Is it consistent with biblical theology to claim that, on occasion, only The Rosary will rid our homes of demonic nuisances? This is precisely what the former Chaplain to the late Queen Elizabeth, Gavin Ashenden, claimed in his conversation with me.
Spiritual leaders in God’s house are required not to be likeable but rather faithful to Scripture.
Please listen to my conversation with Gavin Ashenden below with further reading here.
Episode #3, discussing Nicky Gumbel’s #AlphaCourse, is from the world-famous Dunnottar Castle followed by a detour in from the wind to a coffee shop, (we resisted the delicious cakes on offer).
The conversation today follows on from Nick’s more in-depth podcast a few days ago in which the sobering reality of Billy Graham and John Stott’s Lausanne “covenant” was exposed for what it is. You can listen to it here.
One of the chapters of Dr. ES Williams’ book featured in that conversation covers Nicky Gumbel’s ecumenical Alpha Course. 😭
This important episode of Into the Pray features the disturbing details (including lack thereof) of the Lausanne Covenant and all that’s followed since 1974.
The late Billy Graham and John Stott believed that conservative “fundamentalists” were sinful in their “individualism” and that “agreeing to disagree” for the sake of the “common goal” should be our virtuous posture.
But was this true and is this true today?
You can also find readings of select Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ addresses here that authoritatively explain the crippling problems of false doctrine within the Church and the para-church missions world.
Finally, please also take the time to listen to this podcast vlog dealing with the same disturbing realities as manifested in Nicky Gumbel’s Alpha Course.
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The “Into the Pray” podcast lands this week in a new “on the run” vlog-form. Please let us know in the comments section if you like it!
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We especially need help with a new filming project that is arguably the most important project we will ever produce. We need financial backing but also expertise from film-makers/editors.
Episode #2 of these new PodVlogs is from a very busy shopping centre and coffee shop just yesterday on Good Friday, (we resisted the delicious cakes on offer).
Our conversation today followed a meeting that Nick had this week and that once again brought into distressing focus the chaos of the Church. Suffice to say, featuring Jesus’ words in John 8, “Let’s Agree to Disagree” is the demonic inscription chiselled over millennia deeply into our altars of self. But Jesus dismantles all by the blast of His merciful Word…
Continue reading “Our Podcast | From the Temple of Mammon”I’ve been asked about my recent quoting of a Jason Upton lyric during a recent prayer and I wanted to respond to that publicly in light of the intimate connections between false doctrine and charismatic worship music/leaders.
I have enjoyed some of Jason’s music over the years and one of his songs ministered to me deeply in 2018 during an important stage of our journey away from compromised churches/thinking. Because I don’t know enough about his wider ministry, or his relational connections, I am not able to endorse him. Truth be told, this issue of worship/music being negatively associated with false doctrine and dodgy leaders/churches is a profound grief to me as I’m sure it is for many of you.
One worship leader who I have corresponded with on this recently and whose music I trust to be “safe” is Aaron Shust.
But we look to the Lord not man.
Shalom, Nick
The “Into the Pray” podcast lands this week in a new “on the run” vlog-form. Please let us know in the comments section if you like it!
Episode #1 is from a very blustery Scottish beach in bright sunshine, taking shelter in a warm cafe with excellent coffee, (we resisted the delicious cakes on offer).
Our conversation this week is to get us all to think about the spiritual climate that we’re all living within — ie that the multiplicity of different Christian doctrines and denominations that are tolerated (and even celebrated) equate to nothing other than deep spiritual sickness and spawning false gospels.
We also provide an update regarding my intense work in the background and invite you to support what we can not do on our own.
Maranatha?
Love, Nick & Mairi
Off the back of the recent shenanigans in Rochdale, England, with George Galloway, (the guy who grabbed a coffee with Saddam Hussein in the ’90s), this week the British Government released a new definition of “extremism”. But how does this bear on free speech and what of the obvious loopholes in the Government’s “extremism guidelines” document?
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