I was in college in the days of the PTL scandal and Jimmy Swaggart’s failings. In the years since I honestly thought we could have learned our lessons from those debacles. Clearly, we have not. We continue to seek out evangelical superstars and the huge crowds and then we are shocked all over again whenContinue reading “Idol worship in the American church”
Tag Archives: Spiritual Heroes
Why I love heroes
I don’t have as much an affinity for fantasy heroes as real life heroes. Real people. Real problems. Real faith. Heroes of faith are vital to my own faith. They remind me of Hebrews: So then let’s also run the race that is laid out in front of us, since we have such a greatContinue reading “Why I love heroes”