My new book, Early Christian Commentary on the Sermon on the Mount, is now available. From the description: What the world needs today is not a new definition of Christianity, but a present-day demonstration of Christianity. Rather than re-define Christianity to accommodate our present generation, we must re-discover Christianity from the apostolic generation. In this regard,…
Does The Last Reformation Get Back to the Book of Acts?
The Last Reformation is a global movement founded by Torben Sondergaard. On the Last Reformation website, it is stated, “We believe that the church is facing a new reformation.” Specifically, A reformation that will go deeper than any reformation before: away from church traditions, suffocating structures and countless meetings in church buildings. We believe that it is…
Our Recent “Worship Experience” at Elevation Church
On Sunday, I took two of my children with me to rescue the lost from a “Worship Experience” of Elevation “Church” at one of the nine locations in North Carolina. Two greeters approached us at the doors who gave my children “ekidz” slap bracelets and began asking me questions. I told them about how we are traveling…
Marriage, Divorce and Adultery
This issue of divorce and remarriage often provokes some of the most intense emotions felt by the human heart because there is no relationship more personal than that of marriage. Most of us have many relatives and close friends who have had multiple divorces and remarriages. But Jesus explicitly taught that divorce and remarriage is…
Purpose Driven Rwanda
[UPDATE: September 15, 2019 - Below is a recent message, relevant to this article, posted July 9, 2019 called “Message by Past Rick Warren at Rwanda Purpose Driven Leadership Gathering.”] Rwanda — the Purpose Driven Nation? In our documentary film Church of Tares, we explained how Rick Warren and his Saddleback Church have implemented the…