Do you ever feel terrifyingly alone as a Christian, wondering if there even is such a thing as being saved or whether you can trust any teachers anymore? Why are leaders “falling into sin,” ministries abusing their people, and the church sometimes looking darker than the world? What gospel did these “christians” believe? What did … Continue reading
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Fallen Prophets, Charismata, and the Critics
Part One I am a continuationist who often find myself agreeing with cessationists, taking my kids to their youth groups, and even pointing others to their teachings for Scriptural instruction. Perhaps you can see my problem. It’s not complex. If the gifts are functioning today, shouldn’t all teaching, fellowship, and leadership coming from charismatics be … Continue reading
How do people end up in cults and false teaching?
Two things I believe terrify humans:1) our freedom2) that we will give account for what we did with it Most false teaching and prophecy attempts to give us relief by eradicating one or the other. After all, if we have freedom, how we know whether we please God with what we do with it? What makes … Continue reading
Don’t swap one false teacher or gospel for another…escape them all.
If you’ve been burnt, here’s what I’ve learnt…The Lord’s not the One to blame. –Keith Green Continue reading
Spiritual Abuse and the Bible
If we look up “spiritual abuse” in a concordance, it’s not a term we will find. Does the Word of God speak to this dynamic? Does God care? Who really hates what false prophets and teachers do to the sheep of God’s flock? If I or someone I know has experienced devastation at the hands of people who spoke … Continue reading
“Believe also in Me.”
Jesus said this in John 14:1, to followers who already held fully their faith in the Living God. He was about to tell them that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Words of salvation that would resound like a trumpet through every generation, calling to the Father’s hands all who are His. Jesus Christ, the … Continue reading
Still pleading 11 years later
I wrote this letter to my family and others involved at IHOP-KC almost 11 years ago and posted it on this blog. The reason I started writing was because of the death of a young woman named Bethany Deaton. She and others from her college in Texas had been taken in by the lies of IHOP-KC. Apparently there … Continue reading
A Video Response to the Allegations of Sexual Abuse in IHOPKC
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Revisiting the passion of IHOP-KC
This post is part of a series, primarily aimed at parents who have questions about sending their son or daughter to IHOPU or young people who want to know what they are getting into there at IHOPU or the wider IHOP-KC community. I wrote this article in early 2013 as question 7 in a series about the false teaching … Continue reading
The Sensual Invasion
The other day, I heard a very beautiful worship song. It was penned by a brilliant songwriter, known the world over. It displayed the poignancy that brilliant songwriting does, that seemingly casual ability to hit on a tune so simple as to be unforgettable, and yet somehow so superior that most of us could never … Continue reading