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The following article appeared in today’s Funion, a spoofy spoof of the Onion. With all appropriate apologies to all involved. Gays Decry Union of Rocker and Florida Megachurch Pastor ORLANDO, FL (Funion News Network) – Gay activists are crying foul this morning after Orlando area pastor Paula White married former…
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The audio of Mark Driscoll’s speech at the Thrive 2015 Leadership Conference is now available on You Tube. Listen: [youtube]https://youtu.be/ySL5k5G9_6Y[/youtube] Wenatchee the Hatchet has commented on the irony of Driscoll’s reference to the “struck shepherd.” Driscoll identifies the conflict as being an 8 year conflict that recently went public. He…
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Van Rue once served at Bayside Church where Mark Driscoll returned to the stage yesterday at the Thrive 2015 Leadership Conference. Rue also attended Mars Hill Church when he moved to Seattle in 2004. Rue was one of many former Mars Hill Church members who was saddened by reports of…
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Three items that caught my eye: Left and right unite to mock Todd Starnes for Baltimore comments – Mediaite has a smattering of tweets from conservative and liberal commenters about Todd Starnes attacks on Maryland’s state attorney Marilyn Mosby. After an investigation of the death of Freddie Gray, Mosby found that…
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Pastor James Miller was in attendance today when Mark Driscoll took the stage at the Thrive Leadership Conference. Miller gives a close account of what Driscoll said and then provides reactions. It seems to me that Miller makes some good sense. First, Miller says Driscoll spent some of his time…
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UPDATE: For video of the end of Driscoll’s talk, scroll to the bottom. Here is an account from someone who was in attendance. So far, from the accounts I have seen, it appears that Driscoll focused on how he has forgiven those who he believes wronged him. Supporting my impression…
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Thrive Leadership Conference 2015 is hosted by Ray Johnson, pastor of Bayside Church in Granite Bay, CA. Although not listed on the conference website, Mark Driscoll has been announced as a speaker tomorrow. He is slated to speak in a general session at 10am PT. Bayside Church hosted Driscoll’s Real…
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Preachers, think twice before you use other people as illustrations. Easter Sunday at Gateway Church Robert Morris preached about Jesus as the Son of God (link to the sermon on the Gateway site). He speculated about Jesus and the Father playing catch with the stars and Jesus creating the Earth…
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My Grove City College colleague Gary Scott Smith is featured talking about his new book on American presidents and religion in a podcast on conservative website Ricochet. Click the image to listen to the interview. Gary is chair of the history department at GCC and an immense help to me in…
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Recently, the Southern Baptist Convention canceled Ben Carson’s appearance at a SBC pastor’s conference. A group within the convention, Baptist21, had objected and won the day. Baylor history professor Thomas Kidd had this to say in Monday’s edition (4/27/15) of the Washington Post: This was a welcome outcome to what…
