Good Thinking and Writing, Or Else
https://youtu.be/7LLh-2GiNaI I was asked recently by a pastors conference organizer to discuss good thinking and writing. Whether I myself think good, and whether I myself write well English, I cannot say. I had a book proposal turned down about two years ago, and I got the distinct sense it was because I just wasn’t up to the level of snuff desired by the well-trained brothers in charge of acquisitions at the publisher. It wasn’t a personal rejection; it was a meritocratic one. And I didn’t...
I Pray for an Apology from Leaders or Institutions in KJV-Onlyism
I’m done addressing KJV-Onlyism at the popular level on December 31, 2024 (with a few little exceptions I mention in my wrap-up video), so I’m clearing out my files—and posting a few scripts that never made it to the channel. One of my life’s long-term prayers is that someone of stature within KJV-Only circles will publicly apologize for promoting false doctrine. A major difficulty, I find, is that everyone who comes out of KJV-Onlyism as an adult has already paid a price for their...
A Touching Letter from a YouTube Viewer
I’m done addressing KJV-Onlyism at the popular level on December 31, 2024 (with a few little exceptions I mention in my wrap-up video), so I’m clearing out my files—and posting a few scripts that never made it to the channel. I receive many touching letters like this: I graduated from [a Christian college] in 2001. After the first semester of my sophomore year I decided [that that Christian college] might not be for me. I went back home to NC and studied at the local community...
My Advice to a Man in a KJV-Only Church
I’m done addressing KJV-Onlyism at the popular level on December 31, 2024 (with a few little exceptions I mention in my wrap-up video), so I’m clearing out my files—and posting a few scripts that never made it to the channel. I recently received this email: Hi Mark, I'm really thankful for your content, and you book Authorized. I appreciate your spirit, and the non-aggressive (but non-comprimising) way of addressing King James Onlyism. To make a long story short,...
Two Insights into Dealing with KJV-Onlyism from Samuel James
I’m done addressing KJV-Onlyism at the popular level on December 31, 2024 (with a few little exceptions I mention in my wrap-up video), so I’m clearing out my files—and posting a few scripts that never made it to the channel. Two insights from a Substack writer I deeply appreciate, my former colleague at Crossway for a brief time, Samuel James. These insights might help someone out there who has been afflicted by KJV-Onlyism in their youth. First First, James writes, I would like...