Author Archives: The Town Crier Outlet

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 →

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 →

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. (Prov. 10:4) We are here told, 1. Who those are who, though rich, are in a fair way to become poor–those who deal with a slack hand, who … Continue reading →