Pulpit Magazine

(By John MacArthur)
As we celebrate Thanksgiving this year, it is good to be reminded of our need to be content.
If you belong to Christ, like the apostle Paul you can and should learn the secret of a contented life. When Paul wrote “godliness with contentment is great gain” he wasn’t just speaking philosophically (1 Tim. [...]

(By Jesse Johnson)
I am convinced that the emerging church is largely early 20th century liberalism, with cooler hair. At the Wiltern Theatre in Hollywood last week, Rob Bell, one of the leading figures in the movement, solidified my stereo-type with his nation-wide tour called The Gods are Not Angry. I could not help but think, [...]

(By Phil Johnson)
This is a continuation of our series on “The Fad-Driven Church.”
According to the cover article in November’s Christianity Today [2004], the next big fad is already on the horizon. It’s the “Emergent Church” movement—seeker-sensitivity gone to seed. It’s Saddleback for postmodernists—Willow Creek to the tenth power, for the pierced and tatooed generation. The most [...]

(By Phil Johnson)
This is a continuation of our series from last week. These articles come from a 2005 Shepherds’ Conference seminar delivered by Phil on the “Fad-Driven” Church. 
I first became aware that trendiness (the ebb and flow of fad after fad and “every wind of doctrine”—trendiness) was becoming a driving force in the evangelical movement some [...]

(By Phil Johnson)
This is a continuation of yesterday’s discussion on the Fad-Driven Church.
Some of you are probably thinking: Shouldn’t we be enthusiastic about the way the ranks of those who label themselves “evangelical” have swollen over the past fifty years? Isn’t it a good thing evangelicals now have enough clout to help elect a president and [...]