Ian J.T. Garland's Blog (4)

The Kings of Leon have enjoyed great popularity in the UK and Europe, but they now seem to be penetrating the US market. The band, which consists of brothers Nathan, Caleb, and Jared Followill, along with first cousin, Matthew Followill, have a Pentecostal past. The brothers’ father, Leon, was a UPCI evangelist, and the family grew up travelling and singing. Their father and grandfather bore the name Leon. Today, they have taken their musical gift well outside the walls o the Church. Some of th… Continue

Band of Backsliders Stakes Out International Territory The Kings of Leon have enjoyed great popularity in the UK and Europe, but they now seem to be penetrating the US market. The band, which consists of brothers Nathan, Caleb, and Jared Followill, along with first cousin, Matthew Followill, have a Pentecostal past. The brothers’ father, Leon, was a UPCI evangelist, and the family grew up travelling and singing. Their father and grandfather bore the name Leon. Today, they have taken their musi… Continue

Rescued from Death!

The lifestyle of this rebellious young man nearly cost him his life. What if his wife had not discovered him lying in a drunken condition in the snow bank? By George Burton It is a good thing that my wife, Barbara, looked back or in a few minutes I would have died… Continue

Homosexual Man Sues Bible Publishers over Scripture Verses against Homosexuality By Peter J. Smith NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A homosexual man upset by biblical verses condemning homosexuality as a sin has decided - in lieu of suing God or claiming damages from the Holy Spirit - instead to go after two Christian publishers for their versions of the Bible, which he says violate his constitutional rights and have caused him emotional pain and mental instabili… Continue