MOODY RADIO = GOSPEL 'LIGHT'

Recently, while listening through the morning talk programs on Moody Radio, it occurred to me that what I was hearing was Gospel 'Light'. As in, Miller Lite: Less filling, but still intoxicating if you drink enough of it. What dawned on me was that all the mentioning of St. Augustine, C. S. Lewis, and the rest of these latter-day, new-found 'authorities', is not a coincidence. But, a calculated and intended, falsification of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. These 'post-modern' spiritualist are trying to pass off their quasi-Christian, neo-spiritualism, as if were the Eternal Gospel. This "knock-off" is less filling, it leaves you feeling like you just drank a 6 pack of Yoo-hoo, instead of eating a square meal; And, it's lethally intoxicating because you may think this is the Gospel 'Truth', when what you are really hearing is adulterated, dressed-up, sentimental, fallacies.

Moody Radio morning programing consist of many Christian sounding programs such as, The Urban Alternative with "Doctor" Tony Evans, the "hollering Preacher", and BreakPoint with Chuck Colson (of Watergate fame). Here's the weekday Program schedule on WKES Lakeland, Florida (a Moody Affiliate):

7:30 am	Morning Manna ~ Bill Caldwell
8:11 am	Haven Now ~ Charles Morris
8:38 am	Insights ~ Chuck Swindol
8:50 am	BreakPoint Commentary ~ Chuck Colson
9:00 am	Proclaim! ~ Michael Easley
9:15 am	Running to Win ~ Erwin Lutzer
9:30 am	Key Life ~ Steve Brown
9:44 am	The Legal Alert ~ David Gibbs III
9:45 am	Just Thinking ~ Ravi Zacharias
10:00 am	Turning Point ~ David Jeremiah
10:30 am	Insight for Living ~ Chuck Swindoll
11:00 am	The Alternative ~ Tony Evans
11:25 am	A Quick Word ~ Beth Moore
11:30 am	Truth for Life ~ Alistair Begg
12:00 pm	Focus on the Family ~ James Dobson
12:30 pm	Revive Our Hearts ~ Nancy Leigh DeMoss
1:00 pm	Midday Connection ~ Anita Lustrea / Melinda Schmidt
2:00 pm	Family Life Today ~ Dennis Rainey
2:25 pm	Lighten Up ~ Ken Davis
2:30 pm	Money Matters ~ Howard Dayton / Steve Moore
2:57 pm	World Vision Report ~ Peggy Wehmeyer
3:00 pm	Prime Time Florida ~ John Blok (thru 5:00pm) Inspirational music and information updates for your afternoon commute

Out of all the above programs the ones that stand out are Key Life with Steve Brown; This man doesn't sound anything like a 'Christian', instead he sounds like a person with a hang-over, ranting about coffee and donuts, and fussing and cussing. Another one is Just Thinking with Ravi Zacharias, Ravi constantly mentions a "Malcolm Muggeridge" -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Muggeridge. There are two programs that are the closest thing to the 'Truth': A Quick Word with Beth Moore, she knows her Bible, and regularly expounds sound doctrine. I consider her 5 minutes of broadcasting as the redeeming highlight of this MBN 'Christian' Programming. She is the proverbial breath of fresh air in this MBN world of 'Global Warming'. There is one more program that is highlighted by Scripture readings, and bible commentary: Morning Manna with Bill Caldwell. However, he sometimes strays off the context of Scripture and, embellishes a little too much with his bass tone voice.

These are just a few examples of how much you can alianate the Gospel from its original character and still claim it's the real thing. There is something called Running to win with Erwin Lutzer, where story telling is the norm. Not Scripture story telling, more like the Reader's Digest type (Humor is the best Medicine). Truth for Life with Alistair Begg, is a program about a preaching apologist, hermeneutics, scientific sounding guy that couldn't give a straight answer if his life depended on it.

With all the social gospel preaching and exposition of neo-liberal theology ideas, there is yet, name dropping of Catholic saints, of philosophers, Mother Teresa, and all types of worldly heroes. Things have really fallen away when you can't find anywhere where the Gospel rings true and clear. Only falsifications and deception.

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: Amos 8:11.

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