Proto-Protestantism

The Sermon on the Mount is a profound section of Scripture and yet it is one that sacralists actually take great exception to. Not openly ...

In a recent piece I cited a quote from Dominionist teacher and Charles Colson protégé John Stonestreet wherein he suggested that cultural ...

The ancient Greek myth regarding Philemon and Baucis tells the story of an impoverished couple visited by Zeus and Hermes in the guise of ...

Once again I recently found myself in a Wal-Mart and as usual I perused the book section. It's instructive because of the fact that Wa...

On 9 January 2020, Stonestreet addressed the situation in China. Citing the imprisonment of Wang Yi, Stonestreet seems ignorant to the fac...

John Stonestreet has taken up the mantle of Charles Colson and promotes his Dominionist Theology through the BreakPoint outlet which runs ...

The marriage language of Jeremiah 3 contains the common Covenant language with regard to blessings and curses. This is why some have posit...

I'm not terribly familiar with Francis Chan and I must confess that I've never been particularly motivated to look into him or his...

Wang Yi could have refused the state and continued to function as a leader in the church. Resulting punishment would be persecution. But ...

Early Rain Covenant Church leader Wang Yi has been sentenced to nine years in prison, a harsh sentence by any measure, but these are hard ...

Such exposés reveal the world is broken, wicked, corrupt and that in reality there are no 'good guys' to be found. There are lesse...

I've received more than a few questions along these lines. To some it almost seems like an obsession or to others a waste of time.

I live in an area that is renowned for hunting. People come from cities like Pittsburgh and Cleveland, from Eastern Ohio and from Southwes...

It is undoubtedly true that today's young men need encouragement and in many cases a bit of a 'push' toward adulthood. Lingeri...

http://www.ncregister.com/blog/darmstrong/the-bible-and-mythical-animals The King James translation erred in some of its translation choi...

What would Paul say of those who would borrow from Hellenistic practice and try to bring it into the Church? Actually I think that very th...

https://calvinistinternational.com/2019/01/24/charles-hodge-and-a-19th-cent-presbyterian-christmas/   It's a little disturbing to me...

https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/europe-risks-losing-strategic-clout-in-western-balkans/ In some respects I was surprise...

Fernando Camacho and Jeanine Añez both represent Right-wing Christian forces at work in Latin America. Both are Roman Catholic and yet in ...

It was appropriate that in the Old Testament order there was a certain earthly glory and indeed like Abraham we are 'wealthy' pilg...

I was eager to read ES Williams' Ecumenism: Another Gospel (Lausanne's Road to Rome) which was published in 2014. It was in certai...

https://www.placefortruth.org/blog/should-churches-have-christian-schools-a-test-case-regarding-church-and-society This is another examp...

When I encounter people that point to the Family Life Network (FLN) as their news source I almost don't know what to say. The same is ...

Recently I was listening to the Family Life Network's 'experts' on all things political. In reality the two experts or regular...

https://www.mintpressnews.com/hong-kong-protest-united-states-destabilize-china/261712/ The National Endowment for Democracy isn't j...

http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Amazon-Synod:-Hummes-notes-need-for-married-priests-and-ministry-for-women-48203.html It was fairly clear...

I've been writing about Syria and the Kurds for many years as I was fascinated by these topics long before they became part of the nig...

Few Christians I know would shake down or extort their fellow believers. They wouldn't threaten to cut their utilities or drive them f...

A CIA whistleblower in the White House has ignited the fires of impeachment, exposing an episode of blatant corruption and disregard for t...

https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/09/article/we-are-all-hostages-of-9-11/ Regardless of what you think of Pepe Escobar this article is inte...

http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/what-we-need-to-know-about-rico RICO, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act was de...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX72-RpShTM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izd-qBxKfLI It seems highly appropriate that career hereti...

https://enemieswithinthechurch.com/2019/08/24/prominent-conservative-pastor-calls-out-tim-keller-for-promoting-socialist-economic-platform/ ...

The Alternative für Deutschland or AfD has made significant gains in German state elections and this comes after gains in the European Par...

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/mortgage-company-loving-neighbors/ Is inflated quick selling or so-called 'flipping' ...