by Jim Baumgaertel | Dec 23, 2010 | Commentary, Counterfeit Christianity
From the Sacred Sandwich – https://sacredsandwich.com/ “Still grieving over the Lakers’ loss in the NBA finals, Philip Mackenzie receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, asking him to come to an abandoned sports bar in the Oregon wilderness...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Dec 21, 2010 | Counterfeit Christianity
What is the latest and greatest big thing sweeping through the Evangelical subculture? If it truly is an instrument of “revival” is it drawing people to be devoted to the Lord Jesus or is it promoting devotion to itself? And which “Jesus” is it...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jun 29, 2009 | Counterfeit Christianity
Body, Mind, & Spirit (May 2, 1999) Index of previous Commentary on Current Events My daughter got a copy of the April/May 1999 issue in the mail. On the cover is, “Debby Boone moves beyond just getting it right – and gets real”. I would like to...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jun 22, 2009 | Counterfeit Christianity
6/22/09 It is wrong for Evangelical believers to quote G. K. Chesterton as if he was an Evangelical Christian because he was not. He was a Roman Catholic. One of the most serious deceptions today is the merging of Evangelicalism with Roman Catholicism as the Roman...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jun 20, 2009 | Counterfeit Christianity
Do You Still Want to Shoot the Messenger? Leighton Ford Promoting Contemplative Spirituality See the following Publishers Weekly summary on Barnes & Noble: 6/19/09 "Ford would seem an unlikely candidate to write a gentle, moving introduction to traditional...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jun 20, 2009 | Counterfeit Christianity
Some thoughts about Paul Shirk’s Book, Come Out of Her My People As quoted in the Summer 2009 issue of Media Spotlight (which I usually agree with) Posted here 6/15/09 Paul Shirk states: “If God has ordained government and rulers over the affairs of this life...