Reporting on the Rise of ‘Reckless Christianity’

Responding biblically to the worldwide prophets and apostles movement taking over churches (the New Apostolic Reformation)

7/9/16 7/9/16

Buzzfeed features my post 'Fortune Cookie Prophecies'

I was delighted to see that three days ago Buzzfeed featured my blog post "Fortune Cookie Prophecies," which contrasts the silly, vaguely worded predictions made by so-called prophets in the New Apostolic Reformation with the startling, specific predictions made by genuine prophets in the Bible.

6/27/16 6/27/16

California bill threatens freedom of Christian colleges

I'm breaking from my usual reporting to inform my readers about a California bill (Senate Bill 1146) that, if passed, will severely limit the ability of the state's Christian colleges and universities to operate according to their biblical convictions about issues of sexual orientation and gender identity.

6/25/16 6/25/16

NAR leaders meet with the Pope

Earlier this month, on June 10, leaders in the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)--including International House of Prayer founder Mike Bickle, the apostle Ché Ahn, and prophets Kris Vallotton and Stacey Campbell--attended a private meeting with the Pope along with dozens of other Protestant leaders from North America and Europe. The NAR leaders’ participation in the meeting is troubling for a number of reasons.

6/14/16 6/14/16

A NAR Bible -- The Passion Translation revisited

A few years ago I wrote a four-part series about The Passion Translation--a new NAR translation of the Bible being produced by the NAR apostle Brian Simmons. This series of posts has been among my most read. Since many of my newer readers may not have heard of the Passion Translation, I reprinted Part 1 below.

Holly Pivec 6/6/16 Holly Pivec 6/6/16

Heidi Baker’s claim to be an apostle

Recently I wrote about Bill Johnson’s attempt, in a Christianity Today article, to distance himself from the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). Now I address Heidi Baker’s denial—also reported in Christianity Today-- that she’s part of the NAR.