Warren Throckmorton
Pastor Mike Wilkerson Leaves Mars Hill Church
Until this past weekend, Mike Wilkerson was the Biblical Living Pastor (Pastoral Care) at Mars Hill. Widely respected, Wilkerson helped develop the Redemption group concept (website for Redemption Group Network) which is the Mars Hill effort to provide lay counseling. Here is the announcement: From Pastor Scott Harris: Mars Hill Family, One of our long time…
Read MoreDavid Barton Continues to Spin The Jefferson Lies in Florida and Ohio
According to this Florida Today report, David Barton is slated to speak at the Space Coast Prayer Breakfast in Melbourne, FL this Thursday. The reporter provided the details of the event and noted that Thomas Nelson pulled from publication Barton’s book The Jefferson Lies. Barton continues to spin the situation as being the result of…
Read MoreShould Christian Scholars be Watchdogs? My Interview with The Pietist Schoolman on David Barton
Grace College history professor Jared Burkholder today published an interview with me on fact checking David Barton’s claims. Go check it out. Being an historian, Burkholder’s questions were thoughtful and included some analysis of his own. For instance: Jared: In my mind, Barton’s problem is a methodological one rather than simply getting things wrong. And often…
Read MoreUnderground Newspaper Shut Down At Cedarville University
John Fea brings word that The Ventriloquist, an underground paper at Cedarville University was shut down earlier today. From the paper’s website: On April 23, distribution of the April issue of The Ventriloquist was forcefully shut down by Cedarville University president Dr. Thomas White and VP of Student Life Jonathan Wood. As usual, distributors were set up…
Read MoreAnother Former Mars Hill Member Starts a Post-Mars Hill Blog
Rob Smith once attended Mars Hill Church and was a deacon who was on track to become an elder. In 2007, he strongly protested the approach used in dismissing Pastors Bent Meyer and Paul Petry from the church. Smith is the person behind the Facebook group REPEAL THE BYLAWS – EXONERATE PASTORS PETRY & MEYER. He is now also writing about his experiences at…
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