Can A Christian Smoke Marijuana?
Cleaning out the mailbag… Can a Christian smoke marijuana? I’m not your mom… The first question you have to answer is if it’s legal where you live. If not, you probably shouldn’t. If it...
Category: Church Issues
Are Abusive Pastors “Saved”?
One of the ongoing theological questions concerns whether we can perceive the state of someones soul (“saved” or “lost”) by observing behaviors over a period of time. Is a person walking in “holiness”? Are...
Enneagram?
Sometimes I get lots of mail on subjects of no interest to me whatsoever. The following fits that category. Lately, I’ve been getting lots of inquiries about the use of the enneagram in spiritual...
Things I Think…
1. Lawsuits in process against the Southern Baptist Convention may affect the future of both the SBC and the two Calvary Chapel factions. Those lawsuits are attacking the doctrine of “autonomy”, the...
An Interview with John Michael Talbot, Author of ‘Desert Dangers and Delights”: Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
An Interview with John Michael Talbot, Author of ‘Desert Dangers and Delights” I want to begin this piece with a disclaimer. John Michael Talbot and I have known each other as friends and colleagues...
Things I Think…
This could be a long year. With an impeachment trial forthcoming and an election at year end, the stage is set for even more anger and division in an angry and divided country. ...
Roger Gales Out As Potters Field Board Member
We reported earlier that Potters Field board member Roger Gales had resigned as a pastor at Heritage Christian Fellowship in San Clemente, CA over “emotional” affairs with “adult” women . We can now report...
“I Don’t Know”…”I Might Be Wrong…” : Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
“I Don’t Know…” “I Might Be Wrong…” These are two phrases that you don’t hear very often, especially in the church… especially from church leaders. Throughout most of my adult life, I have been...
Potters Field Board Member Confesses To Adultery
Roger Gales, pastor of Heritage Christian Fellowship in San Clemente, CA and a board member of Potters Field Ministries resigned over the weekend after confessing to adultery. Actually, he confessed to “inappropriate relationships with...
The Tragedy of Bethel
The people of Bethel Church and Bethel Music are praying fervently for the resurrection of a dead child. The daughter of worship leader Kalley Heiligenthal passed away this weekend and she and the church...
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