UPDATE: LifeWay pulls book after outcry (see statement) There’s a rad new Bible devotional in the hood, a whole new reimagining of God’s Word, and it goes a little something like this: Sunday Cool, a T-shirt screen printing company founded in 2016, has partnered with LifeWay to write a “devo” Continue Reading
Discernment
How one discerning woman serves and protects her church
When a friend of mine told me how she is using her gift of discernment and passion for research to serve her church – with her pastor’s encouragement and blessing – I could not wait to share her story! . Katie initially contacted me to ask permission to use my Continue Reading
Look who’s promoting the Enneagram
From the Amazon book, Becoming Us: Using the Enneagram to Create a Thriving Gospel-Centered Marriage, here are just a few of the endorsements: “Finally, we have a practical and godly tool that can be used to enrich, and even save, many marriages.”– Gail and Michael Hyatt, Michael Hyatt & Co.“The Continue Reading
Lou Engel ends “The Call” to usher in Billy Graham’s “mantle”
Millions of young people around the world are being told that they can soon supernaturally receive the hovering mantle of evangelism from the late Billy Graham, and that this opportunity will be theirs on February 23. Please hear me, Christian, there is no “mantle” from any person dead or alive Continue Reading
Holding on.
Discernment Ministry. What do you think of when you hear or read that term? Does your nose wrinkle a little? Does your upper lip curl in disgust? A lot of good, solid, caring, sheep-loving discerning writers are being told not to quit their day jobs due to the actions of Continue Reading
Why we “Mark and Avoid”
There is a growing trend to dismiss the Bible in a world that says, “you can’t believe a book that’s a couple thousand years old,” as Rob Bell has done. Bell recently made these statements and said that the Church is very close to embracing gay marriage. If you haven’t Continue Reading
Andy Stanley’s troubling statements
Megachurch leader Andy Stanley has made some interesting statements over the past few years. Most notably are his statements distancing himself from the authority of Scripture. Easy to mark and avoid a teacher like this, right? Actually, not so easy. Stanley’s many marketable brands include curricula for children, teens, adults, Continue Reading
Downplaying the Devil in NAR
Should you pray for God’s protection from being deceived and then stop worrying about being deceived by the devil? Likewise, once you pray for protection should you then let your guard down, not worry about your need for protection, and embrace all–and I mean all–manifestations of the miraculous? Holly Pivec Continue Reading
Thanks for Nothing
Society paints people as victims. But does the Bible do that? Do we learn from reading the scriptures that although believers suffer unjustly and experience various trials, that those who suffer injustice should view themselves as victims? Certainly not! What the Bible does teach is that we are all dirty rotten Continue Reading
Social Justice is an Attack on the Sufficiency of Scripture
“Make no mistake about it, the Word of God is sufficient and the very moment that we take a step away from the sufficiency of God’s Word we take a step into darkness.” Social Justice has an incorrect beginning and a flawed conclusion, says Josh Buice in an essay he Continue Reading