Some of you have probably noticed the disparity in how NewSpring and its fellow traveling churches use language. When they talk to or about sinners, the language is watered down to strip the essential meaning out of the words. Sinners become people far from God. Unsaved becomes unchurched. Unregenerate becomes “unregenerate.” Sanctuary becomes auditorium. Christian becomes Christ ...

You don’t have to take my word for how offensive bamf is. Amazon sells T-shirts with those letters emblazoned across the front. From the site’s product description: Crack Smokin T-shirts are far more then just a novelty, they’re a lifestyle. A company that covers all bases of the crude t-shirts market, making people laugh and ...

For those who would discount Cooper’s bamf description of his church because he only used the initials, not the actual words, let me ask you this: If someone tells you to your face that you are full of bee ess, are you offended any less than if he or she used the full words? If ...