Recent content by illinoisguy

Yes, yes, I know, Bill Gothard says we are not to listen to an evil report. It's better to keep covering up for clergy bullies. https://www.recoveringgrace.org/2014/02/silencing-the-lambs/ Silencing the Lambs: Listening to an Evil Report Series Overview: When reports of immorality became...

Here is Protestia's take, including MacDonald's side of the story, as well as the accusations by his former church, Harvest Bible Chapel: https://protestia.com/2023/07/24/disgraced-pastor-james-macdonald-responds-to-his-felony-assault-charges-i-blacked-out/ A Chicago area pastor once told me...

Francis Chan has been a bit of a theological loose cannon for some time now. https://protestia.com/2020/11/26/francis-chain-claims-to-be-jesus-heals-whole-village-without-the-holy-spirit/ Three years ago, Chan stirred up a fuss with some comments about the Lord's Supper which were...

The infamous "Cussing Pastor" Mark Driscoll is now pastor of Trinity Church in Phoenix [correction, should be Scottsdale] Arizona. Please tell any friends you may have in Phoenix to stay away! :mad...

Interesting item about an annual conference I never heard of until now, at First Baptist Church (IFB) in Rockford, Illinois. "The conference has always focused on conservative music and expositional preaching, though it has featured presentations of other sorts. Furthermore, CCGG was organized...

I met Dave Jaspers in 2007, at which time he was serving as visitation pastor at Bethel Baptist Church in Schaumburg, Illinois. After that, he was the pastor of Ridgewood Baptist Church in Joliet, Illinois for some years...

The assumption behind some of modern-day evangelistic techniques is that if the prospect can be cajoled into reciting the "sinner's prayer," then he is automatically saved and secure. It is considered impertinent to question whether the prospect was "really saved," even if there is no evidence...

I checked out the Fallen In Grace web site referenced in post #47. It is a useful resource for understanding the warped mentality of advocates for restoration of fallen pastors. There are a lot of articles by Dave Hyles there, with a lot of weird stuff. In this article, he blames the people...

Looks like "fallen pastors" may be out of luck. There was some reporting in the past few years on how Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, Alabama was going to construct a retreat center for the restoration of fallen pastors. "The Lodge, funded by the church’s Legacy donations, is a $4.5...

https://www.wayoflife.org/reports/the-history-of-how-evangelism-was-corrupted.php This is a lengthy article but worth perusing. David Cloud cites John R. Rice and other authorities who taught repentance prior to the 1970s, such as Leon Maurer: "A rotely memorized prayer or some repeated...

Another convicted sex offender at Harvest Baptist Church (IFB) of Fort Dodge, Iowa, the new home church of convicted sex offender Cameron Giovanelli. Harvest was Jordan Webb's sending church when he was a missionary in St. Lucia. He was convicted of second degree sexual abuse of a minor, but...

https://cbctrenton.com/church-matters/2023/6/26/spiritual-influences-fundamentalism-and-its-many-manifestations "Weird Comes in Many Forms - The quest for safe spaces sent many Christian teens and their parents and pastors to packed sports arenas around the country where rapt audiences...

It appears that there has been a lot of publicity given to "Shiny Happy People" in various publications, including the New York Times, having the effect of placing the IFB movement, and fundamentalism in general, in a bad light. It might be wise for IFBs to attempt to publicly distance...

I am puzzled by this. On April 17 Trump specifically asked Rupert Murdoch of Fox News to use this lawsuit as an opportunity to show that the 2020 election was stolen. Instead, Fox News has chosen not to bring forth any evidence that the election was stolen, and instead they are paying...

Any rejection of the authority of government, police, etc, should take into account a balanced, contextual understanding of Romans 13, also, that there are 10 words even scarier than "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you." The 10 scarier words are "There is no government and I'm...