Day: November 13, 2007

The upside-down world of Pullman’s “Golden Compass”

by Kjos Ministries More than 15 million copies of Philip Pullman’s trilogy have been sold. The first movie in the series opens December 7. Pullman was a teacher at Westminster College, Oxford, while writing children’s books. The Golden Compass won…

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ICHABOD

by Understand the Times with Roger Oakland   The Bible calls Satan the great deceiver. To be deceived means to be led away from the truth without knowing it. If the person being deceived knew they were being deceived, then deception…

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Evangelicals and Mormons Hope to Bridge Theological Gap

“Students aim to bridge theological gap” Deseret Morning News by Carrie A. Moore As Mitt Romney tells people that his religion won’t dictate his political policy decisions and an occasional Christian pastor warns publicly that Romney’s religion is a “cult,”…

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Colleges, Contemplative and Campolo

by Watchers Lamp Blog Last October, Emory University of Methodist roots, installed “His Holiness”, the Dalai Lama, as a distinguished professor . The New York Times quoted Robert Paul, the college dean: “One of the great things about the Methodist…

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No Repentance from Willow Creek – Only a Mystical Paradigm Shift

Recently, headlines about Willow Creek filled the front pages of several online news outlets. The caption stated: “A Shocking Confession from Willow Creek Community Church.” Some wondered if Willow Creek’s pastor Bill Hybels was repenting from past errors in ministry…

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Rick Warren Teaches How to Get Rid of Troublemakers

In this week’s e-newsletter by Rick Warren, he has written an article titled “What the Bible says about handling disunity.” While erroneously stating that the Bible talks more about unity of the church than about Heaven or Hell, Warren says…

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