August 2018

Nuggets from Occult Invasion—What Is Going On?

August 29, 2018

Some years ago, a leading attorney in a city in Florida where I was lecturing, having read some of my books and knowing the type of research I was doing, invited me to breakfast in order to ask me some questions. As soon as we had placed our orders, he...Read more

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Bill Hybels and the Illusion of "Private Sin"

August 29, 2018

Bill Hybels is making headlines again. The New York Times tells the story of a woman who worked as his personal assistant at Willow Creek Community Church. She is now describing multiple occasions in which he behaved toward her in extremely inappropriate ways I will not describe here. Hybels denies...Read more

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Losing Our First Love

August 28, 2018

In considering the apostasy , we have seen its root in the loss of the first love, whereby a separation was made between the Lord and the Church,— the Head and the body, — and He was hindered in the exercise of His headship. Through the same loss of love,...Read more

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Nuggets from Occult Invasion—What Is the Occult?

August 27, 2018

The word occult comes from the Latin occultus , which means “concealed” or “hidden.” It involves mystic knowledge and magic powers received from the spirit world and dispensed for the benefit of devotees or directed destructively at enemies by those who have been initiated into its secrets. The masters of...Read more

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Disciple Making Movements and a Lost Generation

August 27, 2018

A method known as Disciple Making Movements (DMM) has taken over the missions discussion. Few missionaries sent out in the last 8-10 years have been trained in any other method. Amidst many biblically questionable assumptions is the reality that DMM downplays the need for fluency. To ‘adjust DMM’ (as many...Read more

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Nuggets from Occult Invasion—Pursuing a Delusion

August 25, 2018

Jean Houston, who is both a psychologist and a theologian, presents us with a synthesis of psychology , occultism, and evolution in her workshops and writings. In some of her workshops she leads participants into an alleged awakening of ancient prehuman “memories” as a means of gaining insight into their...Read more

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Missions Impossible (Part One)

Tom: Today and, the Lord willing, next week, I’ll be interviewing a man I will simply address as “Joe.” Joe, as you’ll learn, is not his actual name but rather a name chosen for security purposes. The reason for that is Joe is a missionary, and the places where the...Read more

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Nuggets from Occult Invasion—Facing the Truth

August 23, 2018

Johnson shocked the academic world in 1991 with his book Darwin on Trial. Knowing that it is the unpardonable sin in academia to oppose evolution, Johnson courageously and with the precision of a trial lawyer demolished Darwinism by demonstrating that it would not stand up in court. Johnson indicted his...Read more

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Don't Eat the Red Snow

August 23, 2018

“He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?” ( Psalm:147:16-17 [16] He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. [17] He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before...Read more

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Christian Student Group Refuses LGBT Demands

August 22, 2018

A Christian student group located on the University of Iowa campus says it won’t cave to the school’s demands that it open its leadership to LGBT persons. The group, Business Leaders in Christ, says it has the right as a religious group to require members to affirm a statement of...Read more

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