From Slice of Laodicea we read this post on the blasphemy of Harry Potter.
**Update: Christianity Today has been shilling for Harry Potter since 2000. Their blog features this post with a Christian author enthralled by the latest Harry Potter book. It should not surprise me that these evangelicals are now openly praising books about the [...]

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Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, from his exposition of Ephesians 2, discusses false evangelism.
The trouble with all false evangelism is that it does not start with doctrine, it does not start by realizing man’s condition. All fleshly, carnal, man-made evangelism is the result of inadequate understanding of what the apostle teaches us in the first ten verses [...]

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I am working on a new blog site that will be up soon. You can take a look if you like. In the days ahead I will be writting more about what ‘Gegraptai’ is an why I chose it. For now I will tell everyone what it means ‘It is Written’.
blog.gegraptai.com

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From The Christian Post:
China’s intelligence is reportedly compiling a list of potential troublemakers at next year’s Olympics Games in Beijing that includes human rights activists, non-governmental organizations, and evangelical Christians.
Read complete report here.

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Great post at  Symphony of Scripture. Click here to read it.

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Dr. James White, a friend of the ministry at Omaha Bible Church, weighed in on the Luis Palau festival in Omaha, specifically my post from Tuesday. White also provides a story from Steve Camp and his own involvement/reaction at a Palau event. (I love the title of his post: ‘Omaha Bible Church Stands Against Compromise’).
In [...]

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If crude comedy is not your bag, then maybe witchcraft is. Several weeks ago the Church of England released a book for youth workers using the Simpsons. It is their position that this will make the Gospel more relevant, thus making the Gospel more attractive to youth. The concept is, put simply, hogwash. I’m not [...]

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This idea of cobelligerence has been a concern of mine for some time now. There are very well known ministry leaders that seem to, at various levels and degrees, accept this concept of cobelligerence. I discussed the topic of cobelligerence at some length in this post.
I recently found this letter from James Dobson to Father [...]

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To my utter amazement, while doing some research on Roman Catholicism, I found this staff bio at Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM)
Jill Carattini
Jill Carattini graduated with a degree in Theology from Hope College in Holland, Michigan where she also attended Western Theological Seminary. She has enjoyed living and working in diverse ministry settings including [...]

Posted in Apologetics, Catholicism, False Doctrine, RZIM, Ravi Zacharias 28 Comments »

Chris Rosebrough at Extreme Theology gives us insight into Rick Warren’s constant practice of taking scripture out of context.
Those of you familiar with Rick Warren’s writings are aware that this man is a scripture twister. He constantly rips passages out of context, exegetes bad paraphrases and generally proof texts his own ‘made up’ doctrines.
Read the [...]

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In 2003, Desiring God held their first National Conference. Here are the audio files from that conference.
Audio File 01: A Divine and Supernatural Light Immediately Imparted to the Soul by the Spirit of God
Audio File 02: A God-Entranced Vision of All Things: Why We Need Jonathan Edwards 300 Years Later
Audio File 03: Sarah Edwards: Jonathan’s [...]

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Jim at Watcher’s Lamp presents to us this story from Lighthouse Trails Research: “Awana: Are They Heading Toward Contemplative/Emergent?”

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Pastor Ken Silva, founder of Apprising Ministries, points us to a video where Dr. John MacArthur sets a great example by continually directing the conversation away from personal opinions and back to the authority of the Word of God. Soli Deo Gloria!
Here is the post.

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Read here this unbelievable heresy from the now deceased Catholic theologian Henri Nouwen.
Today I personally believe that while Jesus came to open the door to God’s house, all human beings can walk through that door, whether they know about Jesus or not. Today I see it as my call to help every person claim his [...]

Posted in Apostacy, Billy Graham, Catholicism, Discernment, Doctrine, Ecumenism, False Doctrine, Henri Nouwen 6 Comments »

From an article entitled ‘Ragamuffin‘ in Christianity today, find these excerpts:
The first time the late singer-songwriter Rich Mullins heard former Franciscan priest Brennan Manning on tape as he drove through the edge of the Flint Hills in Kansas, his eyes filled with tears. He steered the truck to the side of the road. There, as [...]

Posted in Brennan Manning, Catholicism, Dallas Willard, Doctrine, Michael W. Smith, Mysticism, Rich Mullins 4 Comments »

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Justification by Faith
by: John MacArthur

The Reformation doctrine of justification by faith is, and has always been, the number one target of the enemy’s attack. It provides the foundation of the bridge that reconciles God and man-without that key [...]

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The Death of Discernment In The Church
from Mike Gendron, Proclaiming the Gospel (Online Source)
Have you considered the spiritual health of your church in these days of tolerance and compromise? Is the leadership earnestly contending for the faith against the current wave of ecumenism? A. W. Tozer used the illustration of circulating blood to describe the [...]

Posted in Catholicism, Chuck Colson, Church History, Emergent, Emergent Church, Irving Bible Church, Reformation 9 Comments »

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Andy Mcquitty, Senior Pastor, Irving Bible Church, was asked by someone whether gays were acceptable at his church. Part of his letter reads as follows:
“I really love the spirit of honesty in your letter, _____. You were careful to let me know that you are in a gay relationship, and that as a result [...]

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Pastor Ken Silva presents an honest and timely indictment against the Emergent Church.
Read the story here.

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From the Barna Group we read:
Do you remember when Catholics were a distinct segment of America, and many people wondered what to make of them? Those days are long gone, according to our new survey, which shows that Catholics are not only the largest denominational group in the country, but are now part of the [...]

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Welcome to the PastorBookshelf free book giveaway program, Free Book Friday. Nearly every Monday we will pick a book and announce it here on the PastorBookshelf Blog. To enter to win the book, link to the post that announces the week’s free book from your blog and then post the link to your post in [...]

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Dr. Robert Saucy (Biola University) shares his concerns about this growing movement.
After reading this article, I was pleasantly suprised to discover the view of Dr. Saucy on this topic. Dr. Saucy stops short of calling the Roman Catholic Church apostate but does share his concern from an evangelical protestants perspective. I do not know Dr. [...]

Posted in Catholicism, Ecumenism, Pope Benedict XVI 1 Comment »

If your interested in the growing evangelical facination with Rome you will want to listen to this radio broadcast from Crosstalk.

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Archive of radio program can be found here.
Host: Jim Schneider
Guest: Mike Gendron
Mike Gendron is the Director of Proclaiming the Gospel Ministries. He is the author of books such [...]

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If you still have some questions as to why I have such disdain for Pat Robertson, let me share with you this outrageous piece of news.
On June 26, 2007, presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani ventured into conservative territory with a speech at Regent University. May I remind you Regent University is considered to be one of [...]

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