On the Radio….Extreme Theology, Rick Warren and the PDL

Chris Rosebrough author of the blog site ExtremeTheology.com, shares his reflections on his meeting with Rick Warren at a recent Purpose Driven Conference in Lake Forest California. Mike and Chris discuss his theological opinion of Warren and PDL, especially nowthat he has met the man personally; also what has been the reaction to his articles; and [...]

Chris Rosebrough on His Visit with Rick Warren

Chris Rosebrough, creater of the websites ALittleLeaven.com and ExtremeTheology.com, along with Pastor Bob DeWaay, met recently with Rick Warren, during the PDL Pastor Summit at Saddleback Church in California. On the Extreme Theology site, Chris shares from his heart, and offers his theological perspectives on the content and context of his meeting with Warren.
NOTE: Chris [...]

Lamenting Calvinism in the SBC?

The issue covered in a recent Baptist Press article really got my blood pressure up. Timmy Bristerwrote a wonderful commentary on the article. The BP story told of a “conference” of 15 Southern Baptist evangelists who met to lament “the growth of Calvinism and the rise of a Willow Creek-style of non-confrontational evangelism within Southern [...]

Another Look at Warren’s WalMart Minute…

Jeff Short, one of our readers in New York, wrote this piece as a comment to our post regarding Rick Warren’s Wal Mart “sermon”. I thought it is so insightful, I asked Jeff for permission to offer it as a seperate post. Thanks Jeff. 
Rick Warren’s Wal-Mart Christmas message text (with critical theological comments in parentheses).
What is the purpose [...]

Rick Warren’s Walmart Minute…..plus 50 seconds

Once again Rick Warren blows a wonderful opportunity to preach the Gospel. Warren was a part of the first ever Christmas Carol Concert presented to all locations of Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club in America which was also presented by the Salvation Army.
Warren spoke for 1 minute 50 seconds and spoke of celebration, salvation and reconciliation, [...]

Rick Warren’s Inquisition

by Joesph Farah, World Net Daily
“Paul warned us about this, too, in Acts 20:29-30: “For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.”
For heaven’s sake, nothing could [...]

Fads in the Church

Phil Johnson has posted two articles of a series on the state of the evangelical church. These posts are tremendous!
The Flaws of a Fad-Driven Church
No, Paul told Timothy: “But you . . . fulfill your ministry.” “Preach the word! . . . in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and [...]

OJ Simpson gets Purpose Driven Life in Jail

USA Today is reporting in a story today on the first moments of OJ Simpsons stay at Clarke County Jail in Las Vegas. It is briefly mentioned that a visiting minister gave Simpson a copy of the Bible and the Purpose Driven Life. Let us pray that The Juice reads God’s Word and not the PDL. Hearing [...]

Exhibit #2,457…give or take

I will not offer a commentary on the following headline. Instead I will provide the headline, the author, the link and a quote from the story. I think it all speaks for itself.
Flavoring Your Sermons for Impact by Rick Warren (ChristianPost.com)
“If you think that the gathering of biblical facts and standing up with a Bible [...]

How To a Become a Mature Christian ala Rick Warren

You got to give Rick Warren one thing, he is consistent if nothing else, even though his spiritual drivel is leading millions to a false sense of salvation and/or leading them away from the truth.
In this post at Christian Post.com, Warren published a story entitled Five Tools Saddleback Uses to Develop Spiritual Maturity, and in [...]