Category: Op-Ed

Willy Rice’s Deacon Dismissal Shows Why He Should Not Be SBC President

Willy Rice’s cowardly response to the latest “scandal” of a church deacon’s pre-conversion sin coming to light demonstrates perfectly why he should not be the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention. But it’s not for the reason many are claiming. In a recent video posted to Calvary Baptist Church’s

Op-Ed: You Can Have Confidence in Supporting Grace Community Church

Here’s a thought on the recent scandal stirred up by recent reports. Based on the information Grace Community Church (GCC) elders had at the time, there was sufficient reason to believe David was repentant and the home was safe. Eileen disagreed, and justifiable church discipline ensued, on account of not

Roys vs MacArthur: Anatomy of a Smear

Consider for a moment: If Grace Community Church did everything they were supposed to do biblically, and if David Gray is actually innocent of what he was convicted of in 2005, Julie Roys’ articles technically wouldn’t need to change at all. This should shake all of us to our core.

Judge Julie: Accusing a Shepherd

Here we go again. Much like the last time I responded to a Julie Roys hit on John MacArthur, I hesitate to lend legitimacy to her attacks by offering a response. Yet given the volume of questions we’ve been asked about her article, the number of Christians blessed by John

Op-Ed: Why is the ERLC Criticizing MacArthur For Refusing to Contend For Baal?

In response to the circulation of a heavily edited John MacArthur sermon clip from January 2021, the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and many Big-Eva leaders recently attacked Pastor MacArthur for “opposing religious freedom”. In the article, “3 Reasons John Macarthur is Wrong About Religious Liberty”, Casey McCall

Op-Ed: Now TGC and #BigEva Want to Talk…

In the past few days, articles at TGC have been written lamenting the hostility of discourse between the animal known as “#BigEva” and those throwing rocks at them. The articles, by Trevin Wax and now a couple by Justin Taylor, with this one here, and then acting as a mouthpiece

Op-Ed: Smacking Wolf Snouts is a Small Part of What We Do

There is an oft-repeated narrative that all we ever do here at Protestia is gripe, pick on people, and generally behave in a surly, obstreperous way. That we spend our days throwing sticks and stones at anyone who steps into our path for no other reason than we like the