Victoria’s Secret is apparently the inspiration for a sermon series on sex at yet another relevant church. “Victorious Secrets” is the name of the series. All of this takes on a surreal quality. How did it ever come to this? A Little Leaven has more.

You know that things have hit a new low when celebrity pastors no longer bother to get dressed or comb their hair before addressing the world. YouTube has a clip of Pastor Ed Young delivering his fascinating plans for the week while in his bathrobe and featuring bed-head hair. When you are that important,...

Last week I posted a link to Dr. John MacArthur’s piece on the great evangelical mess we see around us. I preceded his link with comments about the various fads in the church over the years, including but not limited to, Stryper, the 80’s Christian alternative to KISS, as well as the Left...

The news reports today that Rick Warren is bringing the hot boy band, the Jonas Brothers, to perform for his “Easter Service” that is expected to draw an audience of 50,000. Reportedly, the Jonas Brothers are coming to entertain at the “Easter Service” because they are good role...

by Ingrid Schlueter Dr. John MacArthur, as usual, nails it in this piece. Having had a front row seat to the ever changing freak show of evangelicalism over my lifetime, I can remember fads that many readers may not recall. I remember a cover of Campus Life magazine that featured a scene from Godspell...

Commentary by Ingrid Schlueter Along with all the other news of economic, moral, political and climatological apocalypse today, the Associated Press reports that some members of the Presbyterian USA know better than God himself does regarding salvation. For years, the Presbyterian Church USA has been...

You may remember Ed Young, a pastor who made national headlines for dragging a mattress on “stage” at his church and telling his parishioners to “have more sex.” Now that same pastor is making headlines for different reasons. It appears that mega-pastors need mega-luxury as well....

When the leftist UK paper, The Guardian, has a clearer, more insightful take on US evangelical megachurches, it’s pretty sad. Here’s a telling quote from the reporter who visited Saddleback: “As a navel-gazer, I was depressed by Saddleback. It seemed the butt end of Christianity: stripped...

Boston.com via SharperIron The crowd on a Friday night early last month was unusually large, drawn by word that an expert drummer would lead the session, and the 60-some percussionists produced a powerfully resonant sound, spurring participants to leap to their feet and dance. “A wonderful space of...

“… We ask that everything we do would bring honor to you … and we just lift up especially Mayor Annise Parker. … Lord, we thank you just for raising her up and just for your goodness, your mercy in her life, and just for supernatural wisdom, Father. We honor her today and our other officials,...