I have deliberately taken a short Sabbatical from writing and contending. God has used this to move me from a certain focus to another one, at least for now. As I prepared over the last few days to reenter the truth war I became convinced that many of us need a review of some fundamentals. [...]

Pastor Larry DeBruyn begins this piece by saying:
Some Christians naively and mistakenly equate that because Christianity and Islam are monotheistic faiths (belief in one God), Christians and Muslims worship the same God. Any differences between the two religions are viewed to be only apparent, not actual. Only the names are different. Muslims call Him Allah, while Christians address Him as Lord. [...]

This isn’t necessarily an endorsement of the Chris Fabry Live radio program itself; however, with the current controversy growing around The Manhattan Declaration Of Christian Conscience, CRN gives you the link to his show today.
Fabry’s website tells us:
Chuck Colson and other evangelical leaders have signed the Manhattan Declaration. They feel it is time for Christians from [...]

With much talk surrounding the recent Manhattan Declaration, and whether or not evangelicals should align themselves with Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox “Christians,” it seems good to bring a bit of perspective concerning Eastern Orthodoxy.
And among the false teachings that Emergence Christianity ala Brian McLaren and Rob Bell is trying to drag back into the [...]

Today the Emerging/ent/ence Church group TransFORM points us to a video by the young man who’s the ”Experience Engineer” at Willow Creek Community Church, wherein he shares his “discipline” of repeating The Lord’s Prayer over and over and over and…
As a former Roman Catholic I’ve been there and got the Rosary; so in this post, using [...]

Emerging Church leader Brian McLaren wants you to know:
New blog post: to be born: A new song …… http://bit.ly/719rNy

See also: Putting Brian McLaren In His Place

“And [Jesus] said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!” (Luke 17:1, ESV)

A discussion in this post concerning the growing tide of ecumenicism within evangelicalism and the links to an excellent four part series on justification, the heart of the Gospel, and the doctrine upon which the Reformation turned.

A “food for thought” post concerning the hot topic Manhattan Declaration from Wittenburg Church Door.

In this post you’ll read an edifying email exchange I had today with a repentant homosexual, no longer practicing sin, who is a Christian living with same-sex attraction.

Using Romans chapter one, this short post is a look at why the sin of homosexuality is a deviant perversion of God’s created order.

Approach evangelism from a man sensitive angle; entertain him, and the message won’t matter. Approach evangelism from a God-centric angle; convict him, and the entertainment won’t matter. (A Short Re-run)
S.J. Walker

A short devotion discussing an oft-neglected aspect of the Christian life.

In an email praising The Manhattan Declaration (an issue that currently has Christians on both sides, but NONE that I know would agree with this), Jim Daly, President and CEO of Focus on the Family wrote:
It is important, first off, to note that the Manhattan Declaration is not a partisan or political statement…Instead, it addresses [...]

A helpful article by Kevin DeYoung outlining four aspects of the New Gospel, six reasons why it’s so hot, and why it’s so wrong.
It usually starts with an apology: “I’m sorry for my fellow Christians. I understand why you hate Christianity.  It’s like that thing Ghandi said, ‘why can’t the Christians be more like their [...]

Follow this link to read John MacArthur’s take on the Manhattan Declaration.

Church of the Apostles (COTA), “Creative, Emergent, Lutheran, Episcopal Church in Fremont (Seattle, WA)” just sent the following tweet:
Hey check it out: http://vimeo.com/7804821 http://bit.ly/8zXizr
For those who may not know, COTA has “Vicar and Abbess” Karen Ward as its ”pastor.” Now, food for thought, exactly how many churches of the Apostles had women as pastors? Answer: None.

COTA – A [...]

A short discussion in this post of the state of mainstream evangelicalism introduces a dead-on-target video assessment of how we got that way.

The emerging church leader has a mini temper tantrum and attempts to paint “discernment ministries” as anti-gay bigots. This is my response, but wait until you see who the real bigots are.

11/23/2009 – James White
Because we honor justice and the common good, we will not comply with any edict that purports to compel our institutions to participate in abortions, embryo destructive research, assisted suicide and euthanasia, or any other anti life act; nor will we bend to any rule purporting to force us to bless immoral [...]

A bit of background and the link to Dr. Mohler’s post here.

As a former Roman Catholic, I have a couple of questions about those united in this “Christian” declaration here.

This year my wife and I will be traveling for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We leave tomorrow (Monday) after my physical therapy appointment and will return Saturday the 28th. This time off from writing and contending has come at just the right time for me as I feel drawn to the throne of grace as I [...]

Over at his A Great Work blog Aaron Gardner begins an interesting “food for thought” post  by noting:
Ranked as the world’s most influential woman, Oprah Winfrey is undoubtedly a woman who has inspired millions with not only her wisdom, her wide circle of connections, but also with her very own rags to riches story.  Although much [...]

Jones tweets tonight:
Just had an enjoyable dinner with Ed Dobson, author of ‘The Year of Living Like Jesus’ (http://is.gd/50I6K),
Earlier over at his revamped blog Jones asks: Are Baptists Softening on the Emerging Church? He then tells us, “This one is” as he points us to The Baptist Standard :: The Newsmagazine of Texas Baptists – 2nd Opinion: [...]