"It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satisfied; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."
C.S. Lewis, author/theologian
Today, we go off topic and present another excellent piece from KOATAP (Knower of All Things Astrophysical). It is sad that the Christian community has become divided on secondary issues. That division grows even deeper and wider when one side accuses the other side of theological heresy.
Digression alert: Soon after meeting with Doug Pittman, I had the opportunity to speak at length with Tom Rich. Once again, I was grateful for the "heart-rending" experience at my former church. Once again, as he told me his story, I felt like I was reading a playbook as I heard about the responses by Mac Brunson and the so-called "leadership" at FBC Jacksonville.
Note: Deb is traveling in Europe for the next two weeks, so you are stuck with the nurse/MBA who has no training whatsoever to spot, and stop, split infinitives.
It probably should come as no surprise that Jerry Falwell, Jr., Chancellor of Liberty University, made a guest appearance on Glenn Beck’s show, just three days after Beck delivered Liberty’s commencement address.
Liberty University, which claims to be the world's largest Christian university, has had some interesting commencement speakers in recent years. Does anyone see a pattern?
Note: May 20 pm: We realize our intent for this post was misunderstood by a few readers and decided to clarify our position. We changed our title and the opening question to define our thoughts more closely. We believe that Liberty University invited Beck for a variety of reasons, and we are exploring some possibilities. As one pastor put it – "Even on my best days my motives are mixed." However, today, we will present our strongest theory for why Glenn Beck addressed Liberty grads.
A couple of days ago The Wartburg Watch received a very harsh comment which condemned the evangelical church. My first reaction was one of defensiveness. How dare he?! Look at how much the church has done for the world. I was about to make a clever comment incorporating various proofs such as the work of William Wilberforce.
TWW has been following the breaking story of Dr. George Rekers, famed Christian expert on the issues of gender identity and homosexuality. It appears that Rekers hired a male prostitute to carry his bags while travelling in Europe.
In case you haven’t heard, Liberty University is ”forming a committee to investigate a series of accusations against Ergun Caner, president of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary,” according to Provost Dr. Ron Godwin.
First there was Ted Haggard, now George Rekers. How should we as Christians deal with homosexuality, especially when our revered leaders engage in this sin?
Who knew there would come a day when some internet sleuths called “bloggers” (a relatively obscure bunch) would cause such a ruckus within Christendom? Yesterday, Christianity Today posted an article entitled “Bloggers Target Seminary President”on the Web.
God’s sovereignty never ceases to amaze us! Last Monday I was enjoying my visit to the Big Apple, while
TWW felt this comment by Zeta, aka KOATAP (Knower of All Things Astrophysical) was fascinating. Deb and I have invited KOATAP to post occasionally on subjects related to science and faith here at TWW, and KOATAP has agreed!
THE BIBLE ANSWER BABES' CORNER
So named in honor of Mark Driscoll, who publicly stated that "It is not uncommon to meet pastors' wives who really let themselves go." What a guy!
First there was Darrell Gilyard, now Ergun Caner… Is anyone surprised that both have been protégés of Paige Patterson?
Dr. Ergun Caner is, and should not be, the president of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a charismatic speaker who seems to have a knack for drawing people into his delusions. However, it appears this so-called leader of future preachers is living in a house of cards. His star began to rise in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. His claims of being a former child jihadist and his engaging speaking style have made him the darling of the evangelical set.
Note to Lynn: Today we felt it important to postpone our post on the significance of the palm fronds on Palm Sunday due to a significant comment. We will answer this question next Friday. For our readers, we now post Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.On Fridays we deviate from our typical posts and answer questions about the Bible and faith. Today, we interrupt this schedule for the following.
There is an excellent organization made up of thoughtful Christian scientists called the American Scientific Affiliation. One of our guest bloggers, Dr. Jon, has been a member of this fine group for a number of years. It is safe to say that just about all of the scientists in this group believe in an Old Earth and the majority would most likely consider themselves theistic evolutionists.
If you have attended any of the Together for the Gospel conferences, you likely know about the “band of bloggers”. But for those who are unfamiliar with them, we thought it might be helpful to share a little information obtained from the arena in which they (and we) operate – the World Wide Web.
As we pointed out in our previous post, Mark Dever posted an article last year on the T4G website that describes paedobaptism as a sinful act.
No doubt there’s been a lot of camaraderie at T4G 2010, which wraps up today. Oh well, now it’s time to go back to the real world and “shepherd” the flock… What a let down! If only the attendees could experience this “togetherness” more often…
Hear ye hear ye, the Calvinista court is now in session to seek out and convict all "witches" (heretics) who would deviate from the path of the one true and living playbook, Five Point Calvinism++++ in all of its glorious, 100%, blessed assurance of theological correctness!! (Hope you have read our series on the Puritans.)
We have some questions for those headed to Louisville for T4G. Just how accurate is the conference name “Together for the Gospel”? Why would we even ask such a question? Here’s why…
Some years ago, my daughter returned from a Christian school sponsored music trip in which she was supposed to perform at a function. While on route to the event, in a bus full of students, a teacher prayed for the upcoming event. In particular, the teacher asked God to “bind Satan” so that the performance would go off without a hitch. Unfortunately, said binding did not prevent a disaster in which the sound system blew out, electricity went out in the building and did not turn back on in time for the students to perform. So, the students were loaded back on the bus, returning home after a long day and no performance.
At long last T4G 2010 is almost here! Looks like around 7,000 attendees will be heading to Louisville next week for what will certainly be dubbed as the “best ever Christian pastors’ conference…”
Tonight, we are saddened to announce the passing of Michael Spencer.The Internet Monk, as he was known, was an institution in the blogosphere. His insights into the practice of Christianity were unique, thought-provoking, at times humorous, and indicative of his own abiding faith in our Lord. Please pray for his family. And, while you’re at it, read some of his posts through the years. We guarantee that you will join us in thinking the earth abiding Christian community has lost, for now, a keen observer and communicator.
