Monthly Archives: September 2024

THE WRONG WAY. Ronald Enroth, Churches That Abuse (Zondervan, 1992). THE RIGHT WAY. Thomas Oden, Pastoral Theology: Essentials of Ministry (HarperOne, 1983). This was a standard textbook on pastoral ministry in the conservative Wesleyan churches. Candy Brown, Testing Prayer: Science and Healing (Harvard, 2012). Sets realistic … Continue reading →

They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Bezer, who loved the wages of wickedness. –2 Peter 2:15 Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit … Continue reading →

Originally from here. “How are you doing in your struggle with pornography?” I asked the young man whom I was counseling. Unlike most of the guys I have counseled, this one had not gone off the deep end into the … Continue reading →

The word “bigotry” was often used by the homosexual camp against Bible believers. To define it: obstinate or unreasonable attachment to a belief, opinion, or faction, in particular prejudice against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular group. –Oxford … Continue reading →

There are people who do not accept the full Christian doctrine about Christ but who are so strongly attracted by Him that they are His in a much deeper sense than they themselves understand. There are people in other religions … Continue reading →