Pastor Chuck O’Neal, The Blogger, Phil Johnson and Overuse of “Slander”

“Slander cannot destroy an honest man – when the flood recedes the rock is there” Chinese Proverb Man at Wailing Wall-WikiCommons I apologize for the disjointed nature of this post. There are several competing stories within this thread and I will do my best to integrate them. Press Release From Pastor Chuck O’Neal At 11AM EST, The Wartburg Watch received … Continue reading

Phil Johnson Responds for John MacArthur and Grace Community Church

Phil Johnson I emailed Phil Johnson this morning. He promptly responded with the following statement. "In a story currently circulating on the Internet, a claim is being made that the elders of Grace Community Church (John MacArthur, Pastor) advised a church in another state to file a defamation lawsuit against a former member. For the record, we would not approve … Continue reading

Pastor Makes International News by Suing Blogging Critic-Is John MacArthur’s Church Involved?

I choose not to give energy to the emotions of revenge, hatred or the desire to subjugate. Roseanne Cash Saturn's Moon-NASA A few months ago, we received a call from Julie Ann Smith who explained that she was being sued by a former pastor, Chuck O’Neal, of Beaverton Grace Bible Church in Oregon here. Julie Anne relayed to me the … Continue reading

Is the Sun Setting on YRR – aka New Calvinism?

"Our chief concerns have to do with immaturity, instability, and inconsistency in the YRR movement." John MacArthur Beaufort (NC) Sunset (Taken by Deb) The Young, Restless, and Reformed Movement (YRR) gained much notoriety five years ago when Collin Hansen coined his catchy description of a new trend in Christendom.  The emergent church movement, so prevalent decades before, waned while the … Continue reading