Those who attend evangelical seminaries and Bible schools or take courses on church history are often taught that Protestant churches fall into two camps–Calvinism or Arminianism. Calvinism is named after the French Reformer John Calvin (1509-1564) while Arminianism is named after Dutch Reformer Jacobus Arminius (1560-1609). John Calvin grew up Catholic, but converted as an [...]
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Why I don’t claim Calvinism or Arminianism
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on April 2, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/why-i-dont-claim-calvinism-or-arminianism/
Turkmenistan frees pastor, other religious prisoners
Pastor Ilmurad Nuriev of Turkmenistan was freed along with 229 other religious prisoners who were arrested and imprisoned in a labor camp. Nuriev, pastor of Light to the World Protestant Church in the Mary region of Turkmenistan, was arrested in August 2010 and found guilty in October 2010 of trumped up charges of swindling, then [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on February 20, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/turkmenistan-frees-pastor-other-religious-prisoners/
Abrahamic faiths unite for interfaith complex in Omaha
A group of Christians, Jews, and Muslims have united to build a close to $50 million interfaith complex on 35 acres of land in Omaha, Nebraska. The Tri-Faith Project (TFP) will include a temple, a mosque, a church, and a community center where all three groups can host common gatherings. It is scheduled to open [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on January 2, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/abrahamic-faiths-unite-for-interfaith-complex-in-omaha/
A pulpit, a pastor, and a hellacious controversy
You’ve probably heard the story by now about Chad Holtz, the United Methodist pastor who was removed for his views on hell. Holtz claims after he posted entries on Facebook and personal blog about his doubting a literal hell, the congregants at Marrow’s Chapel United Methodist Church in Henderson, N.C. asked him to resign his [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on March 25, 2011
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/a-pulpit-a-pastor-and-a-hellacious-controversy/
Joyce Meyer Ministries may be dropped from suit
Joyce Meyer and her employees have been dropped as defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Sheri Coleman’s family. The attorneys for Sheri Coleman’s family, who was the housewife murdered by her husband along with her two sons, filed the motion after a judge ruled that Joyce Meyer Ministries did not have to submit [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on February 19, 2010
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2010/02/19/joyce-meyer-ministries-dropped-from-suit/
Judge rules against deposition for Joyce Meyer in wrongful death suit
In a victory for Joyce Meyer and the employees of her ministry, including her husband Danny, Monroe County Circuit Judge Dennis Doyle ruled on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, that the evangelist and her employees cannot be compelled to give any information in a deposition for a wrongful death lawsuit filed by attorneys for Sheri Coleman’s [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on February 14, 2010
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/judge-rules-against-deposition-for-joyce-meyer-in-wrongful-death-suit/
Wrongful death suit filed against Joyce Meyer Ministries
A wrongful death suit has been filed against Joyce Meyer Ministries on behalf of the family of slain mother Sheri Coleman and her two young sons who were also killed, claiming that the organization did not do enough to prevent their deaths which were allegedly done at the hands of Christopher Coleman, Sheri Coleman’s husband. [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on October 26, 2009
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/wrongful-death-suit-filed-against-joyce-meyer-ministries/
Stumping on Sunday: politicians in the pulpit
During election years, it has been the common practice of candidates running for office to show up in churches on Sunday to do a little stumping from the pulpit. It’s a very cunning strategy since politicians can address a large crowd that already has plans to gather and saves their campaign organizers from spending the [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on February 2, 2008
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/stumping-on-sunday-politicos-in-the-pulpit/
Pulpit manipulations and pulpit marketing
I took some time last Friday night, October 12, 2007, to watch T. D. Jakes being hosted by John Hagee at Cornerstone Church. While introducing the well-known preacher, Hagee went to great lengths to boast about how Jakes was the author of several books and had recently signed a moviemaking deal with Sony Pictures. Upon stating these facts, [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on October 16, 2007
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/pulpit-manipulations-and-pulpit-marketing/
Harry Potter & the Apostate Youth Workers
According to the Telegraph in England, the Church of England is encouraging its youth workers to use the Harry Potter books to promote the gospel. They have published a guide giving their youth leaders ideas on how to use the underlying themes of the Potter books of good vs. evil to relate them to the [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on July 18, 2007
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2007/07/18/harry-potter-the-apostate-youth-workers/
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