[...] Thomas Jefferson is quoted as saying: “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” Indeed, but the Tree of Life, the Cross of Christ was drenched once and for all by the blood of the one and only Son of God. It needs no [...]

This just in from Sacred Sandwich; it’s satire…um, at least we think it is: Hot on the heels of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s decision to allow the appointment of non-celibate gays to the clergy, another prominent Christian denomination has decided this week to allow practicing drunkards in the pulpit. Meeting in Las Vegas, [...]

A clip from a documentary about the pitiful excuse of a “church” co-founded Jay Bakker and Mark Brown, whose “teaching” on Leviticus is featured.

Over the last several weeks I have been on quite a “ride” emotionally, physically and especially spiritually. I began a series of articles that have been quite unpopular with certain people who have issues with preaching the gospel and law together as well as how genuine Christians are called to walk in repentance until they [...]

 Christian Post reports that heretical “bishop”: Katharine Jefferts Schori released a statement [last] Thursday defending an address she made last month in which she called individualistic salvation “the great Western heresy.”  Acknowledging the national attention and criticism her comments from The Episcopal Church’s General Convention drew, Jefferts Schori said the varied reactions came from people who [...]

That’s the title given this post at Queermergent from Aideen, “a 22 year old bisexual film student from Belfast.” Frankly, it’s rather sad to see the jumbled-up mess of bad doctrine she has injested: When we pray, according to God’s will, our words become Spirit and release a power that can change EVERYTHING. Our prayers can [...]

The Christian beauty queen is in the news again: Carrie Prejean’s attorney, Charles S. LiMandri announced today that the former Miss California USA is filing a complaint in the Superior Court of California against Miss California USA officials Keith Lewis and Shanna Moakler, and publicist Roger Neal.  The complaint cites damages to Miss Prejean including [...]

This new missive contains the link to a  podcast interview Sakler conducts with her friend Peter Rollins, an up-and-coming voice in the emerging church who’s also a friend of Rob Bell. After listening to Rollins’ rambling, there’s really no gentle way to say this; but Jesus tells us that those who wish to hide in the shadows [...]

After a long and difficult struggle, God has provided Elm Avenue Baptist with a new webmaster and website, same address but all new. I want to encourage our new and old visitors to come and visit. Our great God is doing amazing things here. After months of laboring in the Spirit, as I struggled with [...]

Reporter Online brings us some current news concerning the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, which based on the recent vote in the apostate Evangelical Lutheran Church of America to embrace practicing sinners as legitimate clergy may be of concern.

In this report from Christian Post Blair inadvertantly reveals why he’s the type of leader Christians should be careful not to follow: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said his conversion to Catholicism two years ago began with his wife, and that “there was something” about the universal nature of the Catholic Church that made the switch [...]

This morning in Church I heard an incredibly succinct description of how a preacher is to correctly preach. Those who do it right read out loud to their hearers what the Word of God says. Then they exegetically expound to them what it says. All of this is bathed in prayer in total reliance on [...]

Perhaps during his fast for Ramadan emerging church leader Brian McLaren might find the time to register for this event coming up in December of this year and “Make a World of Difference”: We invite you to answer the great challenges of our time. As individuals, as religious and spiritual communities, as citizens of the world, we [...]

 Such snakes as these now hatching around head outlaw gay affirming “pastor” Jay Bakker are slithering toward a church near you.

Note carefully at the very beginning who Mark Driscoll says has the good apologetic and discernment ministries. And Driscoll talks about some nameless ministries being, “Over the top”? Hello…

This Christian walk is one of progressive sanctification in which God uses our tests and trials to shape and form us so that we will conform unto the image of Christ. However, we are of the right mind and have the right understanding when we gauge theses tests and trials as nothing when compared with [...]

Awash in false doctrine and pretending prophets the church needs to hear this today.

From the latest article by Jan Markell of Olive Tree Ministries: My home state of Minnesota has lots of lakes, bitter cold, and Lutherans.  Over 150 years ago, Scandinavians targeted this state and its climate, perhaps because it resembled their homeland. Ironically, the fathers and grandfathers of today’s Lutherans left Sweden back then because they [...]

Reformation Today shares  some Quotations from the Early Church Fathers on the Question of Ordaining Women as Pastors and Bishops in the Church.

Built around a timely devotion from A.W. Tozer, in this piece, I talk a bit further about why I’ve been covering self-described “outlaw preachers” and why its important you know.

Christian Post reports: Lutheran ministers who are in same-sex relationships will not be allowed to serve as clergy in United Methodist congregations despite the new full communion agreement between the two denominations. Bishop Gregory Palmer, president of the United Methodist Council of Bishops, made clear on Wednesday that UMC’s ban on noncelibate gay clergy still stands. [...]

An interesting post from the perspective of the enemy of men’s souls from Herescope yesterday: If I were the devil, I’d be real upset at churches. I’d spend a lot of time and effort trying to destroy them. My major efforts haven’t yet worked, so I’d go to work on pesky things that can be cultivated to [...]

Because pushing their pro-homosexual agenda is an important tentacle of the inclusive Emerging Church, it was only a matter of time before the EC would begin promoting “outlaw preacher” Jay Bakker. You can see the video here.

I was living in Washington, D.C. when Jimmy Carter was elected President of the United States. This was in 1976. I remember the media making a big deal of the fact that Carter claimed to be a “Born Again Christian.” I remember a cartoon in Time Magazine later that year that portrayed a sidewalk scene [...]

This is not presented in any way as an endorsement of any of these men. However, being that J.P. Moreland is a practioner of the quasi-Eastern spiritual formation as taught by Richard Foster and his spiritual twin Dallas Willard–whom Brian McLaren told us were “key mentors” of the Emerging Church–this article becomes even more interesting. You see, the leaders [...]