Jim Jones Cultivated a Following

12/29/08 Updated 1/1/09 Last month, on November 18th, was the 30 year anniversary of the massacre at Jonestown, Guyana. Over 900 people lost their lives by poisoning or gunshot in a mass suicide supplemented by murder. While questions remain as to what actually...

Restoration Movements

Mormons “Church of Christ” Shepherding Movement Avoid Prideful Crusades Restore a Right Relationship   When you see the term “Restoration Movement”, it’s usually a tip off to an unbiblical organization or doctrine. I have seen a few...

Multi-Level Marketing

Amway/Quixtar? Plexus? Reliv? Equinox/Trek Alliance? Mary Kay? Herbalife? etc. etc. Network Marketing? “Faithfully follow the three-foot rule” ?? “Anyone within a three-foot distance, we talk to about Relìv,” Arturo explains. Arturo is a Reliv...

Contemplative Spirituality

Many are being seduced into mystical techniques to conjure up “God’s Presence” Conjure: To summon (a devil or spirit) by magical or supernatural power. Definition from Answers.com These techniques masquerade as “prayer” and...

Emergent Church Movement

2/2007 Modified 6/7/09 “Emergent Church” Sometimes this is called a “movement” and sometimes just a “conversation”. Watch the videos at the PBS site about what the “Emerging Church” is suppose to be. (Thanks...