Author RACHEL HELD EVANS: ‘MARK DRISCOLL Is A Bully. Stand Up To Him.’

Author Rachel Held Evans took to her blog this week to criticize what she called Mark Driscoll’s “bully behavior.”  Apparently what set her off was a facebook status update Driscoll posted which read:

“So, what story do you have about the most effeminate anatomically male worship leader you’ve ever personally witnessed?”

Evans responded in full fury posting:

 

“Mark Driscoll is wrong. 

Godly men stick up for people, not make fun of them.

Godly men honor women, not belittle them.

Godly men pursue peace, not dismiss it.

Godly men rise above violence, not glorify it.

Godly men build up the Church, not embarrass it.

Godly men imitate Christ—who praised the gentle and the peacemakers, who stood up for the exploited and abused, who showed compassion for the downtrodden,  who valued women, and who loved his enemies to the point of death.

If this Facebook status were Pastor Mark Driscoll’s first offense, it might not warrant a strong response.But Mark has developed a pattern of immaturity and unkindness that has remained largely unchecked by his church.”

I don’t know much about Mrs Evans but it seems her post is more of a liberal view point, which I don’t share but it was interesting to see her take Driscoll head on like this.  So far her post has gotten 300 comments.  So I guess its working for her.

 

 

FRANCIS CHAN Runs Into ROB BELL At The Airport & They Get Into A Fist-Fight (VIDEO)

Rob Bell released “LOVE WINS” on March 15, 2011 and set the evangelical world ablaze with what many considered heretical views on hell and judgement.  Two months later Francis Chan releases a video response to the controversy of Bell’s book and announces that he’s working on a book to rebutt some of the views Bell defends in “LOVE WINS.”  Another two months later and Chan releases “ERASING HELL: What God Said About Eternity, And The Things We Made Up.”  The two seem to be at opposites—diametrically opposed to the other’s view.  Conservatives and fundamentalists are watching the back-and-forth with bated breath.  What will happen with these two?  Who knows?  Then the unthinkable happens . . . Francis Chan runs into Rob Bell at an airport.  Oh Lord, how could this have happened?  They spot each other.  Time stops.  Their eyes lock.  Chan clenches his fists, Bell bites down on his teeth.  It’s a stand-off.  You can hear a pin drop.  People all around are stopped in their tracks watching them.  Flights are halted.  Oh lord.  A fist fight breaks out! Chan swings with the right, his deadly hook aimed at Bell’s jaw.  Bell ducks.

“Hey man, what you doing?”  Bell yells back flustered.

“You betrayed me man!” Chan shouts back, readying his stance for a black belt round house kick.

Well at least that’s how imagined it would’ve gone down.  But apparently not.  After running into each other, the two chatted for a while and posed for this picture.  (It was taken by someone traveling with Bell).

Have to say though, I’m so happy  to see them friendly with each other no matter what their differences may be.  ”IN ESSENTIALS UNITY, IN NON-ESSENTIALS LIBERTY, IN ALL THINGS CHARITY.”  Well, maybe that’s not the best quote because some of you may think hell and judgement are “essentials.”  But you get the picture.

WATCH FRANCIS CHAN TALK ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK:

Locked & Loaded For The DAVID CROWDER BAND Farewell Tour At The Tabernacle In Atlanta

I’ve shared here about my immense sadness at the breaking up of the David Crowder Band.  But I was so glad to get my tickets for their final tour in the mail last week.  I’m going to the show in November at The Tabernacle in Atlanta.  It’s gonna be a rager.