Dwayna laughs at women’s conference

In this article, Dwayna attempts to attack feminism in the emergent church.  Unfortunately all she did was post the advertisement and laugh at it (literally).  She did highlight the fact that the women were going to be staying in a “modern day castle.”  I am sure the problem there is that Christians in Vietnam are unable to stay in a castle, and so they shouldn’t either.  The only really substantial thing that she could find wrong with the event, you ask?  The fact that is was held at the Stronghold Conference Center.  Are all the ladies at CRN running out of material these days?

Saddleback hasn’t held to its word!

Well, kinda something like that.  According to the “editor” at CRN, Saddleback has failed to accomplish two of the goals set forth in the 20/20 Vision Plan.  Gasp!  They even called them to make sure this was true.  Saddleback has yet to start a believer’s mid-week service, nor have they developed 250 gifted teachers of the word!  Unfortunately, what CRN failed to mention is that they have met most of their goals and have 13 YEARS to complete these two.  Can we say nit-picking?

Love… or Charity

In risk of becoming equally nit-picking (and attempting satire), I will not emphasize this last headline.  But they decided to post I Corinthians 13:1-8 as their daily scripture.  The love chapter right?  This might show that CRN actually does show love in all they do.  Well their translation of the bible uses charity in place of love.  So, the verses read:

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.  And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.        

 Maybe that’s where they are getting mixed up.  They don’t realize that without LOVE we are nothing.

… and that was all written before lunch today people!

Kudos to our bother, Chris Rosebrough for his piece at CRN entitled Kudos for Saddlebak’s Daily Podcast.  As we continue to sed light on the ugly truth at CRN, it is always important to acknowledge the good.  We see time and time again that these writers are tainted by their own biases.  Rob Bell can never do anything right.  Erwin McManus will always be a crazed cultural guru.  But, it seems that Rosebrough breaks the mold.

He praises Saddleback for their daily podcast entitled Drive Time.  In it, Pastor Tom goes through an entilre book of the bible in ten minutes.  This somewhat shows that the Purpose Driven Ministry called Saddleback may not be as “watered-down” as they think.  While other CRN writers may have twisted this as a lame attempt to preach some of the word of God, Chris acknowledges their efforts. 

Maybe Warren isn’t so one sided after all.

  

I ran across a quote today that reaffirmed for me something I’ve been thinking for a long time. I’m afraid that as a church we are sitting on one of two extremes. The one is obviously wrong, the other I am afraid has a false pretension to holiness and it could not be further from the truth. The idea that all sex is OK, sleep with whomever and do whatever outside the context of marriage is obviously wrong. But there is another idea that is just as dangerous. The idea that sex itself is wrong. In fact I came across a quote today that said, “Let’s be clear on something! Only Carnal Godless men constantly think about Sex. Godly men do not constantly think about sex.” (Emphasis mine)

That statement sounds spiritual, but really it is as dangerous as the “do anything you want to do” statement. To keep reading this post go here.