Monthly Archives: December 2006

To sum up the pain, the polarizations, the needs and beliefs of breakaway churches and those remaining is almost an impossibility and each reader has to do their own research and draw their own conclusions, especially those who have never been part … Continue reading →

The post title comes from Colby Cosh – a remark he made on his blog a few years ago that was a wonderfully clarifying statement in a time of chaos in my faith journey. And Cosh is an atheist, one I shall always … Continue reading →

Ailing evangelist Billy Graham said Monday he and his wife Ruth are deciding together where they will be buried, an announcement apparently sparked by a recent report the family is feuding over the issue. “That determination will not be made … Continue reading →

That didn’t take long. Chris Beard, who directed an adult leadership skills and missions group at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado is already off the mega church’s website. He has resigned. The Denver Post: Christopher Beard, who headed a … Continue reading →

Andrew Jones (tall skinny kiwi) was speaking at a church service in the UK when two cult members came in and started ‘prophesying’. It was disruptive and disturbing. Hence the post title. Someone had a video recorder, and I respect the … Continue reading →

  Small Dead Animals 53.82 % (3255) Total votes: 6048   The Weblog Awards, sponsored by Wizbang in the US are a very big deal to some people. Big enough that in their fourth year (with an actual award ceremony … Continue reading →

Quick. Name a famous protestant preacher from the 20th century. Okay. Name a famous 20th century Catholic. Do you know where they are buried? If the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association has it’s way, you’ll know where Ruth and Billy Graham will … Continue reading →

Evangelicalism is generously populated with people who live by the crisis, and the crisis is always solvable by whatever their current theological passion happens to be. Nothing much humbles us anymore. We’ve got so many books, blogs and celebrity preachers … Continue reading →