Doctrinal distinctives? Divisions? Not any more. Several major denominations will be blended up smoother than a Vitamix cocktail in a few weeks. This summer, a “Next Great Awakening” is bringing Assemblies of God Supt. George O. Wood and Southern Baptist Convention president Ronnie Floyd together to link arms in spiritual Continue Reading
Discernment
This week’s Look.It.Up. Question:
NEW! BEREANS: CAN WOLVES BE CHRISTIANS? Jesus warned us of false teachers and “wolves in sheep’s clothing.” Yet many will scold you for warning about the likes of known false teachers (whom we are to mark and avoid), claiming that these teachers are Christian. Opinions are plentiful, but what does Continue Reading
Let’s stop snuggling the wolves
No matter how much love and humility Bereans have, they tend to take a lot of arrows from their own when contending. Many times when those who stand firm in God’s Word as truth are told they have a critical spirit, it is because we have stepped on the tender Continue Reading
War Room: Buyer beware! Needs some discernment to watch
In his commentary, Glenn E. Chatfield touches on some of War Room’s theological problems and also discusses what he feels are the movie’s positive aspects. All in all what he has to say is fair and balanced. In my view, the Kendrick brothers certainly have good intentions in making “Christian” Continue Reading
Discernment as Free Speech
The following is an article by Sarah Leslie of Herescope, and is republished her with her permission: “…Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you…. “ ~Peter, the Apostle (Acts 2:29) Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging Continue Reading
Part 2 Review: “7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess”
What if everything you and your family did to honor God had you counting to seven? Even to the point of employing Catholic mysticism into 7 sacred pauses? (You’re probably thinking, “huh?”) Last week in my post, Woman, just try harder!, we reviewed Part I of Elizabeth Prata’s excellent article Continue Reading
Evangelicals looking to the wrong savior
There’s a lot of evangelical hand-wringing of late, over which Christian candidate can bring our nation back into the greatness that it once was. “If we can only elect a true Christian,” is a sentiment often heard among those who see the nation sinking into darkness. The Washington Post reports Continue Reading
Need help exchanging “whispers with God”?
Christendom’s premiere Emergent organization, Catalyst, is urging women to “exchange whispers with God” on its new Catalyst smartphone app, via featured teacher Lysa Terkeurst: Who is Lysa? She is someone we’ve warned about, and you should mark and avoid. (see, “Leaving Lysa: Why You Shouldn’t Be Following Lysa TerKeurst or Continue Reading
Beth Moore’s strangely disappearing tweet: a discernment lesson
Elizabeth Prada, who blogs over at The End Time, reports on the case of the disappearing tweet. It seems that one of Mrs. Moore’s tweets suddenly flew the coop (got deleted) which surprised many of her fans. So Elizabeth fills us in on what took place in Twitterland a couple Continue Reading
Letter: Our Church, Our Children and the “Sinner’s Prayer”
Is the sinner’s prayer Biblical? Many of us have been instructed at some point in our lives to, “repeat after me, eyes closed and no one looking at others.” The truth of the matter is that it is biblical to pray to Jesus to ask Him to forgive us our sins. Continue Reading