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Christians have become so attached to some of these celebrity pastors that it seems that these "leaders" can do no wrong. Sometimes this intense appreciation verges into idolatry.   Today we're talking about celebrity pastor culture and what it would take to stop the idolatry that some have fallen into. ✉️NEWSLETTER✉️ Sign up for my monthly newsletter here! https://www.getrevue.co/profil...

Today is all about criticism. John Piper corrected John MacArthur on stage during the Puritan Conference at Grace Community Church. At the same time the MacArthur Center for Expository Preaching dropped an episode about how John MacArthur has dealt with his critics, at least his critics in the 80s. And TGC posted an article about how pastors shouldn't be criticized online. Lots to discuss today. ✉...

1517, Wittenberg Germany. Martin Luther nailed his 95 Thesis and the Reformation was started. A lot of us know about the names attached to the Reformation, but what really happened? And does the Reformation still matter? Are Catholics different today than they were 505 years ago? Lots to be discussed on this topic. ✉️NEWSLETTER✉️ Sign up for my monthly newsletter here! https://www.getrevue.co/prof...

Costi Hinn recently tweeted several statements condemning some of the G3 ministries speakers he had partnered with in the past due to their stances on funding and including questionable characters like Doug Wilson. Then after meeting with G3 posted a very different apology. Was he forced to apologize? Nick Vujicic was on Kirk Cameron's show disparaging Gen Z as the most "biblically illiterate" gen...

Dale Partridge recently tweeted that sending your kids to public school is akin to the Jews having the Philistines teach their children. Is he right? Why is home schooling becoming SUCH a thing? Is it biblical? Are public school unbiblical? All this and more in today's episode of TheoLIVE! ✉️NEWSLETTER✉️ Sign up for my monthly newsletter here! https://www.getrevue.co/profile/deanlentini ------- MY...

Christians need to act like Christians on social media and today I'm looking at a few pastors in particular. Every time I log into Twitter I see the same accounts of the same pastors making the same stupid mistake - They're trolling the church. It might not be their local church, but they are trolling the universal church. It needs to stop. It's time we call this behaviour out for what it is being...

Beth Moore and Josh Buice had a very interesting conversation on Twitter a few days ago. Essentially it boils down to whether Christians should love false teachers differently than others. Also what is the nature of Christian love anyways?   #JoshBuice #Fundamentalism #BethMoore ✉️NEWSLETTER✉️ Sign up for my monthly newsletter here! https://www.getrevue.co/profile/deanlentini ------- MY LINKS...

Doug Wilson, John MacArthur, Voddie Baucham, James White, and all their friends have signed the Frankfurt Declaration. Should you? What does the Frankfurt Declaration say? Who signed this declaration? What does it mean for evangelicalism? There's a lot to discuss and we will! ✉️NEWSLETTER✉️ Sign up for my monthly newsletter here! https://www.getrevue.co/profile/deanlentini ------- MY LINKS -------...

This might be my most controversial opinion I've shared  to date. James Coates, one of several pastors who went to prison over lockdown regulations, is now speaking at a conference with Crosspolitic's Gabe Rench of Moscow Idaho. Yep, that Moscow. Doug Wilson's Moscow. What are these pastors doing associating with Wilson and his friends? They actually have a lot in common as we'll discuss. ✉️N...

Beth Moore and Josh Buice had a very interesting conversation on Twitter a few days ago. Essentially it boils down to whether Christians should love false teachers differently than others. Also what is the nature of Christian love anyways?   #JoshBuice #Fundamentalism #BethMoore ✉️NEWSLETTER✉️ Sign up for my monthly newsletter here! https://www.getrevue.co/profile/deanlentini ------- MY LINKS...

You know celebrity pastors like Mark Driscoll, Bruxy Cavey, and James MacDonald. Like so many others these men have been platformed despite their very serious character flaws. Yet then there are others like R.C. Sproul, Tim Keller, and others who have weathered the storms that popularity brings. What's the different? And Is there a better way to platform pastors and theologians that are capable of...

Bethel Music and Hillsong are some of the most influential Christians alive today, but should be? What is worship and who gets to say how we worship? These are important questions that need to be answered. But first let's talk about Russel Moore becoming Christianity Today's Editor in Chief and some "cheap seats."    #Bethel #Hillsong #worship    ✉️NEWSLETTER✉️  Sign up fo...

Doug Wilson is widely known for controversial views on gender and extreme forms of complementarianism that is often described as patriarchal. This week Kevin DeYoung decided to follow suit and defend patriarchy. Is it biblical? Is it good? Today we talk about smashing the patriarchy.    Watch LIVE: https://youtube.com/c/deanlentini Kevin DeYoung's Article:  https://www.desiringgod.o...

John MacArthur didn't mince words on the latest episode of the MacArthur Centre for Expository Preaching podcast. He attacks former friends for what he describes as "pragmatism." But what is pragmatism? Is it such a danger to the Christian church? In doing so it seems MacArthur has forgotten how involved he was in the "Young, restless, and reformed" movement. Let's dive into this!   Watch Liv...

You've heard me say I'm a 1689 reformed baptist. Today I'm diving into how I came to that conclusion and why I think it's a biblical position. You don't have to be a calvinist, but I am and a lot of you have asked me "Why Are you a calvinist?" So today you get your answer.    Watch Live: https://www.youtube.com/c/deanlentini R.C. Sproul Explains reformed theology:  https://www.youtu...

Fundamentalism is damaging. Today it seems like fundamentalism is on the rise and sometimes it's hard to identify fundamentalists until it's too late.  So how can we identify fundamentalists? Are there markers that can help us avoid fundamentalist churches and pastors? Today, we'll be talking about what exactly is a fundamentalist and how to identify them.   Watch Live: http://youtube.co...

Canada has been in the spotlight over the last few years when it comes to Christianity. Pastors have been sent to prison, others have been fined, but is that all that's happening? Are things really that bad in Canada? Wyatt Graham of @The Gospel Coalition Canada tells us what TGCC is doing to resource churches/pastors and make difference for Christ.  Watch TheoLIVE...LIVE: https://youtube.com...

Joe Thorn, pastor of Redeemer Fellowship in St. Charles IL and co-host of the popular Doctrine and Devotion podcast, joins the show to talk deconstruction. Yep. we're going there. Watch Live: https://www.youtube.com/c/deanlentini Joe's Church: https://www.redeemerfellowship.org Joe's Podcast: http://www.doctrineanddevotion.com ------- MY LINKS ------- ✉️ MY NEWSLETTER ✉️ Sign up for my monthly new...

Should Rick Warren be kicked out of the Southern Baptist Convention? Every denomination has its beliefs. If a church/pastor no longer adheres to those beliefs, is it within the denomination’s rights to remove them? Are we allowed to be different from one another and how different can we be before a split is necessary? Watch Live: https://www.youtube.com/c/deanlentini ✉️NEWSLETTER✉️ Sign up for my...

In a recent Wretched TV episode, Todd Friel made an argument that pastors are to be men of God and that means...well it means a lot. What is a "man of God?" And is it what Friel says it is. Are pastors supposed to be perfect? Or are they real people like me and you? Watch Live: https://www.youtube.com/c/deanlentini Wretched Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpB6-sspkGA&t=1s Cripplegate...

What does the Bible say about guns? Should Christians own guns? There's a lot of politics tied up in these questions, but there's also some theological implications a well that need to be discussed. As we all grieve the loss of children's lives due to the shooting in Uvalde, let us be moved to action by thinking through this complicated issue. Watch Live: https://www.youtube.com/c/deanlentini ✉️NE...

The Guidepost report on the abuse within the Southern Baptist Convention is here and it is filled with all sorts of evil. According to the report, many leaders of the SBC have actively silenced victims and ignored abusers in order to maintain the convention. On top of all that, a well respected preacher and VP of the NAMB, Johnny Hunt, has been credibly accused of sexual assaulting a pastor's wife...

Mark Driscoll has finally responded to the criticism he's experienced from The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast. In a "session" given at These Online Conference, Driscoll explained how he and Jesus face the same attacks by heretics. In doing so he goes at those who have tried to hold him accountable. No remorse. No repentance. Just a lot of blame. Watch Live: https://www.youtube.com/c/deanlentin...

John MacArthur, John Piper, and Owen Strachan. What do they all have in common? Perhaps, fundamentalism. Yeah, I said it. Today we'll be talking about a new type of fundamentalism that is pervasive in Christian circles. Watch Live: https://www.youtube.com/c/deanlentini ✉️NEWSLETTER✉️ Sign up for my monthly newsletter here! https://www.getrevue.co/profile/deanlentini/ ------- MY LINKS ------- 📚MY...

Mark Driscoll is slotted to speak at Theos Online "conference" with Matt Chandler. Why does Driscoll continue to be platformed? Also this conference was started by former Hillsong pastor, Nathan Finochio, what's that about? Should celebrity pastors be allowed to be platformed after their sins and pain inflicted on others? Is there redemption for celebrity pastors? All that and more on this episode...