The Watchman's Bagpipes

Well, but mustn’t the churches adapt Christianity to suit the ideas of our time? No, they must not. Our ideas are killing us spiritually. Wh...

 

Life has kept me very occupied outside of home so researching things, writing articles or even collection links for sharing has become diffi...

The Good - For Education and/or Edification Great response to Beth Moore and her ilk. Is It OK To Draw Kids To Church With Enterta...

We can tell inspiring stories, sing beautiful or peppy music, fill our calendars full of social events, professionalize our program and p...

For two decades [as of 2006] the church-growth experts have told us that if we are to attract the unchurched, we must change the way we “...

Children’s ministries have for years focused on playtime and coloring; teens have been treated like large children who need to be enterta...

Today, there is so much talk about how to make our church services more culturally relevant, especially to the unconverted. However effec...

The ubiquitous culture of consumerism and materialism has seduced many evangelicals into a ministry mode driven by marketing rather than ...

The “Come as you are, God accepts you where you are at” doctrine is closely aligned with the tolerance movement that is popular in our se...

Two weeks ago (the last time we were at the assembly at which we currently worship) we walked into the auditorium to hear, very loud, som...

The Good : 5 Key Errors of Preterism . Claims of supernatural experience can certainly be harmful ! 10 Misconceptions about b...

A church fed on excitement is no New Testament church at all.  The desire for surface stimulation is a sure mark of the fallen nature, the ...

Our society’s addiction to pleasure, amusement, and entertainment is likewise celebrated in the church.  It is painfully evident that Chr...

Having a great impact has absolutely nothing to do with godliness or truth.  It has everything to do with ambition, money, and a willingn...

Back in 1999 I was researching Bill Gothard and his Institute for Basic Life Principles .  I first called Christian Research Institute t...