Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigning amid outrage over child abuse cover up scandal in CofE

An online petition was started last week calling for Welby to step down, with it garnering more than 13,000 signatories by the time that the Church of England leader had agreed to resign. “Given his role in allowing abuse to continue, we believe that his continuing as the Archbishop of Canterbury is no longer tenable. We must see change, for the sake of survivors, for the protection of the vulnerable, and for the good of the Church,” stated the petition.

(Michael Gryboski – Christian Post, a site CRN does not recommend) Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, leader of the Church of England and the global Anglican Communion, has announced that he will be resigning amid outrage over an abuse cover-up scandal. Continue reading

Court Vaporizes 50 Years of Environmental Law Leaving Trump’s EPA to Build on the Ashes

(Red State) The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit summarily vaporized 46 years of Federal environmental regulations. Writing in a case called Marin Audubon Society, et al v. FAA, et al, the majority of a three-judge panel ruled that the Council on Environmental Quality, a cabal inside the Executive Office of the President charged with ensuring that National Environmental Protection Act requirements are interpreted uniformly across the federal government, had illegally used the Federal Register to publish that guidance thereby giving citizens, agencies, and even the courts the impression that their internal guidance had the authority of law. Continue reading

Trumps Plan To Declassify Diddy, Epstein Documents

(Cullen McQue – Trending Politics) Senior Trump security advisor Kash Patel stated that the president-elect plans to declassify thousands of documents relating to the federal government’s investigations into human trafficking and sexual blackmail rings run by music industry mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein, both of whom were well connected with dozens of high-profile political leaders and celebrities.

In an interview with conservative commentator Benny Johnson, Patel stressed that restoring public trust in America’s legal and national security institutions will be a top priority of the second Trump Administration. Continue reading

Killing the Beast: The Department of Education

“George W. Bush made the DOE even bigger and gave it more power with No Child Left Behind. That failed, as has the DOE. The DOE is spending a lot of money, and our children are doing far worse.”

(Mary Dowling) President Donald Trump plans to shut down the monolithic Department of Education, which holds sway over every state. It has become very politicized and exerts extraordinary power. For example, under Biden-Harris, the DOE currently forces racist DEI down the throats of every school in the nation…. Continue reading

Melania Declines White House Meeting With Jill Biden for a Startling Reason

“This is harsh language, but the source certainly had a point. Donald Trump and Joe Biden aren’t just political opponents after the fashion of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan or George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Biden is the first president ever to have treated his principal opponent and eventual elected successor as if he were a criminal. What polite veneer can or should remain between the Trumps and the Bidens after that?”

(Robert Spencer – PJ Media) It’s a traditional thing: during the transition from one presidential administration to another the outgoing first lady hosts the incoming one for tea and shows her around the White House…. Continue reading

Why did Dr Michael Brown take down his interviews with Todd White?

(Church Watch Central) A number of online Christian voices have been calling out the dishonest testimony of Todd White and his controversial teachings and practices. The loudest on this topic include Daniel Chapman (‘Daniel C’)Steve Kozar (‘Messed Up Church’)Daniel Long (‘Long for Truth’), Jake Elliot (‘The Framework’), and Richard Moore (‘Firm Foundation’). Along side Protestia, they have been calling out ‘evangelist’ Todd White.

Todd White, a ‘healing evangelist’ and ‘Little God’ (New Breed) within the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), has faced criticism for his “Little God” theology…. Continue reading

Patricia Heaton Rips ‘Fear-Mongering’ Media Election Coverage, Offers Prayer to Traumatized Head-Shaving Women

(Paul Bios – Breitbart) Actress Patricia Heaton hit at the “fear-mongering” media for traumatizing people after President-elect Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris last week.

Heaton delivered her takedown of the media over the weekend with a video posted on X.

“To all these extremists that are allowed television time, who told women that this is what is going to happen to them, shame on you! Shame on you!” she said. “Apparently, there are some really vulnerable people here who you targeted, and you fear-mongered to and you need to go back on the air and tell them things are going to be okay, tell them that they’re fine.” Continue reading

What do we do to become Spirit-Filled?

12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, 13 and do not go on presenting your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. Romans 6:12-13 (LSB) See the LSB version on the site.

There are many requirements for the Christian to become Spirit-filled, but there is one thing that is truly the key to that filling. We find the Greek word that exemplifies this in Romans 6:13 and Romans 12:1 (above). The LSB translates this word as “present” in both cases. While these translations describe the action Paul intended, I think it would have been more descriptive and more theologically correct for them to have used forms of the word “yield” here instead of “present.” Why?… Continue reading

More fallout on Steve Lawson’s betrayal.

UPDATE below:

We’re posting two articles that report on the Steve Lawson situation. Both of them contain some of the same information; but also contain new info. After reading article #1, return to CRN to read #2 which contains Lawson’s words of regret on the damage (pain) he has caused his family and a host of others.

Article #1 Steve Lawson: Fake Pastor, Fake News, Real Mistress – Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web

Over the weekend, Evangelical Dark Web reported on how Trinity Bible Church hid in plain sight the fact that Steve Lawson was never a pastor at their church but rather a performer on Sunday mornings. Nevertheless, Steve Lawson was paraded across several ministries: One Passion Ministries, Ligonier, The Master’s University and Seminary, G3 Ministries, and Grace Community Church…. Continue reading

#Resistance Liberals Tattoo Themselves Blue to Oppose Fascism, Spot ‘Safe People’

(Ben Bartee – PJ Media) I don’t suppose we really needed more evidence that we have a hefty mental health pandemic on our hands in the West — that case has already been adjudicated for anyone paying attention — but, boy, has this election really ripped any remanence of a veneer of sanity off.

Via Glamour (emphasis added):

After the election of Donald Trump, many white women are feeling betrayed by the 53% of their peers who voted for him. Their answer? A blue bracelet. Continue reading

Civil War Is Breaking Out in the Democratic Party

“Blaming Biden for not dropping out sooner is absurd, especially when Pelosi and other leaders were part of the cover-up of Biden’s poor cognitive health. But now that Pelosi is blaming Biden, you can expect this civil war to really ramp up.”

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) The Democratic Party is in a state of self-destruction. That’s no exaggeration. Party leaders aren’t just reeling from Donald Trump’s stunning victory earlier this week—they’re turning on each other, casting blame in a way that signals a deepening internal divide…. Continue reading

Charismatic Prophets Say 2020 Prophecies About Trump Victory ‘Were Actually for 2024’

“[Johnny] Enlow was the most dramatic of the holdouts. In April 2021, he posted on Facebook his vision of Trump seated on a heavenly throne wearing a golden crown and holding a golden scepter.”

(Julia Duin) Smelling victory, some of the charismatic Christian prophets backing presidential nominee Donald Trump are already rejoicing on social media.

“I stand by every word that God gave me, see you on the other side of victory! Numbers 12:6,” wrote “Prophet” Charlie Shamp, president of Destiny Encounters International in Moravian Falls, North Carolina, on X Monday night. Continue reading

Steve Lawson Was Not a Pastor, Elder or Even a Member at Trinity Bible Church

“Steve Lawson’s adultery is worse actually.”

(Protestia) Six weeks have passed since Trinity Bible Church revealed that Steve Lawson was disqualified from “ministry activities” for having an “inappropriate relationship” with a woman who was not his wife, and a new report offers insight into why this whole situation has been so strange and murky.

According to pastors Derek Brown and Cliff McManis of Creekside Bible Church in Cupertino, California, on an episode of their podcast With All Wisdom, using information that has been “verified by the testimony of two or three witnesses,” Steve Lawson, though he previously served as a pastor of previous churches, was neither a pastor, nor an elder, nor even a member at Trinity Bible Church. Continue reading

Justification by Faith vs Religion

17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “BUT THE RIGHTEOUS WILL LIVE BY FAITH.” Romans 1:17 (LSB) 

The Protestant Reformation was used by God to restore the lost doctrine of Justification by Faith. Also, all of the reformers were adamant that the Bible be available to all people in a language they could read and understand. The Roman Catholic Church of that era was apostate and taught a corrupt gospel based on works. The Bible was kept locked up and away from non-scholars. It was always read verbally to the people in Latin, which few understood. Continue reading

Trump’s first appointment, Catholic vote turns against Harris, voters reject noncitizen voting, and more.

(Below the Fold – Patriot Post Headlines) The editors cover all sorts of need-to-know topics. Their reporting is short and pithy. One topic they cover is how the FBI took Trump’s win. According to one source, FBI leaders “are reportedly “stunned,” “shellshocked,” and walking around in a daze after the American people resoundingly reelected Donald Trump. Now to TPP’s Below the Fold:

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  • Republican Dave McCormick defeats incumbent Bob Casey in Pennsylvania Senate race (Politico)

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What every Christian needs to understand about a Trump victory

“We have to see the political shift as an opportunity to advance truth not a momentary reprieve from an inevitable cultural collapse.”

(Clear Truth Media – Ben Schettler) Can we praise God for Trump? Yes.

God gave us mercy in a form that’s difficult for the pious to understand. But He has used far worse men than Trump to save His people before.

So, as we celebrate a shift in political power, what should faithful Christians learn from this win and how should we prepare for the next four years? Continue reading

Geert Wilders Condemns ‘Pogrom in the Streets of Amsterdam’ After Israeli Soccer Fans Brutally Attacked

(Simon Kent – Breitbart) Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders has condemned what appeared to be an organized, widespread targeted attack by anti-Israel rioters in Amsterdam on Thursday night, branding it a “pogrom” on the streets of the capital.

As Breitbart News reported, Dutch security forces appeared unable to protect the tourists as they were ambushed by roaming gangs of masked attackers who shouted “Free Palestine” as they hunted, beat and brutally harassed the Israelis. Continue reading

Who Has Eternal Life?

24 “Truly, truly I say to you that the one who hears my Word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and does not come into judgment, but has been transferred out of death into life. (John 5:24 translated from the NA28 Greek text)

I recently listened to a discussion between several theologians as they contrasted the reaction the 1st Century Jews had to Jesus’ claim to deity with that of the heretics who came later. These 1st Century Jews took Jesus’ words in John 5 about his relationship to the Father as claims of deity, that is, making himself equal with God (John 5:18). Heretics who were not from the time of our Lord and were not Jews of that period were the ones who came up with Arianism, Modalism, etc…. Continue reading

Trump Mulling Cabinet, Admin Staff Positions

“In 2017, we saw unprecedented obstruction by Democrats of President Trump’s nominees. This must not happen again.”

(Charlie McCarthy – Newsmax) President-elect Donald Trump and his team are wasting little time in focusing on how to staff a second administration.

Following his landslide victory Tuesday over Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump has been huddling with donors, family members, and advisers at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, the Washington Examiner reported. Continue reading

A Fond Look Back at Harris’s Train Wreck Car Crash Dumpster Fire Campaign

“It ended as it had to, with Harris spending money her campaign didn’t have (she’s currently $20 million in the hole, despite raking in more than ONE BILLION DOLLARS) on celebrity endorsements that didn’t matter on the way to losing everything to a convicted felon that nearly half the country has been deluded into believing is Literally Hitler™.”

(Stephen Green – PJ Media) The disaster began, as so many do, with a few ill-chosen words pouring out of the mouth of Joe Biden in a hamfisted attempt to woo voters. After promising at a March 2020 primary debate to pick a woman as his running mate, Biden then got bullied by fellow Democrats into picking a black woman. Continue reading

Yes, The Trump Government Should Wield The Sword Against Progressivism

“Christians must keep putting their hands to the plow (Luke 9:62). For though the forces of darkness have suffered a political setback, we cannot forget that, like the Evangelicals For Harris, they won’t being going away unless and until they are winnowed or won to Christ, who is the Lord of all.” 

(Doug Ponder – Clear Truth Media) I’ve written far more on political theology in the last couple of years than I ever thought I would (see herehere, and here, for example). I suppose that desperate times call for decisive measures.

To put the matter bluntly, a lot of evangelical Christians—including pastors—have discovered that their grasp of the intersection between theology and politics is insufficient to navigate the waters we now swim in…. Continue reading

How the Steven Lawson Scandal is Good for the Church

“It’s not merely that Steven Lawson failed, and failed miserably—it’s that we, the Church, possess an almost comically unquenchable thirst for heroes. We crave Christian celebrities with the desperation of teenage girls clamoring for knights in shining armor while playing dress-up with their mom’s wedding gown.”

(The Dissenter) Steven J. Lawson, a name synonymous with doctrinal precision, rock-solid Reformed theology, and more respect in the conference circuit than most people can imagine, has fallen. The man many considered an indomitable force of gospel preaching has become the latest headline in a growing list of scandals that illuminate modern evangelicalism’s unhealthy relationship with celebrity culture. Continue reading

The Liberal Media Absolutely Lost It When Trump Won the 2024 Election

(Matt Vespa – Townhall) It was a blue mirage. Liberals were confident in beating Donald Trump, despite Kamala Harris’s lack of intelligence and political acumen to be president. The polls showed a close race. It ended up being much like 2016—Trump cinched an Electoral College landslide, and he’s going to win the popular vote. On both fronts of their coping sessions, the Left has nothing. You can’t seethe about the Electoral College when Trump won the popular vote.

It’s time for the Left to realize that Trump isn’t a fluke—he’s at the helm of a movement that outright slaughtered the Democrats last night…. Continue reading

In Which We Try Not To Gloat

(Clear Truth Media) It would, of course, be very poor form after what can rightly be described as a crushing electoral victory for the Republican Party, to spend the morning basking in the glory of such a triumph, drinking the sweet, sweet nectar of progressive tears, and playing the wailing and gnashing of their teeth as a kind of soothing whale-song with which to unwind after a long but magnificent night.

It would be deeply unkind to look around our bookmark folders on X and find the long, long list of failed predictions. For instance, anyone considering mentioning the Selzer poll—’The Best Pollster In Politics’—declaring a Harris lead of +3 in Iowa only to see Trump take the state by 13 points, really should stay quiet. Continue reading