By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission Since April of 2013. Faytene Grasseschi has felt led to boost the idea of a great Canadian revival. One so great that it will spread worldwide until the “return of Jesus. It’s a bit of a meme among a certain group
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Bene Diction Blogs On: Senator Don Meredith and Charles McVety’s California State Christian University
A few years ago, I wrote about the unaccredited ‘university’ that Charles McVety had in California. The issue of some evangelicals who give themselves or each other fake academic credentials through money grabbing diploma mills, or through bastardizing the practice of granting their buddies honourary degrees. In the case of
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: Adversaries Versus Enemies
In Fire and Ashes, the book he published after leaving politics, Michael Ignatieff writes of the difference between adversaries and enemies. He suggests that in politics you should have adversaries (what would be the point of politics if everyone agreed on everything?), but not enemies. He lamented that the opposite
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: More problems for proposed Trinity Western University law school
The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario) and Nova Scotia Barristers Society have voted on whether future graduates of the BC evangelical university which recently received permission from BC to form a law school will be able to practice law in their provinces. The Globe & Mail: Nova Scotia’s law
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Two odd things about Bob Jones visiting from heaven
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Bobby Conner believes that the late “prophet” Bob Jones visited him in a vision. I’d suggest there is reason to go “I dunno” in response. Perhaps even two. Conner, using The Elijah List, excitedly shared his experience yesterday [April 23] by
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Todd Bentley: I need $10,000 NOW!
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission Well, perhaps it wasn’t stated as bluntly as in my headline. But Todd Bentley put on the pressure a couple hours ago by e-mail. And he only has about 45 hours to go. Is he paying a ransom to kidnappers? Owe
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Blogging at BDBO to be light that week. :)
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission Reporters were watching The 700 Club broadcast on Monday, where Pat Robertson broke the news that a huge asteroid will hit the earth, and perhaps destroy it, as soon as next week. The San Antonio Express-News is on the story this
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Former MK speaks out – New Tribes Mission ‘retires’ abuser
8 years ago in 2006, Lori, a wife and mom living in the US, and a former missionary kid (MK), wrote New Tribes Mission. In 1981-82, I was 10-11 years old and a resident of the Earl Dorm at the New Tribes Mission base of Numonohi, Papua New Guinea. The
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: World Vision Canada covert discrimination – I Was Blocked From Hiring a Gay Person at World Vision Canada
Then I was called into the office of a senior staff member for a one-on-one meeting. I was so stunned by what I heard that I didn’t even know how to respond. He told me that he had made the final decision not to hire this candidate. He had come
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Your “Nazis equal gays” candidate for Massachusetts governor
By Rick Hiebert All Rights Reserved Used by Permission. Today as I write, I heard, over the Internet, an independent candidate who is running for governor of Massachusetts speaking at an all-candidates meeting organized by the LGBT community. Scott Lively, a very conservative Christian activist, naturally tried to make the
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Crossroads Christian Communications ties to controversial Newsweek owners
For awhile now, Crossroads Christian Communications has been using a David Jang website for it’s news feed at Crossroads 360. Why? Ever since the Christianity Today investigative articles on Jang came out in August of last year, serious questions have been raised about Jang’s theology and his business practices. And
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: World Vision Canada position on hiring gays and lesbians
I had a terrific day today, time spent with treasured friends. Lots of laughter and fun. And I came home to read that World Vision USA had reversed a brave and important decision made two days ago on why they had decided to hire gay Christians in same sex marriages.
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: MK Safety Net Canada
This is excellent news. Missionary Kids Safety Net, a well known advocacy and resource organization for missionary kids and third culture kids who have been harmed by their experiences in the missionary movement, has set up a Canadian branch. MKSN has been registered with Revenue Canada. The purpose statement of
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Charisma magazine runs paid for ‘news release’ under by-line of ‘news service’ owner
Nice catch by Ruth Graham (@publicroad) and Warren Throckmorton (Patheos). A guy in Australia named Lyall Mercer wrote a pr mentioning his firm which was put up on Christian News Service (a pr site). For pete’s sake. Pr is pr. Charisma magazine picks it up with a few words changed, putting
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Fred Phelps dies
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission Fred Phelps, the former pastor (as he had recently been excommunicated by his extremist Westboro Baptist Church), died today. The National Post reports that he passed away in the wee hours of March 19-20. He was in a hospice and had
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: The “Filipino-Canadian priest” who is front page news
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission. The name of Father Fernando Suarez may be familiar to Catholics in the Toronto area. But Filipino community readers across Canada will certainly now know of him as he is the cover subject of The Filipino Post Father Suarez, the Vancouver
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: ResultSource – Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill NYT Best Seller List – ministries buying their way to the top
Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill church in Seattle have been getting attention again, this time for the choice to use a company called ResultSource to push one of Driscolls books onto the New York Times bestseller list. The focus the past week has been on Driscoll, which begs the question,
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: The “Toronto Blessing” 20 years later
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. Interesting article from Christianity Today in my inbox this morning. Time flies, and it has been 20 years since the revival broke out at Toronto Airport Christian Fellowhip, as it then was. Now, the magazine has sent journalist Lorna Dueck back
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: 100 Huntley Street US
The, Oh My God! from April Hernandez in the promo at 1:42 is um…er… ah…sets a tone for 100 Huntley Street US brought to you by the Canadian evangelical charity/broadcaster Crossroads Christian Communications Inc. The show, hosted by April Hernandez and Eric Metaxas is currently scheduled to run on CW
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Bill Gothard placed on leave by his board after abuse allegations
Since 2011, the people behind the website Recovering Grace have been “ helping people whose lives have been impacted by the teachings of Bill Gothard, the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP), and the Advanced Training Institute (ATI). ” Recently Recovering Grace has been publishing stories of young women who worked
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