Archive for March, 2009
Osteen’s 60 Minutes Interview
I wanted to follow up the last post with video that Coleen linked to in the comments. Here Joel Osteen, pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, TX, is interviewed for 60 Minutes back in 2007. Michael Horton, the author of Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church (the book I’ve been reading) is [...]
The Smooth Talking False Gospel
Michael Horton in chapter 3 of Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church focuses on the Word of Faith movement (or prosperity gospel), and in particular looks at the person who has embodied it successfully, Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church in Houston, TX. Osteen never uses the words, “sin” or “sinners” (by his [...]
Taming the Tongue (James 3:1-12)
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Communication is expressing how we feel and what we think, yet it is increasingly difficult to communicate in such a way that our speech honors the Lord. What we say and how we say it can either have a tremendously positive effect or a tremendously negative effect. Words [...]
Tinkering With Detroit (Update: How is this not socialism?, 2nd Update: The obvious result)
Big news from Washington and Detroit over the weekend. The Detroit News reported on Sunday. General Motors Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner is stepping down after being asked by the Obama administration to relinquish his position at the helm of the largest American automaker, people familiar with the situation said Sunday. Wagoner [...]
Why I Wear A Dress To Church (Update)
Shortly after the inauguration of our new President, I heard an interview with Andrew Card, upset about the less stringent dress code that Obama would have in the oval office. He explained that a more formal dress code contributed to a sense of honor for the President of the United States. And yet the same [...]
Introducing A New Contributor: Coleen Sharp
Coleen is our newest Caffeinated Thoughts contributor and should be putting up her first post very soon… a little bio: Coleen grew up in California attending an Evangelical Free Church. She has always been interested in theology and politics from a young age. It was that interest that took her on a spiritual journey in [...]
Twenty Items of Interest (v.52)
1. Governor Sarah Palin’s Lincoln Day Dinner Speech in Anchorage on 3/20/09 – Parts 1-12. In part 7 she pretty much says she’s running for reelection in 2010. HT: Josh Painter Also John Ziegler’s post on how Palin proves she’s no George W. Bush. Conservatives 4 Palin responds to a controversy that was stirred over [...]
Our Natural Heresy
Michael Horton, in his book, Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church makes the assertion that Pelagianism is the “default setting” of the human heart. I can practically see your eyes glossing over right now. Let me give you a little background. Pelagius was a British Monk (c. 354-after 418) who thought that [...]
John Piper – The Glory of Christ
Saw this video over at Jill’s blog. A great reminder about what Christ’s death on the cross accomplished. Update: Thanks for linking here Rob! Link to this post!
Tell God All That is In Your Heart
I am preparing a sermon on James 5:13-20 where the main thrust is prayer. I ran across a quote from Francois Fenelon (1651-1715), a French Roman Catholic theologian, poet and writer. He wrote regarding prayer: “Tell God all that is in your heart, as one unloads one’s heart, its pleasures and its pains, to a [...]
