Beth Moore’s marketing advantages plus her contemporizing of the gospel has made her a pop star of evangelical devotional literature among adult Christian women. Over 658,000 women have attended Moore’s Living Proof Live conferences. But in her Evangelical eagerness to gain a current cultural hearing, Moore’s books sacrifice doctrine to appeal to the pop appetites…
Author: ElizabetWid
The Musical Ghetto
In America, repenting of sins and confessing the name of Jesus Christ does not always come with an expectation of the transformation of the mind and the supernatural process of becoming holy; it tends to come with the expectation of a transformation of cultural taste. Instead of celebrating the kingdom of heaven that she is…
Throwback: Art History Informing Today’s Church Media
It has been years since Jesus ascended into heaven, the letters of the Apostles are circulating through the cities and the countryside, and a new faith is gaining footing. The early Christians had no category for what Christian art should look like, or how the Church should use it. Their faith was unseen, how now were…
Revolution in World Missions
“As I studied the Gospels, it became clear to me that Jesus understood well the principle of reaching the poor. He avoided the major cities, the rich, the famous and the powerful, concentrating His ministry on the poor laboring class. If we reach the poor, we have touched the masses of [the world]” (Yohannan 29). …
Revolution in World Missions
“As I studied the Gospels, it became clear to me that Jesus understood well the principle of reaching the poor. He avoided the major cities, the rich, the famous and the powerful, concentrating His ministry on the poor laboring class. If we reach the poor, we have touched the masses of [the world]” (Yohannan 29). …
Social Media and the Church: How Self-Promotion Endangers Christian Activity
I am a twenty-two year old senior in college. I have a Facebook that I check about five times a day, either at my computer or through my phone’s web browser. I joined Facebook in its early days, days before “liking” and commenting and even status updates. This practically makes me a dinosaur in such…