Shane Idleman
Shane Idleman is the founder and lead pastor of Westside Christian Fellowship in Lancaster, California, just North of Los Angeles. Shane's sermons, articles, books, and radio program can all be found at shaneidleman.com or wcfav.org. He is the author of Feasting & Fasting, If My People, Desperate for More of God, and Help! I'm Addicted. Follow him on Facebook at: facebook.com/confusedchurch. You can also follow Pastor Shane on the new free speech platform Parler https://parler.com/profile/ShaneIdleman/posts.
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An Indictment Against America: Can You Handle the Truth?
The truth is always hard to hear but it must be heard. Take, for example, the stories of sex-trafficking thousands of children in Asia as young as six (and younger) to be temple prostitutes.
7 Reasons Why Christian Leaders (and Christians) Fall
Recently, two of my heroes have fallen from grace, and some of my friends in pastoral ministry have taken detours in their destiny as well. Moral failings among leaders are becoming an epidemic.
7 Reasons Why Christians Are Divided on Homosexuality
Relating to people on their level and to love them regardless of their lifestyle is a mark of true Christianity. So why are many Christians divided?
Walking Dead, It's Not Just a TV Fantasy: Pastor Says, 'The Church is Physically Alive, But Spiritually Dead'
Some time ago, we received the following email, "I'm leaving my husband and our two small children. I know what the Bible says, but God knows my heart. He just wants me to be happy."
This Easter, Don't Forget About the Cross
Why does the cross offend the world? Why are so many disturbed when the name of Jesus is mentioned? Why is His name, above all others, often taken in vain?
Sexual Sin: America, Are You Ready to Face the Cost of Speaking the Truth?
There is a cost to speaking the truth. This realization came nearly 10-years ago when I was asked to speak at the annual conference for the American Baptist...unaware that they were about to divide over ordaining those who embrace the homosexual lifestyle.
I Know What the Bible Says But God Wants Me to be Happy
Some time ago, we received the following email, "I'm leaving my husband and our two small children. I know what the Bible says, but God knows my heart. He just wants me to be happy."
To City Church: 'We Are Not Called to Make Truth Tolerable but to Make It Clear'
The Christian Post recently ran the headline, "San Francisco's Largest Evangelical Megachurch to Allow Non-Celibate Homosexuals to Be Members." Apparently, the Elder Board of City Church announced that they would end the practice of preventing LGBT people from becoming members if they are unwilling or unable to practice lifelong celibacy.
New Bathroom Bills: Who's Really Offended?
On August 12, 2013, Governor Jerry Brown did what, to many of us, would be unthinkable in California. He signed AB 1266 into law. Now other States are heading down the wrong road.
To the 'Sex Box' Pastor and the Christian Abortion Worker: Is God Truly Leading You?
Jennifer LeClaire, abortion, pornography, Martyn Lloyd-Jones, A.W. Tozer