from Time 2 Change Churches: When I first got into the ministry, I served a two-point charge. One church was in a town of 250 people and the other church was out in the country surrounded by farmland. The country church was built back in the late 1800′s. It was a beautiful old white building [...]
Archive for February, 2008
What is that smell?
Posted in Christian Living, Discernment, John Hagee, Post-Modernism, Prosperity Gospel, Word Faith on February 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Obama: If elected I will use the bully pulpit for gay community
Posted in abominations, Anti-Christ, Discernment, False Christians, Humanism, Obamination, Post-Modernism, Signs of The Times, Wolves on February 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
from The Baptist Press: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama sought the support of voters in the homosexual community Feb. 28, telling them in a letter that if elected president he would work to pass laws important to that constituency and would use the “bully pulpit” to urge states to grant same-sex couples the legal benefits [...]
Obama: “Dividing Israel doesn’t make me anti-Israel”
Posted in Anti-Christ, Discernment, False Christians, Humanism, Jacobs Trouble, Obamination, Post-Modernism, Signs of The Times, Wolves on February 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From Israel Today: US presidential hopeful Barrack Obama on Sunday insisted that just because he tends to side with those who advocate dividing the Land of Israel as the most viable path to peace does not mean that he is an enemy of the Jewish state. Speaking to Jewish leaders in Cleveland, the Illinois senator [...]
Your Pastor: Shepherd or CEO?
Posted in Christian Living, Discernment, Encouragement on February 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Many observers have recently expressed concern that the biblical model of the pastor as shepherd has been replaced with the model of the pastor as manager. Some biblical priorities are threatened when such a managerial model of the pastorate replaces the shepherding model. In what follows, I will place the priorities of a managerial model [...]
‘Earth worship’ on the rise among evangelical youth
Posted in abominations, Apostasy, Discernment, Emerging Church, False Christians, Post-Modernism, Signs of The Times on February 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From OneNewsNow: Janice Crouse, a senior fellow with Concerned Women for America, says it’s disturbing that many young people in evangelical churches are experimenting with the Wiccan religion. Church leaders and Christian parents, she warns, must be ready to counter that growing interest among their youth. Crouse cites an article in Religion Journal which said [...]
Prozac, used by 40m people, does not work say scientists
Posted in Current Events, Discernment, Humanism, Post-Modernism on February 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
from The Guardian: Analysis of unseen trials and other data concludes it is no better than placebo Prozac, the bestselling antidepressant taken by 40 million people worldwide, does not work and nor do similar drugs in the same class, according to a major review released today. The study examined all available data on the drugs, [...]
Cultural “Christianity” and the Emergent Church
Posted in Christian Living, Discernment, Emerging Church, Post-Modernism on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
from TRUTH MATTERS: Francis Schaeffer died in 1984. Even before then, though, he could see things creeping into the church that had no business being there. His suggestion? He suggests to make sure there is a line drawn in the sand; to make sure there is a differentiation between theose who hold to a full [...]
Marketing Campaigns Continue for Materials that Supplant the Bible
Posted in Apostasy, Christian Living, Discernment, Humanism, Post-Modernism, Signs of The Times on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From TheNewsBeats: Every year more and more packages of small group curricula are marketed to churches under the pretense of helping pastors to do their job better. A popular theme this year is apologetics, and there are several products to choose from. Lee Strobel is broadcasting his “Investigation Faith” seminars, and his small group curriculum [...]
New Age False Prophet Deepak Chopra: Jesus, “not the one and only Son of God”
Posted in abominations, Anti-Christ, Discernment, Emerging Church, False Christians, Humanism, Post-Modernism, Signs of The Times, Synchretism, Wolves on February 25, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Deepak Chopra in the article from Reuters says: “I want to offer the possibility that Jesus was truly, as he proclaimed, a savior,” Chopra wrote. “Not the savior, not the one and only Son of God. Rather Jesus embodied the highest level of enlightenment. “He spent his brief adult life describing it, teaching it, and [...]
Benny Hinn leaves Australia $800,000 richer
Posted in abominations, Apostasy, Discernment, False Christians, Prosperity Gospel, Signs of The Times, Wolves, Word Faith on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Some attendees, who travelled from as far away as Hong Kong and Perth, handed over gold earrings and wedding rings instead of cash.” From couriermail.com: PROSPEROUS pastor Benny Hinn flew into Brisbane a multimillionaire. He left, 28 hours and three shows later, an estimated $800,000 richer. The Queensland capital was a goldmine for the flamboyant [...]

