For thirty years, Biblical churches have been singing “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us.” But that was before Facebook. According to a recent post, there’s one line in the song that has been flying under our heresy detectors this whole time. The post is written by Kendall Lankford and has been generously reshared with ... Read more The post Saccharine Lyrics: A Response to Kendall Lankford appeared first on Pulpit & Pen.| Pulpit & Pen
From the beginning, God gave mankind a clear and glorious purpose. In Genesis 1:28, God commands: “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” This command, ... Read more The post Rebellion Against the Creator: A Biblical Look at the Modern War on the Creation Mandate appeared first on Pulpit & Pen.| Pulpit & Pen
From the first pages of Scripture, it is clear that the earth matters to God. He created it, called it “very good” (Genesis 1:31), and entrusted it to mankind to “subdue” and “have dominion over” (Genesis 1:28). Humans were created not only in God’s image but as His stewards, assigned to care for and govern ... Read more The post The Earth Worshipers: When Stewardship Becomes Idolatry appeared first on Pulpit & Pen.| Pulpit & Pen
The beginning of this week marked half a year since President-elect Trump escaped a bullet by the skin of his ear, two weeks until his inauguration, and four years since, as some liturgical calendars might have it, the twelfth day of Christmas gave us thousands of rioters a-rioting. When political crimes are committed by civilians, ... Read more The post From Roe to Butler appeared first on Pulpit & Pen.| Pulpit & Pen
I miss the days when controversies were nailed to church doors, and I wasn’t even alive back then. Such debates were public, but the filter of localization ensured that only the most critical issues would go worldwide—such as Luther’s reformation. While I would have disagreed with the aged Luther on the most recent hot topic, ... Read more| Pulpit & Pen News
In recent years, influential pastor Andy Stanley sparked considerable controversy by urging Christians to “unhitch” the New Testament from the Old. His rationale is that he believes the Old Testament can be a stumbling block to modern people, and therefore, it is better to focus on the resurrection and the teachings of Jesus. But this ... Read more The post Why We Cannot—and Must Not—Unhitch the New Testament from the Old appeared first on Pulpit & Pen.| Pulpit & Pen
Reformed men are known for being very particular about their ash. They are fond of it on the end of a Patriarch Maduro Toro; but spotting it on someone’s forehead will leave them smoking in a different kind of way. What these two scenarios have in common is that they are both instant conversation starters ... Read more The post On the Choice and Freedom of Fasting appeared first on Pulpit & Pen.| Pulpit & Pen
I don’t write a lot of blogs anymore: work, raising my kids, coaching my kids’ sports, and recording my podcast that nobody listens to take up almost my time. But people have such a bad read on the Meredith Knox controversy, I just had to crawl out from under my rock and logon to the ... Read more The post it’s Newspring, Stupid: “pastor” Meredith knox and pentecostal Ron Phillips appeared first on Pulpit & Pen.| Pulpit & Pen
When it comes to the subject of Mary, Protestants and Roman Catholics have a oversized plate of controversies. Should we hail her? Was she sinless? How do we feel about the word “theotokos?” Where the duration of her virginity is concerned, one would think much less is directly at stake. Yet when the conversation circles ... Read more The post The Perpetual Virginity of Mary: An Attack on the Marriage Covenant appeared first on Pulpit & Pen.| Pulpit & Pen
Has “Prophecy” Lost Its Meaning? In today’s world, when people hear the word prophecy, they often think of mystical predictions, chosen ones, and inevitable destinies—thanks to movies like The Matrix, Dune, Star Wars, and Harry Potter. This pop culture idea of prophecy as foretelling the future has significantly shaped how many people, including Christians, understand ... Read more The post Prophecy: Biblical Truth vs. Pop Culture Fiction appeared first on Pulpit & Pen.| Pulpit & Pen
When people challenge biblical teaching on sin, they often ask why Christians hold to some Old Testament laws and not others. “If homosexuality is wrong because of the Old Testament, then why don’t you also follow laws about wearing blended fabrics?” This line of reasoning assumes that all Old Testament laws are the same—but they ... Read more The post Old Testament Laws: Which Still Apply? A Simple Rule of Thumb appeared first on Pulpit & Pen.| Pulpit & Pen
Who is the worst Christian of 2024? On the surface, this seems like a foolish or even pharisaical question. The fact of the matter is that there are none worthy to stand righteous before God except his perfect son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Every believer struggles with sin every day and will continue to do ... Read more The post The Worst Christian of 2024 appeared first on Pulpit & Pen.| Pulpit & Pen
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” Matthew 5:9 Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died today at the age of 100. Carter had been living under home hospice care since February 20, 2023 after a series of hospital stays. Carter will go down in history as ... Read more The post Jimmy Carter, First Southern Baptist President of the United States, Dead at 100 appeared first on Pulpit & Pen.| Pulpit & Pen
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Who out there, among the professing, has had the most deleterious effect on the health of the body of Christ in the year 2023? Using a number of criteria Pulpit & Pen has identified a list of nominees from a pool of eligible individuals (obvious charlatans and the theologically heterodox* were not included for consideration). In ... Read more The post Nominees: Worst Christian of 2024 appeared first on Pulpit & Pen.| Pulpit & Pen
In every election season, American Christians are pulled in many directions, struggling between pragmatism and principle. As the next presidential election approaches, some wrestle deeply with their voting choices, caught between a desire for godly influence and frustration with the candidates on offer. Others may take comfort in the belief that, no matter who holds ... Read more The post it’s a Poll, Not a Pulpit appeared first on Pulpit & Pen.| Pulpit & Pen
I’m 65 pages into Megan Basham’s controversial new book Shepherd’s for Sale and I can’t help but notice all the familiar names I’m seeing from the last decade of work we’ve done at Protestia, the DISNTR, and right here at Pulpit & Pen. The evangelical actors being exposed to the light of day by Basham’s ... Read more The post shepherds for sale and the worst Christians appeared first on Pulpit & Pen.| Pulpit & Pen
This is part 2 of a multipart series on the pastoral career of Stevie Flockhart of 901 Church in Memphis, Tennessee. Part 1 can be found here. In 2016, SonCoast Church in Boca Raton, Florida was looking for a new pastor, a younger one. As an aging church, Soncoast hoped hiring a young pastor would ... Read more The post Stevie Flockhart, 901, and the Next Season: Part 2 appeared first on Pulpit & Pen.| Pulpit & Pen
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Alistair Begg is one of the most well-respected preachers in all of evangelicalism. His Truth For Life radio and media ministry reaches thousands of listeners every day. He has been the pastor of Parkside Church since 1983. Even those who don’t know his name are probably familiar with his powerful “Man on the Middle Cross” ... Read more The post Cancelling Alistair Begg appeared first on Pulpit & Pen.| Pulpit & Pen
