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Upon hearing of the passing of Sarah Young last week, I made a decision to wait a few days before commenting on the tragic reality. Not because I believed I had to, but rather so these words would not get lost in the news cycle. I also know how people are in these...
In Part IV of our series on Debunking Leftist Myths About Jesus, we tackle the dishonest notion that Jesus was the epitome of modern-day "tolerance." The proponents of this myth willfully ignore the full scope of Christ's teachings to cherry-pick instances that serve...
Beth Moore, when she apostatized a few years ago and left a somewhat biblical denomination for a completely apostate denomination, made it clear that her intentions were to continue to rebel against God by performing the function and role of a pastor, which the...
Continuing our series on the pantheon of modern church snares, the phenomenon known as the "Seeker Sensitive Movement" merits particular attention. Born out of a desire for rapid church growth in the late 20th century, this unbiblical methodology puts the focus...
Richie, the clown barber, is a gimmicky character that combines the worlds of circus entertainment and haircare. While some may find his act amusing or engaging, the whole concept trivializes the craft of barbering. It's essentially a sideshow novelty. But three...
The newest trend in modern Evangelical megachurches is to set the lead pastor up as the primary visionary to which the rest of the church must conform without question. We've seen this evident in many of these megachurches from Hillsong to Elevation. In 2015, In a...
In this ongoing series, we continue to strip away the veneer of faux spirituality to expose the rotting core of myths that have led many astray in their understanding of Christ and His teachings. These fabrications are not harmless misunderstandings—they are perverse...
In a shocking but not shocking move, a Maryland district court judge has turned a blind eye to the plea of concerned parents, allowing a new policy that sidelines them from their children's education on LGBTQ issues. Conservative and Christian parents have come...
If you've been involved at all in Southern Baptist life over the past few years, you're probably aware by now of the growing controversy surrounding women pastors and preachers. With an increasing number of Southern Baptist churches calling women to preach and to...
The many ways that some movements have perverted the history and theology of Christ is a phenomenon that has perplexed many of us throughout history. At its root, this twisting of biblical truth typically stems from a desire to justify personal ideologies and...
A few months ago, I published a video on Twitter of a man named Curtis Chang who made the asinine argument that getting the COVID vaXX was just like Jesus saving people—the vaccine "redeemed an abortion" the same way Jesus redeems sinners. That was literally his...
In a world awash with the deceptive allure of secular progressivism, a sinister myth has crept into the hearts of many, even within the sacred confines of the Church. It's the poisoned idea that Jesus Christ, the Son of God and Savior of humanity, was an advocate for...
Benny Hinn is unequivocally a false teacher, a purveyor of doctrines that grossly contradict the inerrant Word of God as revealed in the Bible. His teachings, soaked in the charismatic soup of the prosperity gospel, are a plague on true Christianity, twisting the...
In our continuing examination of the snares afflicting the modern church, we have delved into various traps such as superficial unity, cultural appeasement, and the distortion of biblical convictions. As we arrive at Part X of this critical series, we uncover yet...
In a move that has raised eyebrows within the denomination, Southern Baptist podcaster and Executive Committee member, Jonathan Howe has been appointed as the interim president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee, following the sudden...
In an era marked by uncertainty and a drift away from biblical truth, the warnings and judgments found in the pages of Scripture serve as grave reminders to us. These historical accounts are not merely tales of a bygone era but resounding calls to fidelity and...
The world today is flooded with distorted depictions and representations of Jesus Christ. In a quest for relevancy and appeal, modern culture, and even most modern churches, have twisted the figure of Jesus into something more palatable, more in line with human...
In the fascinating journey through the snares that entangle the modern church, the lure of "Cultural Appeasement" in Part VIII highlighted the ways in which church leaders and congregations can be ensnared by the desire to satisfy worldly desires. Now, we turn our...
An unsettling trend of disregard for biblical inerrancy and authority has swept through the modern church, ushering in an era of half-hearted fidelity to the Word of God. Popular false teachers like Andy Stanley, who spends the majority of his time belittling the...
Over the past two years, the so-called "woke church" movement appeared to be losing steam as its obsession with social justice and identity politics began losing favor with many of the laypeople who are committed to sound biblical doctrine and waking up to the...
9Marks, better known as 9Marx, is an Evangelical Marxist organization founded by Southern Baptist pastor, Mark Dever and its sole purpose is to convert Evangelicals into social justice activists and, primarily, Democrat voters. 9Marks is responsible for advancing the...
In the sphere of what some call "pastoral leadership," Mike Todd, the "pastor" of Transformation Church has shamelessly gained recognition through shenanigans that are nothing short of disgraceful and offensive. Over the past few years, he degraded the act of tithing...
Christianity Today has truly outdone itself by stringing together the so-called "epic trifecta" of Greta Gerwig's Barbie, Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour, and Taylor Swift's Eras Tour into a fanciful tale of cultural enlightenment. If we are to believe this narrative,...
In the modern age, it's not uncommon to find churches falling into a pattern of cheesy, shallow worship music. The superficiality of these songs often reveals much about the theology in the church itself. When a church preaches and a congregation subscribes to shallow...
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Leading up to the mid-term elections, the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) is once again attempting to rationalize the notion that Christians can vote for Democrats and have "valid" and "biblical" reasons for doing so. We at...
Karen Wheaton is a popular charismatic Pentecostal singer and musician and also a self-proclaimed Bible teacher and minister. Wheaton is a disciple of the financial fraudster, Jim Bakker, as well as Jimmy Swaggart and Janet Paschal. Karen is the founder of a ministry...
In the midst of the Southern Baptist Convention's (SBC) complete and total meltdown of reality, the divide between the progressives and the conservatives is growing rapidly. And unsurprisingly so. No matter who ultimately wins control of the Southern Baptist...
From the very beginning, the church has had to preserve its integrity and purity by protecting and fencing its membership. Jesus said that many would come in his name and make claims to faith falsely. Paul told the Ephesian elders that ravenous wolves would arise even...
I ran across an article today which was actually from March 15th that caught my attention. The article itself is about the Contemporary Christian musician, Steven Curtis Chapman, and an upcoming performance he will be holding at Crossroads Church. In that article, I...
It has been revealed in a story broken by Capstone Report that a church planted by David Platt's church planting ministry in partnership with the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board (NAMB) heavily promotes the use of the Enneagram to train its...
Since 1978, the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy has stood as the de facto standard confession of the Church in its belief in the authority and inerrancy of Scripture. The statement has grounded the Church's position in biblical truth and has served as a...
Disney has released a new movie that targets young children, but the content of the movie is definitely not for Christians. The movie, Turning Red, is about "a 13-year-old girl who is torn between being her mother's obedient daughter and the chaos of her youth. As if...
You've heard of Black Liberation Theology. Liberation theology can be traced back to Latin America in the early 60s. Latin America has always been a hotbed of oppressive working conditions for those who tried to make ends meet and Liberation Theology was invented as a...
Evangelical elitists have been up-in-arms the last few days over a report by Daily Wire author, Meg Basham, who reported on leaked audio that NIH director, Francis Collins laughed and smirked at the prospect that people will be forced to take the COVID-19 vaccine at...
Yesterday, we reported that Voddie Baucham had confirmed that he had been asked to accept the nomination for the Southern Baptist Convention's presidential office, the highest-ranking office in the denomination, amid news that an establishment candidate, Willy Rice,...
I don't know the details. What I do know is this. It is undeniable and Crystal clear from Genesis to Revelation that when God's covenant people upon who he has put his name push him far enough, he will crush them back into submission by any means necessary. And I will...
There is no denying that the 1950s and 1960s were a trying time for Blacks in America. 1965, America was embroiled in the civil rights movement that ultimately led to the shooting death of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968. But it wasn't just America that was caught up...
Nearly nine months after Ed Litton was elected the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention, there are still scant calls for his resignation. On June 21, 2021, Reformation Charlotte broke the story that Ed Litton had copied and used his predecessor,...
Sean Carter is a popular artist known for songs such as Redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb and the widely popular Passion Song. While on the surface, the lyrics to some of his music may not seem that bad, while the lyrics of his other music may be questionable....
A parable ( παραβολή ) is pretty much what one would naturally think it is. We don’t get any earth-shattering revelation from the Greek word. A parable is an illustration, metaphor, or simile comparing two things, usually one more familiar than the other, in order to...
Eighty one times in the book of Ezekiel alone God says some version of, THEN ______________________will know that I am the Lord 5:13-15 “Thus shall my anger spend itself, and I will vent my fury upon them and satisfy myself. And they shall know that I am the...
Despite this, former Southern Baptist president, Steve Gaines, praises Oneness Pentecostal Charity Gayle and her extreme charismatic emotionally-manipulative music as “Holy Spirit anointed” and “biblical.”
In this episode, I rant about the popular practice of manipulation among pastors and elders. Pagan society engages in open and shameless manipulation in order to advance its agenda. While it may seem unthinkable that pastors and elders would mirror this same behavior,...
I've written recently on some of Charity Gayle's music and the self-idolatry of her music and the lyrics that it contains including the extremely man-centered repeated mantra in one of her songs that states over and over in a celebratory manner "I am who I am because...
Critical Race Theory and the "woke church" movement have exposed exactly how depraved the minds are of some people, including those who call themselves Christians. What's worse, those who should be shepherds of God's elect instead are wolves masquerading as sheep and...
Today's worship landscape has been overtaken by modern, contemporary music as the hymns of the old days that contained good theology have been largely abandoned. In this article, I want to compare the psychology of the lyrics of two popular worship songs; one hymn...
Reformation Charlotte recently reported on First Baptist Church Orlando's capitulation to gay ideology. It began when the associate pastor and former chair of the North American Mission Board (NAMB) took the stage to boast and brag how the Southern Baptist church...
Last week, Reformation Charlotte reported that a large Southern Baptist megachurch pastor took the stage to brag that his church had homosexuals, transgenders, and every other kind of God-hater working and serving in their church. This pastor, Danny de Armas was not...
Anglican priest in training, Adam Spiders, took to social media to explain how Jesus was a Communist who called for a cashless, stateless, classless society. Of course, Jesus couldn’t say it outright, so he had to find a sneaky and clever way of saying, according to Spiders.
The sexual revolution is squarely in the hands of the LGBTQ movement and those that support it. And the fact that a large media company like Netflix can produce and broadcast a show that glorifies the sexualization of children and get away with it speaks volumes about...
What's the quickest way to turn an entire city into a bunch of queers? Pay them to be queers. Not that San Francisco isn't already the most queered-out city in the nation, but a new program promises to make it even queerer and attract more queers from all around the...
The public school system has long been a means by which the left indoctrinates children and is the catalyst behind the liberal shift in our society. If you wonder why the world is descending into mass chaos, understand that Satan himself has commandeered the public...
Believe me, I am not in any way, shape, or form going to attempt to defend Darrell Brooks or what he did when he killed six people after driving his SUV through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, WI last year. And I am fully aware that even Satan himself masquerades as...
We've been covering many of the self-described prophets of today who have falsely prophesied about the mid-term elections. Previously, in our series, we brought to you Hank Kunneman (ad-free version), who falsely prophesied that God would use the mid-term elections to...
According to a poll by Pew Research, 61 percent of Americans desire the judgment and wrath of God to be poured out on this nation by codifying same-sex marriage. In Romans 1, we see a description of a society that has been given over to sexual immorality not solely as...
Just when you thought the stupidity was over, another blaspheming heretic pops up and demonstrates exactly how biblically illiterate they are. During the election cycle, we saw GA gubernatorial candidate, Stacey Abrams, visit church after church to receive praise and...
We've been bringing you a series of false prophets who prophesied falsely about the mid-term elections. First in our series was Hank Kunneman (ad-free version), who falsely prophesied that God would use the mid-term elections to restore America. That was followed by a...
We've been bringing you a series of false prophets who prophesied falsely about the mid-term elections. First in our series was Hank Kunneman (ad-free version), who falsely prophesied that God would use the mid-term elections to restore America. That was followed by a...
Earlier today, we brought to you the first in our series of Exposing the False Prophets of the Mid-Terms, Hank Kunneman (ad-free version), who falsely prophesied that God would use the mid-term elections to restore America. Kunneman, like all of these false prophets,...
Prior to the mid-term elections, so much of the right-wing media and landscape predicted that there would be a "red wave" that took control of Congress. Some predicted it would be a sweep in the House giving the Republicans a majority of over 20. and gaining a few...
Another Southern Baptist Church is lifting its proverbial middle finger to the Scriptures, to the Baptist Faith and Message, and to God Himself, in rebellion by ordaining women to the pastorate. Bayou Church in Lafayette, with its brazen defiance, has decided to...
It’s getting harder and harder to ignore the shenanigans that these prosperity charlatans continue to perpetrate, especially with the latest revelations about the extravagant misuse of ministry funds and assets in false prophet, Joni Lamb's ministry. For the life of...
by Jim Fennell The month of June 2024 is approaching, giving homosexuals a “green light” to push their immoral agenda upon America with their “Pride” month celebrations and propaganda. The liberal press fully supports this annual festivity as well as many city...
A few days ago, the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), for once, made a commendable decision that deserves our attention and applause. The PCA's Administrative Committee announced the cancellation of an assembly-wide panel discussion that was to feature left-wing...
Last week, I reported that well-known prosperity gospel charlatan, Benny Hinn, had once again "repented" of his false gospel—a publicity stunt he's performed time and time again. And I also pointed out that his latest charade was just another example of a dog...
Over the years, as I've covered Christian news and apologetics, I've seen a lot. I've seen so much that hardly anything surprises me. What was once considered unholy alliances have become the norm as mainstream seemingly "normal" Christian leaders don't think twice...
Karen Swallow Prior is a divisive figure within the evangelical community, especially the Southern Baptist Convention, as she has paraded leftist ideologies, various levels of feminism, and all manner of evil under the banner of "Christianity" during her tenure as a...
During the First Communion mass at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Abbeville, Louisiana, the occasion was interrupted when an armed teenager entered the building. As the priest, Nicholas Duper, learned of the threat, he began to lead the congregation in a prayer to Mary,...
This morning, I stumbled upon an article that left me both perplexed and saddened. It was about the Church of the Holy Spirit in Heidelberg, Germany, hosting a Taylor Swift-themed service. Yes, you read that right. This 600-year-old church, steeped in history and...
According to reports, former President Jimmy Carter is approaching the end of his life, as shared by his grandson Jason Carter at the 28th Rosalynn Carter Georgia Mental Health Forum. Jason provided an update on the 99-year-old former president, who has been in...
Bryant Wright, a former Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president, is the current president of the SBC's "Send Relief"—a program funded by Southern Baptist tithe dollars under the banner of the North American Mission Board (NAMB).Wright, a “never-Trump” leftist, is...
In one of the most ominous displays of the Biden administration's hostility toward pro-life advocates, Lauren Handy, a courageous anti-abortion activist, has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for protesting at the Washington Surgi-Clinic in D.C. On October...
Another Southern Baptist Church is lifting its proverbial middle finger to the Scriptures, to the Baptist Faith and Message, and to God Himself, in rebellion by ordaining women to the pastorate. Bayou Church in Lafayette, with its brazen defiance, has decided to...
It’s getting harder and harder to ignore the shenanigans that these prosperity charlatans continue to perpetrate, especially with the latest revelations about the extravagant misuse of ministry funds and assets in false prophet, Joni Lamb's ministry. For the life of...
by Jim Fennell The month of June 2024 is approaching, giving homosexuals a “green light” to push their immoral agenda upon America with their “Pride” month celebrations and propaganda. The liberal press fully supports this annual festivity as well as many city...
A few days ago, the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), for once, made a commendable decision that deserves our attention and applause. The PCA's Administrative Committee announced the cancellation of an assembly-wide panel discussion that was to feature left-wing...
Last week, I reported that well-known prosperity gospel charlatan, Benny Hinn, had once again "repented" of his false gospel—a publicity stunt he's performed time and time again. And I also pointed out that his latest charade was just another example of a dog...
Over the years, as I've covered Christian news and apologetics, I've seen a lot. I've seen so much that hardly anything surprises me. What was once considered unholy alliances have become the norm as mainstream seemingly "normal" Christian leaders don't think twice...
Karen Swallow Prior is a divisive figure within the evangelical community, especially the Southern Baptist Convention, as she has paraded leftist ideologies, various levels of feminism, and all manner of evil under the banner of "Christianity" during her tenure as a...
During the First Communion mass at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Abbeville, Louisiana, the occasion was interrupted when an armed teenager entered the building. As the priest, Nicholas Duper, learned of the threat, he began to lead the congregation in a prayer to Mary,...
This morning, I stumbled upon an article that left me both perplexed and saddened. It was about the Church of the Holy Spirit in Heidelberg, Germany, hosting a Taylor Swift-themed service. Yes, you read that right. This 600-year-old church, steeped in history and...
According to reports, former President Jimmy Carter is approaching the end of his life, as shared by his grandson Jason Carter at the 28th Rosalynn Carter Georgia Mental Health Forum. Jason provided an update on the 99-year-old former president, who has been in...
Bryant Wright, a former Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president, is the current president of the SBC's "Send Relief"—a program funded by Southern Baptist tithe dollars under the banner of the North American Mission Board (NAMB).Wright, a “never-Trump” leftist, is...
In one of the most ominous displays of the Biden administration's hostility toward pro-life advocates, Lauren Handy, a courageous anti-abortion activist, has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for protesting at the Washington Surgi-Clinic in D.C. On October...
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One of my favorite follows on Twitter is Woke Preacher Clips (WPC). I'm the kind of person who is *mildly* entertained by the mass amounts of stupidity plaguing our world, but at the same time, I grieve over it in the hopes that God will open the eyes of some of these...
In a recent conversation with The Gospel Coalition (TGC) in it’s “Good Faith Debates” series, TGC Contributor, Andrew Wilson argued his views on self-defense, gun control, and biblical mandates regarding turning the other cheek. His argument can be generously...
An alarming trend of arrests of Christians preaching the gospel in public spaces—a completely legal and constitutionally protected activity—is beginning to break of real and actual persecution in the United States. Just two weeks ago, we reported that a young teen was...
Todd White is a charlatan of the highest order, masquerading as a preacher and pastor. His supposed “healings” are nothing more than cheap parlor tricks, and his association with known false prophets and heretics should be a red flag to anyone who encounters him. But...
Anyone who still believes that the popular television show, The Chosen, is a Christian television show is deceiving themselves. While Christians and churches have been entranced by this show for the last several years, many of us have been sounding the alarm...
In Part VII of our series on the Snares of the Modern Church, we delved into the pitfalls of "Cultural Relevance," where the church, in its quest to be relatable, risks compromising core beliefs. Now, in Part VIII, we navigate the treacherous waters of "Cultural...
Eric Metaxas used to be someone who, while not completely devoted to sound doctrine, his version of “mere Christianity” at least fell somewhere between the bounds of orthodoxy–even if grazing the very edge of it. In recent years, however, that can no longer be the...
"Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive visions; they have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes, but have seen for you oracles that are false and misleading." - Lamentations 2:14 As I read this verse again recently, I was struck...
Earlier this morning, The Dissenter broke the news that Southern Baptist Convention president would be participating in a talk with a pro-LGBTQ, pro-abortion activist named Anthea Butler to bash other brothers and sisters in Christ who identify in some way as...
In the sprawling panorama of modern Evangelicalism, where the bright marquees of celebrated figures like Andy Stanley and Rick Warren frequently shine, a troubling trend stands out prominently. While historically, the church stood as a pillar of truth against the...
I woke up this morning, and to my complete shock and dismay, I saw that Southern Baptist Convention president, Bart Barber, is slated to join a secular publication that's hosting hundreds of speakers, 90+ percent of which are progressives, to speak on this issue of...
In the modern cathedrals of pop-Christianity, where the beats of "worship music" resonate just a tad louder than doctrinal integrity, a new portrait of Jesus has been painted—one that bears less resemblance to the God revealed to us in Scripture and more to a...
Presuppositional apologetics is an approach within Christian apologetics that asserts that one's foundational beliefs, or presuppositions, form the basis for all reasoning. In essence, it contends that everyone comes to the table with a set of presupposed beliefs or...
The Gospel Coalition has made quite the proposition suggesting that a novel source of enlightenment awaits the Church in the most unlikely of places: Barbie. Their article confidently boasts, "Why ‘Barbie’ Matters for the Church." Indeed, amidst centuries of church...
It seriously seems like everywhere you see a congregation of false prophets, there you will find Ed Stetzer wrapped up right in the middle of it. That should tell you something about Stetzer.Ed Stetzer is a former LifeWay executive who, during his reign, experienced a...
This has been quite the summer for movie-themed shenanigans in the pulpit. If it isn't Saddleback pastors dressing up like Toy Story characters, then it's a Top Gun-themed sermon. And if not that, then it's a clown building a bird's nest on stage, climbing in it, and...
Adorned in a Planned Parenthood stole, a woman masquerading as a "pastor" of God's sheep heralds the mantra of death as she celebrates her own two abortions from the pulpit. As the true church, largely compromised, at best, on this issue, stands silent in the face of...
In today's rapidly changing cultural landscape, it is becoming even more important for the church to defend our younger generation by teaching and standing firm on the foundational truths of Scripture. One of the most contentious topics of our day is the issue of...
You may remember a few years ago when Shawn Nepstad, the former pastor of People Church, hauled a dumpster on stage and climbed in it, and began to preach from the dumpster. No, that was not satire, you can see the clip here if you like. But the level of tomfoolery...
The megachurch industrial complex is grappling with a significant dilemma. Often, these churches start small, but are built around a production or personality rather than the gospel itself. It's rare to see a large church that doesn't depend on some form of...
In a world feverishly engaged in an unrestrained pursuit of "progress," the demarcation line between secular culture and shallow, cultural Christianity is not merely fading—it is being intentionally obliterated. To be clear, the line between the pagan culture and...
"Dr." Kevin M. Young has unlocked a mystery that has baffled theologians for centuries. With the clatter of his keyboard, he has pinpointed the downfall of modern Christianity, and it's nothing so profound as a departure from biblical truth or a failure to preach...
Every Sunday, across the globe, congregations gather in church buildings, expecting not only to hear the Word of God but often to be entertained. We see the theatrical spectacle of contemporary churches engaging in “culturally relevant” productions, sermon series...
There is a welcomed trend of churches arming themselves with the Scriptures to teach important messages about the faith that we should find encouraging. Church after church, pastor after pastor, they're all opening the Scriptures, preaching Christ and Him crucified,...
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