, 2007 by Editor in Catholicism, Contemplative Spirituality, General NewsAlthough it’s doubtful the film makers’ knew it here we get a look at the emerging new evangelical “Protestant” church as WashingtonPost.com tells us, “At first, the silence feels imposing — practically deafening — as we watch the documentary ‘Into Great Silence’ and the monks of the Grand Chartreuse monastery praying, reading the Bible or simply sitting [...]
The Lord is the Strength of His People
Published March 30th, 2007 by Mike Ratliff in Christian Authenticity, Fear, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare, TruthThe Genuine Christian walk is actually part of a war. Each believer’s walk is a battle or skirmish in that war. As we see in Ephesians 6:10-20, this war is not specifically against other people. Even if heretics or apostates rant and rave against us or terrorists from some pagan religion threaten our lives, our [...]
Will “The Secret” Work in Darfur?
Published March 30th, 2007 by Dwayna in New AgeBrian Flynn, former New Age medium, weighs in on Oprah’s endorsement of “The Secret” in his new article and asks the question Will “The Secret” Work in Darfur or is it just another old lie?
Not Worth Dying For
Published March 30th, 2007 by Ken Silva in Emerging Church, Rob BellAt his Six Steps/2 Samuel 6:13 Alex Leung, my twenty-two yr old friend from Toronto, tells us: I haven’t had time to read the excerpt from Rob Bell’s book, “Sex God”, that’s in Christianity Today… I have a lot to read and that piece just was at the pit in terms of priority. That was the case [...]
Southern Baptists, Hispanic Evangelicals Rally Support for Immigration Reform
Published March 30th, 2007 by Editor in General NewsThe Lord might be in the process of removing the SBC lampstand but at least its still socially progessive and politically correct. Christian Post has the story of “Prominent evangelical leaders [that] stood side-by-side with senators and congressmen on Thursday to rally support for a comprehensive immigration reform bill which they consider a ‘moral’ and ‘biblical’ response to [...]
Tony Jones of the Emergent Church Brazenly Drops the “F-Bomb” on the Bible
Published March 30th, 2007 by Ken Silva in Contemplative Spirituality, Emerging Church, False Teaching, GeneralI sincerely do wish I didn’t have to put that in the title of this article. But amazingly even after drawing attention to this fact on Christian Worldview Network there has been less response in evangelical circles than if Jones had said, “I believe the Bible is inerrant.” However, in this new missive at Apprising Ministries [...]
Biola University: Blasphemy 101?
Published March 30th, 2007 by Jill Martin Rische in GeneralJill Martin Rische responds to Dr. Francis Beckwith, Baylor University. Is the voice of every Christian important? http://www.waltermartin.com/blog.html
A Warning to Catholics
Published March 30th, 2007 by Editor in CatholicismComplimenting the post below Symphony of Scripture has this warning written by former Roman Catholic Mike Gendron concerning the pagan origins of many RCC superstitious traditions.
Rome Vs. The “Chocolate Crucifix”
Published March 30th, 2007 by Chris Pajak in Abominations, Catholicism, heresyWell I am going to jump in feet first with this one. First here are two different articles on the controversy re: the six foot tall depiction of Christ, nude and crucified, done completely in chocolate. The work is entitled, “My Sweet Lord”. You may access the articles here and here.Now here is a bit of a dilemna; [...]
**Crosstalk Alert** Unmasking Brian McLaren and Company
Published March 30th, 2007 by Ingrid in Crosstalk, False Teachers, False TeachingDon’t miss today’s show with author and researcher Claris Van Kuiken on the emerging church. I have known Claris for 15 years and have admired her fiery tenacity and journalistic integrity. She is author of the book, Battle to Destroy Truth, which documented what happened within the Christian Reformed Church when Christians began to speak [...]
What Could Be Worse At A Time Like This?
Published March 30th, 2007 by Ken Silva in False TeachingIn his March 28th column at Al Mohler.com Dr. Mohler writes, “Former President Jimmy Carter is at it once again. In a recent interview with Beliefnet.com, Mr. Carter stated once again his belief that there is salvation outside of faith in Christ… What could be worse than getting the Gospel wrong?” First of all; nothing. [...]

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