“The North American evangelical/fundamentalist brand of Christianity is the religious version of the American civil religion: consumerist individualism. Today’s “Stylites” are more often found in private jets, but they still have followers who conflate holiness with success American style – in other words, as measured by money, possessions, numbers, and (above all) celebrity status.” -Frank Schaeffer, “Patience With… Read More »
After 11 years of leading Covenant Life Church Joshua Harris preached his last sermon on April 12, 2015. His stated purpose for resigning is to pursue higher education. Time will tell whether some additional motivations may be revealed. Arguably his crowning achievement was leading CLC out of the Sovereign Grace denomination. His legacy has yet to be fully established… Read More »
Pamela Palmer is a friend of mine. Her daughter was sexually abused while attending Covenant Life Church. At that time Covenant Life Church was the flagship church of Sovereign Grace Ministries. If you have been following the sexual abuse scandal in Sovereign Grace Ministries, what some have called the largest scandal of its kind in Evangelical Christianity, you… Read More »