As spiritual darkness grows within broader evangelicalism, Apprising Ministries believes this satire makes an important point.
Court: Obama Can Force Taxpayer-Funded Embryonic Stem Cell Research
What it Means to be God’s People
No doubt that few have heard of Scottish preacher Eric J. Alexander, who is the former senior pastor of St. George’s Tron parish church in Glasgow, Scotland. He is the author of Prayer: A Biblical Perspective.
Alexander’s five sermons expositing 1 Peter are exemplary in their teaching of what it means to be God’s people.
Soli Deo Gloria!
The American Bible Challenge Premieres Tonight On Game Show Network
In America
While it hasn’t really crossed over into the mainstream of the visible Christian community, still there’s a fair amount of interest in a book by Rabbi Jonathan Cahn called The Harbinger.
It’s been a source of not a little unrest within the camp of discernment ministry as people like me have criticized Cahn sloppy use of Holy Scripture. Well, here in this exclusive Apprising Ministries video clip we find out that apparently through direct revelation God spoke to Cahn and told him to write it.
Voddie Baucham: Adapting to the Culture…or not.
NBC Gets No Romney Campaign Help on Mormon Special
Atheists’ Road Signs Attack Faiths of Romney, Obama Ahead of Democratic Convention
Fox News reports:
Just as the city of Charlotte, N.C., gears up to host the Democratic National Convention, an atheist group is mounting a billboard campaign attacking the religious faiths of President Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney.
The signs, paid for by American Atheists Incorporated (AAI) and appearing along key local highways, include messages such as: “Christianity: Sadistic God, Useless Savior” and “Mormonism: Magic Underwear, Baptizes Dead People, Big Money, Big Bigotry.”
Toplessness in America: The Next ‘Civil Rights’ Movement?
Christian News Network reports:
on August 10th, Mike Stockwell of Cross Country Evangelism was cited with disorderly conduct after a female heckler exposed her breasts to the open-air preacher in the presence of police. While he was shocked that he was issued the citation instead of the woman, Stockwell was informed that going topless is not illegal in Philadelphia. Police explained that just a few weeks prior, a female protester was walking through the streets without a blouse, yet was not prosecuted.
Wretched: Does God Have A Plan To Prosper You?
Mars Hill Bible Church Announces Successor to Shane Hipps
Christ & Islam
In the July/August issue of Modern Reformation Magazine, Dr. Michael Horton posted a very insightful article titled “Christ & Islam”. For clarification he has also released three videos in which he compares the theology of true Christianity and Islam. Below are parts 1 & 2.
Soli Deo Gloria!
David Barton Gave Them Revisionist History They Wanted
Steven Furtick And Stuart Smalley With Faith Confessions And Daily Affirmations
How The Early Church Understood The Apostles
Foul-mouthed, Liberal Talk Show Host Blames FRC Shooting on ‘Gutter Christians’
How Are Christian Values Faring in GOP Platform?
The Christian Post reports:
The Republican National Convention may not be officially opening until Monday, but the hard work of finalizing the GOP platform – often referred to as its mission statement – is now under way in Tampa, Fla. Christians are paying particular attention to this year’s committee meetings given the fact that the Democrats have voted to include same-sex marriage in their platform for the first time in history.
Steven Furtick Is Superstitious About His Word Faith Ritual
If there was any doubt left that popular Seeker Driven evangelical prophet-leader Steven Furtick is headed toward becoming a TBN WF televangelist, this exclusive video from Apprising Ministries ought to clear that up.
You really need to see this to believe how he appears to be ripping off Joel Osteen’s WF self help material.
The Throne Room of Heaven
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.” Rev. 4:11, ESV
The natural mindset is that we thank God and praise him when he has greatly blessed us or delivered us or comforted us in some way, but a study of the Psalms or Romans 8, for example, shows us that Christians worship their God from grateful hearts even in the midst of fiery trials. While the world sees that as a paradox, we who are in Christ know from what we have been saved. Sadly, in our time, there are so many who call themselves Christians who are ignorant of the propitiatory sacrifice deliberately made by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in order that all who would believe and obey the gospel would be justified by grace alone through faith alone as God’s gift alone. God has imputed the righteousness of his Son to all those he has justified just as he imputed their unrighteousness to his account as he hung on that cross paying the penalty for their sins. This knowledge and the power given to believers as they abide in their Lord enables them to have this paradoxical world-view that the “world” cannot understand nor will it ever understand this side of Judgment Day.
And Perry Noble Is A Pastor To Pastors
Personhood USA Says Romney-Ryan Campaign is Wrong on Abortion
Christianity Today Writer Ken Smith Founded Company Fined for Deceptive Business Practices; With Child Porn Ties
The Christian Post reports:
The co-author of a recent Christianity Today article is one of the founders of Zango, a company fined by the FTC for unfair and deceptive business practices, including lax distribution of software that furthered child pornography. The Christianity Today article was co-written by Ted Olsen and Ken Smith, who founded 180solutions (which later became Zango), a company with software that had been “distributed in conjunction with child pornography,” according to documents obtained by The Christian Post.
Wine Country Vintners to Church: ‘We Don’t Want Your Kind Out Here!’
Christian Newswire reports:
Calvary Chapel Bible Fellowship (“The Barn”) is gearing up to file a federal lawsuit against the County of Riverside, CA, in the event the County continues its ban on churches in the Temecula Wine Country, an area that is being expanded from approximately 7,000 acres to over 18,990 acres. A public hearing will occur on Wednesday, August 22, 2012, over the fate of churches in this region. The hearing will position the Wine Country Vintner’s Association against the church congregation and many other Christians from the area.
Romney-Ryan Campaign Vows Not to Oppose Abortion in Cases of Rape, Incest and Life of the Mother
Understanding the Times
To remain as informed as possible on what is going on in Evangelical Christianity in our time I read and listen to many varied sources. Some of these sources you may or may not view in as good a light as others and some may not be “up there” like they used to be. I am convinced that a lot of that is perception and opinion and we must be discerning; being as wise as serpents while as innocent as doves as we seek to learn what God is teaching us. I still subscribe to Tabletalk Magazine from Ligonier Ministries even though they have guest writers each month in it of the type that I often warn you good people about. However, they also often have gems that make my subscription worthwhile. I received my September 2012 issue today and it is quite good. The interview section in this edition is of Carl Trueman who I deeply respect.