How a Qualified Pastor Can Ruin You

One of the criticisms I’ve received over the years, particularly when scandals erupt in the church, has been that I just don’t have enough grace.

Aug 26 • Janet Mefferd

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Top Conservative Christian Men and the New Rules for Plagiarizing Pastors

Did you know that pastors can commit serial plagiarism now and just get away with it?

Aug 24 • Janet Mefferd

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May 2026

The Southern Baptist Convention and American Reformer’s Ludicrous ‘Reformation’ Rebrand 

It’s not often that the ridiculous antics of American Reformer’s legally assumed name, The Center for Baptist Leadership, make me laugh in disbelief.

May 14 • Janet Mefferd

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April 2026

Mark Driscoll, An Innocent Moment and a Shattered ‘Cult:’ A Book Review of Vince Manuele’s ‘Kiss and Tell’

It’s been almost 13 years since I confronted now-disqualified Pastor Mark Driscoll about his plagiarized book on my radio show and watched as the…

Apr 26 • Janet Mefferd

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Is There Any Line in the Sand for Trump-Adjacent Christian Leaders?

When I was a reporter years ago, I conducted a sit-down interview with Pastor Bill Hybels for a two-part story I was writing on his role at Willow Creek…

Apr 14 • Janet Mefferd

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More Christian Nationalists Proclaim the ‘Eleven Words’ — and Perhaps at the Dumbest Time Ever

Surprise, surprise: Stephen Wolfe, author of “The Case for Christian Nationalism,” and his crackpot ethno-nationalist supporters aren’t the only ones…

Apr 8 • Janet Mefferd

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March 2026

Wanted: A Church of 'No Reputation'

“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made…

Mar 31 • Janet Mefferd

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Well, That Was Fast: Why Spangler’s ‘We Need a Protestant Hitler’ Was Entirely Predictable

Eight days ago, I posted this article on Substack, wondering how long it would take for someone in the increasingly deranged Woke Right Christian…

Mar 21 • Janet Mefferd

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They Will Not Be Convinced Even if Someone Rises from the Dead

I’ve been considering Christian Nationalism of late in the context of Luke 16:19-31, in which Jesus tells the gripping parable of the rich man and…

Mar 18 • Janet Mefferd

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Are Christian Nationalists Inching Toward Saying the Unspeakable?

“It is not known when the leaders of Nazi Germany definitively decided to implement the ‘Final Solution.’ What is clear, however, is that the ‘Final…

Mar 13 • Janet Mefferd

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A Mark 9 solution for an Ephesians 6 Moment

Is there anything more immediately exhilarating than escaping the insane confines of the site formerly known as Twitter?

Mar 11 • Janet Mefferd

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September 2025