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In our January-March 2012 Journal, you’ll be missing:

Feature Articles:

Joyce Mired in Psychobabble
The “Smart-Aleck Preacher” Tells Us How to Live Beyond Our Feelings
by G. Richard Fisher with M. Kurt Goedelman

The Continuing Battle for the Bible
The Sufficiency of Scripture: When Enough Is Enough
by G. Richard Fisher with M. Kurt Goedelman

Editorials:

Unlocking the Riddle of Cult Leaders’ Allure
by G. Richard Fisher

News Updates:

Camping Adds to His False Prophecy Legacy
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Bell Takes on New Role
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Schuller Back on Board
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Philippine-Based Sect Buys Ghost Town
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Mormons Expand Ad Campaign
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

Where Is God In All Of This?
written by Deborah Howard
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

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In our October-December 2011 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

Bell’s Hell
The Universalist Gospel of Rob Bell
by J. Greg Sheryl

Mountaintops and Other Tall Tales
Examining the Fantasy World of Modern-day “Apostle and Prophet” C. Peter Wagner
by G. Richard Fisher

Editorials:

Heaven Is For Real, But the Stories Are Not
by G. Richard Fisher

News Updates:

Mormon Satire Big Winner at Tonys
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Van Impe - TBN Part Company
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Camping Suffers Stroke
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Schuller Removed from Church Board
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

The Certainty of the Faith
written by Richard B. Ramsay
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

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In our July-September 2011 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

The Hebrew Roots Movement:
Deeper Insights or Elitist Movement?
by G. Richard Fisher

The 400th Anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible:
The History, Values, and Limitations of the KJV Translation
by J. Greg Sheryl

Editorials:

The Mystique of Assumption
by G. Richard Fisher

News Updates:

Camping Fails Again
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Hinn Sued by Publisher
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Lead “Artifact” of Deep Secrets Met With Skepticism
by G. Richard Fisher

Book Reviews:

Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands
written by Paul David Tripp
reviewed by Gary E. Gilley

10 Questions & Answers on Seventh-day Adventism
edited by Paul Carden
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

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In our April-June 2011 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

Evangelicalism’s Favorite Priest
Is Henri Nouwen a Friend or Foe?
by G. Richard Fisher

I’ve Got the Power!
The Return of Rhonda Byrne
by J. Greg Sheryl

Editorials:

Rick Warren and the Saddlebaggage of Saddleback
by G. Richard Fisher

News Updates:

Grassley Exonerates Televangelists
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Haggard Debuts in Reality Special
by M. Kurt Goedelman

John Paul II on Fast Track to Sainthood
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Zodiac Star Wars
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

How to Overcome Evil
written by Jay E. Adams
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

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In our January-March 2011 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

The Steady Drift from Evangelicalism
Inside the “Insider Movement” and More
by Gary E. Gilley with M. Kurt Goedelman

Colossians: Today’s Handbook on Heresy
The Amazing New Relevance of an Old Book
by G. Richard Fisher

Editorials:

It Seems So Very Obvious
by G. Richard Fisher

News Updates:

Controversial Theologian Dies
by M. Kurt Goedelman

New Ad Campaign Introduced by Mormons
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Crystal Cathedral Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Bickle’s Ministry Hit with Trademark Lawsuit
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Washington Times Saved from Extinction
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Masters’ Foundation Denied Church Status
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

One-Minute Answers to Skeptics
written by Charlie H. Campbell
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

A Fight to the Death
written by Wayne A. Mack with Joshua Mack
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

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In our October-December 2010 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

From Fabricating Vampires to Fabricating Jesus
Anne Rice’s Long and Winding Road from Catholicism and Back Again
by G. Richard Fisher

When in the World Will Jesus Return?
The Follies and Perils of Date-Setting
by J. Greg Sheryl

Editorials:

What is Behind the “Energizer Bunny” Syndrome?
by G. Richard Fisher

News Updates:

Americans Now See Homosexuality as “Morally Acceptable”
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Haggard Launches New Church
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Schuller Announces Retirement
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

The Popular Dictionary of Bible Prophecy
written by Ron Rhodes
reviewed by G. Richard Fisher

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In our July-September 2010 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

The Plight of Ancestral Bondage
Is It Real Deliverance or Just a Radical Delusion?
by G. Richard Fisher

So Long, Beth: Your Precepts Have Been a Bad Friend to Us
Beth Moore’s Latest Book on Female Insecurity
by G. Richard Fisher with M. Kurt Goedelman

Editorials:

The Manhattan Declaration
by Gary E. Gilley

News Updates:

Till Divorce Do Us Part
by G. Richard Fisher and M. Kurt Goedelman

Financial Woes Plague Crystal Cathedral
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Parsley Blames the Devil
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Old PTL Hotel Faces Demolition
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Charismatic Renewal Turns 50
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

5-Minute Apologetics for Today
written by Ron Rhodes
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

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In our April-June 2010 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

2012: A Spaced-Out Oddity
What’s the Big Fuss About the Year 2012?
by J. Greg Sheryl

Bruce Wilkinson as The Wizard of Odd
“Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Scripture anymore!”
by G. Richard Fisher

Editorials:

Why All the Religious Confusion Today?
by G. Richard Fisher

News Updates:

Memorial Numbers Problematic for Watchtower
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Oral Roberts Dies at 91
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Moon Passing Torch to Children
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Camping Tries Again
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

This Little Church Had None
written by Gary E. Gilley with Jay Wegter
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

2012, The Bible, and the End of the World
written by Mark Hitchcock
reviewed by J. Greg Sheryl

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In our January-March 2010 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

The New Look of the Prosperity Gospel
Joel Osteen Offers You Your Best Life Now
by Gary E. Gilley

Interrupting Bart Ehrman
Responding to a Contemporary Apostle of Doubt
by J. Greg Sheryl

Editorials:

A Biblical Defense of Discernment Ministries
by Gary E. Gilley

News Updates:

Jesus Seminar Revived
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Benny Hinn Kept from Crusade
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Joyce Meyer Expands Viewing Audience
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

No Other Gospel
written by Carol J. Ruvolo
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

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In our October-December 2009 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

Hinduism, Yoga and the Christian
by J. Greg Sheryl

Paramahansa Yogananda
Purveyor of a Different Jesus and a Different Gospel?
by J. Greg Sheryl

Editorials:

Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Enigma of Michael Jackson
by M. Kurt Goedelman

News Updates:

No Longer for Men Only
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Tiltons Encounter Masked Gunman
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Keeping It All in the Family
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Lawsuit Charges Dollar Cashes In
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

Taking a Stand for the Bible
written by John Ankerberg and Dillon Burroughs
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

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In our July-September 2009 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

Breaking Free from Faulty Strongholds
The Haphazard Hermeneutics of Beth Moore
by G. Richard Fisher with M. Kurt Goedelman

Brian McLaren’s Tragic Mystical Detour
Finding Our Way Again or a Regression Into Darkness?
by G. Richard Fisher

Editorials:

One Holy Catholic Church or Many Catholicisms?
by G. Richard Fisher

News Updates:

Haggard Recounts Misdeeds on National TV
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Damage Control for Revival Leader
by M. Kurt Goedelman

BYU Newspapers Recalled Over Caption Blooper
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Paulk Leaves Behind a Scandalous Legacy
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Court Victory for Jehovah’s Witness Widow
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

Right Thinking in a World Gone Wrong
written by John MacArthur
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

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In our April-June 2009 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

The Godless Crusade of the New Atheism
Understanding the Militant Anti-Theistic Movement of the 21st Century
by Gary E. Gilley

Putting God in a Shack
The Unshackled Heresy of Wm. Paul Young
by Gary E. Gilley

When Imagination Becomes Revelation
Mysticism and Madness from John Eldredge’s Wild Heart
by G. Richard Fisher

Editorials:

New Jesus Novels Are Neither New Nor Novel
by G. Richard Fisher

News Updates:

Worldwide Fanfare Marks Darwin’s 200th Birthday
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Younger Schuller to Start Own Church
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Without Walls Church May Be Without Building
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Evangelicals and Catholics Together Co-Founder Dies
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Poll Shows Evolution Eclipses Creationism
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

The Complete Guide to Bible Translations
written by Ron Rhodes
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

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to See a Copy of the Front Cover of this Journal}

In our January-March 2009 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

The Pied Piper of Chaos
The Life and Times of Todd Bentley
by G. Richard Fisher

Believing Beth About Believing God
A Further Look at the Deceptive Drifts of Beth Moore
by M. Kurt Goedelman and Glenn E. Chatfield

Editorials:

John Hagee’s Foot-In-Mouth Disease
by G. Richard Fisher

News Updates:

Pearson’s Costly Conversion
by M. Kurt Goedelman

More LDS Temples Planned
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Alamo Arrested Following Raid of Headquarters
by M. Kurt Goedelman

“Hour of Power” Preacher Ousted
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

Rose Book of Bible Charts, Volume 2
compiled by Rose Publishing
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

ADHD: Deceptive Diagnosis
written by David M. Tyler and Kurt P. Grady
reviewed by Angela M. Goedelman

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In our October-December 2008 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

There’s No Place Like Rome?
Understanding the Ancient-Future Faith Movement
by Gary E. Gilley

Discipleship Deterioration
Bill Hull’s Mad Rush to Rome and Mystical Disciplines
by G. Richard Fisher

Editorials:

Come Over to My House
by G. Richard Fisher

News Updates:

“Angels & Demons” Not Allowed in Churches
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Bentley Leaving Florida Outpouring
by M. Kurt Goedelman

D&D Remains Popular
by M. Kurt Goedelman

A Hazardous Moon Landing
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Porn Film Get “Thumbs Up” From Christian Magazine
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Scientology Founder Said “There Was No Christ”
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Strange — and Not So Strange — Bedfellows
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Website Offers Post-Rapture Messaging Service
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

Nine Marks of a Healthy Church
written by Mark Dever
reviewed by Marc K. Goedelman

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In our July-September 2008 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

To Hell and Back
The Impossible 23-Minute Journey of Bill Wiese
by G. Richard Fisher

Deepak Chopra’s The Third Jesus
The Christ We Can–and Must–Ignore
by G. Richard Fisher

The Search for the Real Dr. Ron Charles
by Richard Peck with G. Richard Fisher

Editorials:

Witnessing by Osmosis?
by G. Richard Fisher

News Updates:

Canada Strips Ministries of Tax Exemption
by M. Kurt Goedelman

You Can Be a Prophet
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Bynum Appears on Divorce Court
by M. Kurt Goedelman

There’s a New Revival Coming?
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

Secrets of Watchman Nee
written by Dana Roberts
reviewed by G. Richard Fisher

The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment
written by Tim Challies
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

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In our April-June 2008 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

The Kingdom of Emergent Theology
by Gary E. Gilley

Shopping with Tony Campolo at His Religious Supermarket
A Marketplace of Ideas for Everyone
by G. Richard Fisher

Editorials:

When the Church Imitates Science Fiction
by G. Richard Fisher

News Updates:

ORU Financial Woes Alleviated
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Hinn Tight-Lipped on Finances
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Freemasons Lifting Veil of Secrecy
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Mormon Leader Hinckley Dies
by M. Kurt Goedelman

CBN Reins Passed
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Time Off for Good Behavior
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book of Mormon Introduction Revised
by M. Kurt Goedelman

It’s Not a $23,000 Toilet
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

Searching for the Original Bible
written by Randall Price
reviewed by G. Richard Fisher

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In our January-March 2008 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

How Many Minutes in Heaven?
The Celestial Travels of Don Piper
by G. Richard Fisher

Get Out of That Pit-ful Theology
A Further Look at the Subtle Error of Beth Moore
by M. Kurt Goedelman with G. Richard Fisher

Editorials:

Don’t You Believe It
by G. Richard Fisher

News Updates:

Pioneer Televangelist Dies
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Like Father, Like Son?
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Whites Announce Divorce
by M. Kurt Goedelman

A Shattered Glass Slipper?
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

Yoga and the Body of Christ
written by Dave Hunt
reviewed by Angela M. Goedelman

Is That You Lord?
written by Gary E. Gilley
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

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In our October-December 2007 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

Do You Want to Know... The Secret?
by J. Greg Sheryl

The New Mystic Youth: No Longer Just Pulp Fiction
Sorting Out the Mystical from the Biblical in Today’s Youth Ministry
by Gary E. Gilley and Brian E. Gilley

What is the Still, Small Voice?
Manufacturing Mystics Young and Old
by G. Richard Fisher

Editorials:

And Everywhere That Benny Went, Controversy Was Sure To Go
by M. Kurt Goedeman

News Updates:

Mormon Membership Continues to Rise
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Tampa Newspaper Spotlights Whites’ Excesses
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Creation Museum Opens
by Angela M. Goedelman

Stellar Cellar
by M. Kurt Goedelman

BYU Changes Honor Code on Homosexual Students
by M. Kurt Goedelman

No More Limbo
by Angela M. Goedelman

Book Reviews:

The 10 Things You Need to Know About Islam
written by Ron Rhodes
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

Transformed Into His Likeness
written by Armand P. Tiffe
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

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In our July-September 2007 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

When Godly People Teach Ungodly Theology
The Subtle Error of Beth Moore
by M. Kurt Goedelman with G. Richard Fisher

Have They Really Discovered the Family Tomb of Jesus?
Separating the Facts from the Froth
by G. Richard Fisher

Have We Misunderstood Paul All Along?
A Critical Look at the New Perspective on Paul
by Gary E. Gilley

Editorials:

Just When I Thought I Heard It All!
by G. Richard Fisher

News Updates:

Da Vinci Code Linked to Suicide
by M. Kurt Goedelman

P&G Lawsuit Cleans Up
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Leaving on a Jet Plane
by Angela M. Goedelman

Cerullo Heads to Court
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

A Thirst for Wholeness
written by Jay E. Adams
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health
written by Donald S. Whitney
reviewed by Angela M. Goedelman

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In our April-June 2007 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

Overcoming the Kingdom of Darkness
The History and Hysterics of Bob Larson
by G. Richard Fisher

White Lies
Difficulties and Distortions in the
Lives and Teachings of Paula and Randy White
by G. Richard Fisher and M. Kurt Goedelman

Editorials:

Oral Roberts Got His 20 Years
by M. Kurt Goedelman

News Updates:

Hal’s Back
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Purposed Driven, But Biblically Incorrect
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Missing Boy Found is Embarrassment for Psychic
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Televangelist Sued by Family
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Resuscitating Armstrong
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

Christianity According to the Bible
written by Ron Rhodes
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

Who Are You to Judge?
written by David Swavely
reviewed by Gary E. Gilley

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In our January-March 2007 Journal, you’ve missed:

Feature Articles:

The Why of Discernment
Rediscovering the Church’s Neglected Gift
by G. Richard Fisher

God’s Will: Lost or Found?
by Gary E. Gilley

Editorials:

The Bible is Enough
by M. Kurt Goedelman

News Updates:

TBN Funds Underwrite Box Office Disappointments
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Jerald Tanner Dies
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Victoria Osteen Fined by FAA, Sued by Flight Attendant
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Warren Sought to Revitalize Synagogues
by M. Kurt Goedelman

Book Reviews:

Spellbound – The Paranormal Seduction of Today’s Kids
written by Marcia Montenegro
reviewed by M. Kurt Goedelman

Will Medicine Stop the Pain?
written by Elyse Fitzpatrick and Laura Hendrickson
reviewed by Angela M. Goedelman

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