Ticket To Paradise?

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.         -Galations 5:1 NIV I first wrote about BattleCreek Church and their Senior Pastor,  Alex Himaya on November 8, 2021 in an article titled “Jumping Off a Cliff For Jesus at BattleCreek Church.” I was … Continue reading

PraiseFest Ministries Gives the Rest of the Story

  On 12/02/10, we wrote a post, link here, on Christian cruises, questioning the evangelical merit of such enterprises. A couple of days ago, we were contacted by Matthew Dunaway and Wade Hamner of that ministry seeking to give us the other side of the story. I, (Dee) was most impressed by the sincerity of their explanation and the obvious … Continue reading

On Christian Cruises, Ergun Caner and Random Acts of Culture

"God has landed on this enemy-occupied world in human form…The perfect surrender and humiliation was undergone by Christ: perfect because He was God, surrender and humiliation because He was man." CS Lewis   Jamaican child from Breadbasket.com     This is an example of American Christianity in all of its mediocrity. Come on a cruise, eat, drink and spend money. … Continue reading

TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIAN AND TRANSPARENCY

This post was first published on December 11, 2009, as we wrapped up our series on Tullian Tchividjian and Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church.  After extensive research, we are convinced that Tullian “played it close to the vest”, withholding from the Pastor Search Committee and leadership his future plans for Coral Ridge, which are becoming more and more evident.  In our opinion, … Continue reading

Karen Swallow Prior: Abusive White Men Have Priority Over Women, Minorities, and Abuse Victims in SBC Institutions. There Is an Evangelical Bro Code.

“The soul selects her own society, Then shuts the door” ― Emily Dickinson, Selected Poems I remember hearing that Karen Swallow Prior (KSP) would teach at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. I decided she must be one of those women so enmeshed in the SBC that she has trouble seeing the institution’s problems. I wrote an email to her, welcoming her … Continue reading