Last year we learned that Perry Noble was removed as senior pastor of the church he founded. The NewSpring Board of Directors announced that it was “a difficult and painful decision” to remove Noble, adding that he was “no longer qualified to serve as pastor.” Shane Duffy announced to the church that Noble “had made unfortunate […]
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Two divorce cases: Summer White and Melissa Moore
In this piece Elizabeth Prata tackles biblical divorce. She reminds us that God hates divorce. And to divorce one’s spouse, except for the two reasons stated in the Bible, is a sin against God. (All sin is first and foremost against a holy God.) For clarity, Summer White is the daughter of noted apologist and […]
Focus on the Family endorsing a new and unbiblical view of marriage?
Dalrock has a piece entitled “Never let a crisis go to waste.” He fills us in on what occurred on a recent Focus on the Family radio broadcast when the president of FOTF, Jim Daly, spoke with Christian relationship “expert” Dr. David Clarke. For those who read and study the Bible, it is evident that Dr. Clark’s view […]
Homosexual Men “Divorce” to Become Threesome, Now Plan to Use Sisters as Surrogates
Heather Clark, Christian News Network columnist, reports this disturbing, albeit not surprising, story about what will happen in an “anything goes” society like Canada’s. This is just the beginning, brethren, and it’s coming to America: Two homosexual men recently “divorced” under Canadian law so that they could include a third man in their relationship, and now […]
Church Discipline, Contemporary Grace Style
Rick Phillips of Reformation 21 weighs in on the Tullian Tchividjian affair. Many of Tullian’s supporters are unaware that he is a leading voice in the Contemporary Grace Movement (hypergrace). Phillips addresses it here. Billy Graham and his grandson Tullian Tchividjian I have so far refrained from public comment on the resignation of Tullian Tchividjian in […]
Why I do not recommend Kendrick Brothers’ new movie, “War Room”, part 1
Elizabeth Prata of The End Time reviews the Christian film “War Room.” In part 1 she sheds light on some of the glaring theological problems with the film and also deals with other Kendrick brothers’ productions, such as “Fireproof” and “Courageous.” The brothers may have good intentions in making “Christian” films, however in so doing they […]
Tullian Tchividjian Files for Divorce
Timothy C. Morgan, columnist for Christianity Today, has the not so surprising story of the break-up of a marriage that came about because both the husband and the wife committed the sin of adultery: Tullian Tchividjian, Billy Graham’s grandson, filed for divorce on Thursday in Broward County, Florida. Tchividjian resigned as senior pastor of Coral Ridge […]
SBC’s International Mission Board no longer to disqualify candidates who speak in tongues
Many Southern Baptists will find the policy recently approved by the denomination’s International Mission Board deeply troubling, as the practice of speaking in tongues is associated with Pentecostalism. Many, but not all, Pentecostals believe that speaking in tongues is the evidence of receiving the Holy Spirit while Southern Baptists have held to the view that speaking in […]