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The ‘Prophets’ and ‘Apostles’ Leading the Quiet Revolution
Bob Smietana interviews a couple of experts on “a Christian movement characterized by multi-level marketing, Pentecostal signs and wonders, and post-millennial optimism.”
The Slippery Slope and the Jesus Box
Richard Phillips reflects on someone who has followed an all-too-common slippery slope. “What are some of the lessons of Fred Harrell’s progression from the ordination of women to the acceptance of homosexuality and now, apparently, to the rejection of penal substitutionary atonement and the propitiation of Christ? I can think of at least three…”
Six Life-Changing Sermons
Looking for something to listen to this weekend? Here are six solid recommendations.
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
Uh oh. “Around 2012, I noticed abrupt shifts in teen behaviors and emotional states. The gentle slopes of the line graphs became steep mountains and sheer cliffs, and many of the distinctive characteristics of the Millennial generation began to disappear. In all my analyses of generational data—some reaching back to the 1930s—I had never seen anything like it.”
Hollywood vs. Rotten Tomatoes
Gene Veith discusses how Hollywood is grappling with Rotten Tomatoes.
Elephant vs Goose (Video)
There’s got to be a sermon illustration in here somewhere.
3 Lines in the Sand
Stephen Nichols: “The proverbial silver lining in these challenges to the Bible in our day is that they bring a great deal of clarity to the issue before us as Christians: Will our authority be the Word of God? Or will it be the sensibilities of our age? Is it the Bible? Or is it us?”
Flashback: How To Keep the Spark Alive
Why do married couples have sex? And how can they ensure that they keep enjoying the sexual relationship throughout their marriage?
An honest man with an open Bible and a pad and pencil is sure to find out what is wrong with him very quickly.
—A.W. Tozer
