Category Archives: Purpose Drivenism

Pray for Rick Warren’s speedy recovery

Thursday, 22 July 2010 – 5:13 pm

Rick Warren is apparently at home recovering after his eyes were severely burned by toxic sap from a firestick plant last Monday. I am praying that Rick Warren makes a swift and full recovery, and encourage you to do likewise.

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The Purpose Driven Life: introductory discernment resources

Thursday, 15 July 2010 – 8:02 am

In this post: Rick Warren; The Gospel obscured; Drs. Sproul and Mohler on the errors of seeker-sensitivity; Hostile church takeovers In his comment on my article, Dangerous pragmatism – why a transformed life is not proof of salvation, my father expressed unawareness of the Purpose Driven Life movement. I know that my father’s claim might [...]

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Dangerous pragmatism – why a transformed life is not proof of salvation

Sunday, 11 July 2010 – 7:52 pm

In this post: The defective gospel of the Alpha Course; False assumption 1 – We can judge what is right by whether it ‘works’; False assumption 2 – Growth in church attendance proves God’s blessing; False assumption 3 – A transformed life is proof of salvation; The right way, and the wrong way, to view [...]

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Spiritual growth? There’s an app for that

Sunday, 7 March 2010 – 9:49 am

The folks from Leadership Network are into innovation in a big way. And they have something shiny and new. It’s called Monvee. Remember, Leadership Network is the organization that helped infect the church with the twin blights of Seeker Drivenism and Emergence Christianity. Leadership Network has marketing clout, and knows how to use it. Monvee [...]

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Rick Warren plays the Pharisee card

Friday, 26 February 2010 – 9:05 pm

Rick Warren, CEO of Saddleback Church, yesterday played the Pharisee card. He wrote: ‘It drives Pharisees nuts to watch God keep blessing ministries they ridicule & despise.God’s sovereignty is often humorous.’ What’s the Pharisee card? Good question.

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