Warren Throckmorton
Why Do Christians Find It So Hard To Be Human?
The headline is a thought I keep having in light of the ongoing empathy wars. Currently, many theologically minded social media denizens are debating whether or not empathy toward others is a sin. If you have missed it, catch up here, here, and here. I am triggered to write again about empathy by this Gospel…
Read MoreWho Said This About Vaccine Mandates?
Who said this? The claim I am making here is very limited. If a person has decided personal convictions about the contagious disease he is carrying, the society in which he lives has an equal right to have decided and contrary convictions about that same contagious disease he has. And if there is an outbreak of such…
Read MoreDavid Barton in the News: Remember His Earned Doctorate and Division One Basketball Stardom?
Self-styled historian David Barton is in the news calling State Department officials “clowns” while he and Glenn Beck claim to rescue people in Afghanistan. Ministry Watch issued an appropriate “close look” at Beck and Barton’s charity — the Nazarene Fund — since it is unclear what they are doing in the midst of this disaster.…
Read MoreDid Mark Driscoll Get Me Kicked Off Patheos? (UPDATED)
On May 21 2018, I received an email from COO of Patheos Jeremy McGee that I no longer met the “strategic objectives” of Patheos and therefore would be removed as a blogger from the site. Recently I learned from more than one former staff member of The Trinity Church about a possible reason why I…
Read MoreFall of Mars Hill Church: August 2014 Timeline (with a Bonus Section on Dealing with Bloggers)
August 2014 was a critical month in the demise of Mars Hill Church. Seven years ago this month, the church experienced multiple blows from which it never recovered. For those reliving that year via the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast, this post provides some context for what may have been the most consequential…
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