Pulpit Magazine

(By Phil Johnson)
The following is taken from a transcript of a seminar delivered at the 2006 Shepherds’ Conference.
I’ve been assigned the impossible task of explaining and critiquing the emerging church movement in one 75-minute session. It will save some time if I start by being totally candid with you:
I don’t suppose anyone who knows me expects me […]

(By John MacArthur) 
The Emerging Church Movement is made up of an admittedly broad and variegated collection of pastors and church leaders, with a common concern for Christian mission within a postmodern generation.
As one author explains:
At the heart of the “movement”—or as some of its leaders prefer to call it, the “conversation”—lies the conviction that changes in […]

(By John MacArthur) 
EDITOR’S NOTE: Over the next few weeks, Pulpit will be focusing on the Emerging Church Movement and the influence of postmodernism on the contemporary church. Many of these posts will come from John MacArthur’s upcoming book The Truth War (coming in Spring 2007). Today’s post, however, comes from his article in the Fall […]

(By John MacArthur)
Should Christians have Christmas Trees? 

As the Christmas Season approaches, questions like this sometimes arise. Like everything in life, it is important to approach these issues with biblical discernment. 
In this case, we see nothing wrong with the traditional Christmas tree. However, some have taught that it’s wrong for anyone to have a Christmas tree in […]

(By John MacArthur)
I do think we have a responsibility to care for the environment—we ought to care for every resource God has provided for us.
That’s illustrated in the Old Testament account where God put Israel in the Promised Land, a fertile land flowing with milk and honey. God provided them that productive land and commanded […]