Many of our visitors are aware that we recently published a White Paper on Discernment. In doing the research for our paper we came across a piece by Bible study author, speaker and blogger Michelle Lesley written in June 2016 where she responds to those who take her to task for “naming names.” Her answer to […]
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It’s not too late
The late Ken Silva, owner of Apprising Ministries and Christian Research Network, wrote this blog post in 2012. His reflections from four years ago were true then and they are even more pertinent today. Ken lamented that, “Our young people are growing up in a dying nation, awash with relativistic political correctness, and skeptical, godless […]
Does Greg Laurie’s Harvest Crusades Produce False Converts?
In a piece over at Pulpit & Pen, Jeremy Roten tackles the “false convert” issue. Many people believe that by saying the “sinner’s prayer” or simply raising their hand during a church service to indicate they wish to have Christ in their life or going forward during a Billy Graham or Greg Laurie crusade means […]
You Might Be Apostate If…
Bible study author, speaker and blogger Michelle Lesley identifies Christendom’s most nefarious false teachers — and she proves it by using their own words and actions against them. Now find out who Michelle thinks are some of the worst of the worst apostates… Comedian Jeff Foxworthy hit the big time several years ago with his […]
NAR “apostles” are as phony as a three-dollar bill
In their blogpost “The Apostles Who Don’t Do Anything,” Cameron Buettel and Jeremiah Johnson of Grace to You team up to answer the question many folks have been asking: Does the Church have modern-day apostles as NAR top dogs purport? And if what they say is true, who determines when God has commissioned someone as an apostle? Buettel […]
Discernment Challenge: If you see something, say something!
Every week it seems, I receive at least a couple of messages from women who are fraught with angst over a social media post from their friend, relative or church that promotes a false teacher. “What should I do? Should I say something?” For me there is only one answer: Yes! You can’t not say […]
Steven Furtick teaches that God Breaks the Law
A little over a year ago Steven Furtick, prophet-pastor of the highly influential Elevation Church in North Carolina, taught his congregation that God broke the law of love. Recently he posted a two minute clip from that sermon on Facebook which caused quite a stir. For those who are unfamiliar with Pastor Steven, the late […]
7 Mountain Politics and Theology
What is “7 Mountains” theology? Supposedly there are “7 mountains” of global society – Media, Government, Education, Economy, Religion, Entertainment and Family. Conquering these areas of influence is the key to taking a nation for the kingdom of God. The 7 Mountain mandate is the brainchild of the Dominionist movement. Over the years Dominionists have gone […]
The Danger in Women’s Ministries
Aimee Byrd, author and contributor on Mortification of Spin wrote a series (see below for 2-4) on the topic of looking at discernment and women’s ministries. She wonders why are there so many gullible women in churches? “Have we made any progress in equipping our women to discern truth from error in what they are reading? Do […]
The Christian Woman’s Guide to Conversing With Bereans
Pamela Couvrette of Guarding the Deposit offers some sound advice. She writes: “Imagine, you have finally found some time to sit down and relax, so you turn on the Trinity Broadcasting Network just minutes before your favorite teacher (I’ll call her Joyce Osteen), comes on the air. With these extra few minutes, you check Facebook […]