By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. As Todd Bentley moved on from Wales and prepares to visit a meeting place that is advertised as not far from London, we can mention that other British newspapers have not found the evangelist’s return to Britain to be newsworthy yet.
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Bene Diction Blogs On: “Beware of the tattoo preacher [Todd Bentley]“, Britian’s Sunday Express newspaper warns its readers
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. I can imagine that Todd Bentley might have been running around to every grocery and newsagents in Cwmbran, Wales, hoping that he could buy every copy of the Sunday Express that he could find before anyone read the newspaper’s story about
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: 30 million dead would perhaps be a “shaking”
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission These days, there is a lot of talk in charismatic circles about whether there will be great shortages of food and water in the future. My e-mail inbox attests to that. It lists 19 diiferent e-mails regarding “shortages” send to me
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Polygamy is still illegal, B.C. Supreme Court rules
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission The fundamentalist Mormon sect in B.C. that has allowed its male members to practice polygamy for years has been told, again, that what they are doing is illegal in a B.C. Supreme Court ruling today. Justice Robert Bauman ruled that laws
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: The pro-life meme, which may challenge Mr. Harper, comes with spin?
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission Did you think that Mr. Harper had the final word during the election when he said that a Tory government would not make any changes to the legal status of abortion in Canada? Think again, as some in Canada’s pro-life movement
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Faytene forgets to type :) or is on the way to buy ammo? ;)
By Rick Hiebert.All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. An odd exchange on Faytene Grasseschi’s Facebook Wall a few days ago. Her friend, Sean Feucht, who is involved with the upcoming The Cry Hollywood, posts on her Wall, and Faytene replies. … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Faytene on film, again
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. It may be of passing interest that Fayeten Grasseschi is in another short film released online a few days ago by her friend Patrixcia King’s ministry. Calling Grace features Faytene as … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: The Cry Hollywood (and how it may be crucial for Faytene’s future)
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission Faytene Grasseschi is taking her Cry rallies on the road to Hollywood (move over Bing and Bob )–and the event may have an impact that none of us may see at … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Picking up bad habits, in the church, and in the newsroom
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permissions There was an interesting online column from London’s Daily Telegraph newspaper a few days ago, which reports that some newer churches in the London area have learned some of the wrong … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Bloggers: “Phew!”
By Rick Hiebert. All rights Reserved. Used by Permission. A Supreme Court of Canada decision earlier this week will have an interesting impact on blogging, and on the Internet in genera Wayne Crookes, a former Green Party campaign manager, had … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Revile those who revile and persecute you?
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission It’s tough to be a friend of evangelist Todd Bentley. Until you unleash your security guards and rhetorical castigations, anyways. Recently, a protestor came to a meeting where Bill Johnson was … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: This headline is currently inoperative :)
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. “Archdiocese develops ‘Nixonian’ policies” reads the arresting headline in the recent B.C. Catholic newspaper. Before we call Woodward and Bernstein, let’s read on: “Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, has announced “with … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: A $6 million slap on the wrist for Mr. Trost?
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. The Conservative government has decided to give the International Planned Parenthood Federation $ 6 million to fund “sex education and contraception in five developing countries”, the CBC is reporting. The funding … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Why we need to pray for, and about, the Supreme Court of Canada
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission I like to give credit where credit is due and today, Faytene Grasseschi may be pleasantly surprised to realize that it is her turn. I haven’t changed all my views, mind … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Canadian women, apply your discernment…
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. I hope that the ladies gathering in Calgary later this week for the Women on the Frontlines Christian conference are on guard. For several reasons…but the one that comes most readily … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Christianity Today on the Todd Bentley/Lakeland documentary
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. Christianity Today has a report on filmmaker Roy Peterson’s film on Todd Bentley and the Lakeland revival. The magazine’s writer observes, at the end of their story: Peterson’s documentary does not … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: A surprising critique of domionism?
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. It’s quite often progressives who find fault with the theory of “dominionism”. And that bothers me a bit. You would suspect that as a conservative, I would have problems arguing against … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Faytene downgrades from red alert status?
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. There’s a video call to prayer from Faytene Grasseschi from Sept. 11th on the ‘net now. Faytene brings some thoughtful things that may be worth praying about–one thing that I appreciated … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Orthodox again…just can’t wait till they’re orthodox again ;)
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. I’m a great believer in people having fun with their faith, but now Robert Grasseschi is reportedly being, well, a little different. A few days ago, wife Faytene Grasseschi put this … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Mark Byron replies
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Pernission. Noted blogger Mark Byron has chosen to repliy to my post earlier this week on the usefulness of keeping an eye on the dominionist movement. So far, his reply is in … Continue reading →
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