It appears that even in conservative circles, equality for gay people is the new black. Suddenly the notion of civil ceremonies or the formal recognition of gay and lesbian relationships has a broader support base than it once did. Comments in one of our threads have turned to this point. Don’t have […]

Went to a great party last night and got talking to a really wonderful couple who are in what I would call a “biga-Church”, because it is not yet a “mega-Church”.
They have been there for many years, and we had some conversations on money, unjustifiable amounts of money exchanging hands on the speaking circuit, tithing […]

We have been discussing the merits (or lack thereof) of competing ideologies that Mark Driscoll has labelled “Half Truths”.
I came across this comparison that I thought makes some sense by comparing the two theologies with a ’stewardship’ theology.

Theological Perspectives on Money

By Patrick M. Morley
Many Christians suffer for lack of a theology of money. They don’t […]

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Yesterday I had to get up early to take part in a fun run on a sunny Melbourne morning along the yarra. Phil stayed up after I went to bed and was asleep when I left, but I found this note on my running gear when I woke up.

I am not a fawning Mark Driscoll (Mars Hill founder) fan, however I did appreciate this comment from his blog and also picked up in ‘The Seattle Times’, highlighting the differences and similarities between Prosperity Theology and Poverty Theology:
“When it comes to the issue of rich and poor there is a great theological debate. On […]

Thanks to Lance from the Denver Post:
This is a reading from the prosperity gospel, the belief that God will reward faithful givers in this life with material wealth, a teaching that has ebbed and flowed for nearly a century but is finding prominence again among present-day televangelists.
Big-name Christian leaders from Joel Osteen to Joyce Meyer […]

Recently there has been some discussion on the topic of respect (or lack there of) on Signposts.
Lance had written:
“First of all you don’t demand respect…you earn respect”.
Bec had replied:
”Lance, with respect - that’s bullshit. … That kind of respect is something that should be shown to everyone, irrespective of whether or not you like what […]

Article published in “Challenge Weekly” Newspaper in New Zealand by Cultwatch Director and novelist Mark Vrankovich
Date: Week starting the 4th of September 2006
World wide the tithing debate is heating up, fueled by the increasing abuses of this suspect doctrine by money-centric pastors. I will detail those abuses later in this article. Indeed, we at Cultwatch […]