Warren Throckmorton
Postcards from Phoenix: Benjamin Petry, Mark Driscoll, and the Security Guys Share a Moment
Benjamin Petry goes where angels fear to tread. Benjamin is the son of Paul and Jonna Petry, former members of Mars Hill Church. Back in 2007, former elders Paul and Bent Meyer resisted the changes Mark Driscoll wanted to make to the governance at Mars Hill. You can hear their story on episode seven of…
Read MoreJosh McDowell Steps Away from Ministry
Just days after Josh McDowell created of firestorm over comments about black and minority families at the American Association of Christian Counselors conference in Orlando, Fl, he announced a pause from his ministry. This announcement came on Twitter earlier today: Statement directly from Josh McDowell: pic.twitter.com/bLbU2eXoE3 — Josh McDowell (@josh_mcdowell) September 22, 2021 McDowell cited…
Read MoreHappy Earth, Wind & Fire Day!
It is the 21st of September so you know what that means? Earth, Wind, & Fire Day! If there’s a better band, I don’t know who it is. I hope your 21st of September is memorable. “Do you remember, 21st night of September?”
Read MoreWhy We Need Critical Race Analysis or Something Like It, Part One
Josh McDowell is most famous for his apologetics book, Evidence Which Demands a Verdict. He made a business out of that book and subsequent books defending Christianity. Yesterday and today, he is famous for words he wants to take back. Last night McDowell spoke at the American Association of Christian Counselors conference in Orlando, FL.…
Read MoreLiberty University Brings Back Tim Clinton
After rushing in 2018 to tell me that Tim Clinton was no longer with Liberty University, the school has brought him back to lead a right wing initiative. When Clinton was fending off allegations of plagiarism in 2018, I mistakenly wrote that he was on the faculty of Liberty U. Len Stevens from LU sent…
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