Is Obama the …

November 19, 2008

Antichrist? Apparently some Christians are entertaining the notion. Elizabeth Eisenstadt Evans talks about how journalists have handled the rumor at GetReligion:

“If one accepts the notion that 666 signifies the Beast, and that the beast is commonly portrayed as the Anti-Christ — would he announce his coming with a winning Illinois lottery ticket?”

Exorcist Bob Larson stars in reality show

November 11, 2008

… according to this recent story in the Toledo Blade (HT: Hip and Thigh):

“The Rev. Bob Larson has been circling the globe for decades, battling Satan and his minions with a Bible and a cross. Now you can watch him cast out demons from the comfort of your couch. … The Real Exorcist premieres in a four-hour marathon on the Sci-Fi Channel on Thursday night - not coincidentally, it’s Halloween eve.”

Why are you still here?

October 14, 2008

John Piper addresses the question “Why not destroy the devil now?” at the desiringGod blog.