Tim Hortons Fathers Day promotion leaves a lot of angry Canadians
I like Tim Hortons, it is a part of the landscape of my life, and apart from the occasional less than perfect coffee, I have few complaints. Until today. The…
Bene Diction
More silliness from Prairie Bible Institute alumni
Catherine Darnell is a patient, quiet, intelligent Canadian who has dedicated her life as an advocate and mentor for abuse survivors. Catherine has been able to tap into the marvel…
First Baptist Church Houston – “I saw your blog”
Every time I think Southern Baptist leaders can’t mess up any more than they already are, they do. Amy Smith is a courageous woman, who attends an SBC church and…
Rebuke against Together for the Gospel and The Gospel Coalition continues
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud. A powerful response to neo-reform leaders in the US, who…
Sound Doctrine Church pastor Malcolm John Fraser found guilty
The assistant pastor of a Washington state church which has been called a cult, was found guilty today of sex crimes against a child, after a two month trial. 40…
Maryland court dismisses civil suit against Sovereign Grace Ministries
via: Spiritual Sounding Board
Reality show meets the internet – Gordon Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares
Reality TV hits the internet. Epic. Gordon Ramsey’s Kitchen Nighmares episode Amy’s Baking Company Bakery Boutique & Bistro aired recently in the US. It was the first time Ramsey walked…
Sovereign Grace Ministries – Second Amendment to civil lawsuit
In October 2012, a civil suit was filed against Sovereign Grace Ministries, a small group of neo-reform churches in the US. (2 churches in Canada) Prior posts. In November, SGM…
Training Disciplined Soldiers for Christ – new book on Prairie Bible Institute
I’d read this. I’ve read author Tim Callaways thesis, and given the recent response of PBI to historical abuse at the school, abuse survivors, and the ongoing leadership of the…
Liberal Party response to Trudeau attack ads
For many of us, the constant drip of negative political adverts are reason to head to the kitchen, or as the response says, ‘change the channel.’ This response by the…
Fake but funny – Daily Mail headline
It was a publicity stunt for Battlecam, an online channel. This is the headline before the Daily Mail released it had been had. via: Joshua Green Businessweek
George Beverly Shea 1909 – 2013
George Beverly Shea died today at the age of 104. Billy Graham Evangelistic Association tribute page.
Rick Warren’s son Matthew – suicide death
Rick Warren, Saddleback Church: To my dear staff, Over the past 33 years we’ve been together through every kind of crisis. Kay and I’ve been privileged to hold your hands…
Ohio church Easter pageant tomb bursts into flames during final scene
Opps. The Canton Ohio First Church of the Nazarene Easter service took a theatrical turn when the tomb caught on fire. The guy playing Jesus doesn’t miss a beat, the…
Peter Youngren’s Finnish organization AEM – guilty
In 2010 Peter Youngren (Grace TV, World Impact Ministries, Celebration Church Toronto) told ChristianWeek, the breaking fiasco in Finland was ‘frivolous and laughable at best.” It doesn’t appear Youngren is…
US missionary organization ABWE dumps G.R.A.C.E. investigative team
Following lengthy deliberation and prayer, ABWE today replaced G.R.A.C.E.— the victims’ advocacy organization—with a new investigative firm. G.R.A.C.E. was hired by ABWE in May 2011 to independently investigate the tragic…
Christian blogs and the courts
Dr. James Duncan – Why we sued another believer The Daily Beast has a comprehensive article, Calvary Chapel’s Tangled Web about Calvary Chapels in the US, and the trail of…
Maxwell family members behind Prairie Bible Institute Survivor Fund Project/Healing Team
In November 2011, Prairie Bible Institute President Mark Maxwell went to media with a story of historical abuses at the Three Hills school, and the school released a statement that…
New Springs Church and blogger James Duncan
In 2009 I was following a blog by James Duncan, a communications professor at Anderson University. He had criticised a bill board campaign by New Springs Church, headed by a…
Why God?
Dr. John Stackhouse – Why, God?” Asked the American People, and Would Not Stay for an Answer Has Prof. Alvin Plantinga of the University of Notre Dame, arguably the most…