The following was reprinted from the Advocate Archives. Jimmy Swaggart describes his house as a modest two bedroom cottage. Here is a link to view his modest cottage. LINK JOHN MCMILLAN A psychiatrist who teaches at Stanford University said a good laugh can double your heart rate. Boy, mine was racing the other night watching Jimmy Swaggart describe his house during … [Read more...]
Why Jimmy Swaggart Still Needs to Repent
When thinking about the current state of the church when confronted with the moral failures of its leadership and the dire need for a legitimate response to it, one question continually comes up. It is piteously asked by many who look at the sad career of Pentecostal evangelist Jimmy Swaggart as an example of how the church has "shot our wounded" and generally been legalistic, … [Read more...]
Rich Vermillion: When Wolves Remove Their Clothes
There are many wolves at large today, prowling around with their “sheep’s clothing” draped across their furry shoulders, looking for any unsuspecting prey which they can devour for their own self-serving agendas. One even contacted me today, and tried to deceive me into advertising his alleged “ministry” for him on my websites, using a false confrontation about Kenneth Copeland … [Read more...]
Bad Shepherds
Recently, I read a passage of scripture in Jeremiah and was immediately stuck by how accurately the verses portrayed the characteristics of the apostate shepherds, teachers, and prophets, so prevalent in the church today. It drove me to pull out other scriptures to see if I could get an overall picture of what GOD considers to be a bad (or false)shepherd. I should not have … [Read more...]