James MacDonald, founder of Harvest Bible Chapel in greater Chicago, who was recently fired under a cloud of financial abuse, was allegedly being paid nearly a million dollars per year in regular salary, had access to approximately a million more in discretionary spending, and is currently owed $2.6 million in deferred compensation by the debt-ridden church.
The Pilgrim’s Progress is perhaps one of the most disturbing and convicting allegories in history that has become a staple in Christian homes around the world for centuries. Now, the iconic book is hitting the big screen in a CGI-animated adaptation just in time for Easter.
Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear recently engaged author and North Point Ministries founder Andy Stanley in a dialogue over Stanley’s recent book Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World. Greear found some parts of the book "disturbing."
