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People Who Claimed to Be the Second Coming of Christ
Do you remember a story in 2011 where a man got arrested after shooting at the White House? Did you ever hear why? Well, that guy thought he was the second-coming of Jesus Christ, and he needed to stop...
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Why People Leave the Church
The following is an exchange I had a few months back with a woman named Melissa via e-mail. These kinds of exchanges are fairly regular with a wide variety of people, but all making the same arguments....
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Who Wrote the Book of Hebrews?
The following is a response given on a recent episode of the WWUTT podcast, answering a question on who wrote the book of Hebrews. If you'd like to submit a question, the e-mail address is...
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Responding to the False Teaching of Bethel Church, Jesus Culture, and Todd White
Last week, I published a series of videos through WWUTT about false teachers at Bethel Church and Jesus Culture, including Bill Johnson and Todd White. This began with a video that Todd White posted on...
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Breaking Down Beth Moore's Comment at Passion 2017
The annual Passion conference was held last week at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, headed up by Passion City Church pastor Louie Giglio and featuring speakers like John Piper, Beth Moore, Christine...
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The Resurrection of Gavin Stone: A Review
From Walden Media, Vertical Films, and ... the WWE? comes the Christian-themed movie The Resurrection of Gavin Stone, hitting theaters January 20. Because wrestler Shawn Michaels plays a minor role in...
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Examining the Worship Song "Above All"
Above All is a popular praise and worship song made most famous by Michael W. Smith, released on his album Worship (which came out on September 11, 2001). Smith first came across the song, written by...
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What the Whole World is Doing
This morning I shared a quote from J.C. Ryle, former Anglican Bishop of Liverpool. He was big on evangelism and critical of ritualism. From his book Practical Religion, he wrote, "Give me a candle and...
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An Uber Confusing Evangelism Experience
I'm presently in California for the Shepherd's Conference held at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley. The theme this year is in honor of the 500th anniversary of the protestant reformation. Speakers...
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Lies We Believe About God (a review of the new book by The Shack author...
Hot on the release of the mediocre film The Shack (18% approval rating by critics on Rotten Tomatoes, 6.8 viewer rating on IMDb), the book's author William Paul Young has released Lies We Believe About...
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Things Only Christian Women Hear?
Last week, the hashtag #ThingsOnlyChristianWomenHear was trending on Twitter, and there were some beautiful things that were said. Such as:There is no place a woman can find her greatest joy and worth...
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Is Aaron Hernandez Guilty or Innocent?
Aaron Hernandez, the famed football tight-end for the New England Patriots, was convicted of the murder of Odin Lloyd who died of a gunshot wound on June 17, 2013, in North Attleborough, MA. Hernandez...
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Internet Famous: How a Young Couple's Quest for Fame Turned Deadly
A young couple wanted to be famous on YouTube. They aspired to have 300,000 followers and millions of views. What kind of stunt could they do to get that much attention? So the young man, Pedro Ruiz...
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Bad Doctrine in the Hands of an Angry Minister: A Review of Brian Zahnd's...
Brian Zahnd has a bone to pick. By the title of his upcoming book, slated to release on August 15, you might think his bone is with puritan preacher Jonathan Edwards. The title of the book is Sinners...
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The Legend of Prince Han Solo
When my oldest daughter, Annie, was about three years old, she didn't have many toys. I was an associate pastor at the time, and Beki had just given birth to our son, Zeej. Things were really tight for...
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A Review of Single, Gay, Christian by Gregory Coles
"Let's make a deal, you and me," writes Gregory Coles, author of the book Single, Gay, Christian: A Personal Journey of Faith and Sexual Identity. "Let's make promises to each other. I promise to tell...
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Why Wasn't Nabeel Qureshi Healed? (In Response to Dr. Michael Brown's Article)
Nabeel Qureshi, best-selling author of Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, died of stomach cancer this past Saturday at the age of 34. I never met Nabeel, but I followed his ministry and believed him to be a...
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The Death of Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner died yesterday at the age of 91. He was a pornographer, most famous of course for the publication of Playboy magazine. His Wikipedia profile, and probably any other biography you'll read of...
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Bethel Church Believes a Different Gospel
Last week, a reporter at BuzzFeed posted an in-depth article after going undercover during prophecy week at the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry. The school is one of the darling ministries of...
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#ChurchToo: How to Confront Sexual Abuse in the Church (and How Not To)
#ChurchToo is a social media hashtag movement to expose sexual harassment and abuse in churches. While that might sound like a noble and necessary cause, this campaign was started by two women, one of...
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