Shane Idleman

CP Guest Contributor

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.

Latest

Mar 24, 2021
Why revival is America’s only hope!
Revival is not adding more church services to the calendar. Revival is not having a guest speaker host an event. And revival most certainly is not acting weird and loud
Mar 17, 2021
Cancel culture: The most dangerous virus infecting the Church today
I am not especially surprised by the actions of the world; it is simply being true to its fallen nature. Rather, it’s the actions of the so-called church that are disturbing. In 2020, the cancel culture in the church became a reality for me.
Mar 8, 2021
Why I disagree with John MacArthur: I would fight for religious freedom
I understand where he is coming from, but shouldn't we defend our freedom to worship Jesus when given the opportunity? And isn't that what he and other pastors like myself, Jack Hibbs, and Rob McCoy are doing by staying open during the pandemic . . . exercising and defending religious freedom?
Mar 7, 2021
Are you on the verge of wrecking your life?
Too many are choosing therapy over obedience, counseling over conduct, and talking over doing. An African pastor was asked, “Why is there so much counseling in the American church but not in the African church?” He responded, “In America you counsel; in Africa we repent.” Well said.
Jan 24, 2021
How to rest in turbulent times
What many need is a spiritual reset. Reset means to take something back to zero or to renew.
Jan 18, 2021
America — what happened? From failed prophecies to collapse
Turmoil, chaos, and confusion are running rampant, and that’s an understatement. Those in the charismatic community are wondering how the “prophets” missed it, and conservative Christians are asking, “Why did God allow this election to end like this?”
Jan 10, 2021
Thunderous applause — We can kill our children and change our sex
Regardless of your political views, we should all be heartbroken at the state of our nation today.
Jan 4, 2021
In 2021, fathers be watchmen. Life is battleground not playground
“I’m at a loss. My ‘Christian’ husband is verbally and physically abusive. Ironically, he thinks that I’m the problem; he sees no need to change. He’ll quote Scriptures about submission while yelling and cursing."
Oct 21, 2020
Does supporting President Trump hurt the Gospel?
Lincoln was different from President Trump, but the principle still applies: We can’t make decisions based on the fear that something will offend; we must make decisions based on what is right.
Oct 15, 2020
Trump’s character is not the issue. Why I can't take the character charge seriously
Obviously, character is important, but, if a man has decent character according to some, yet believes in infanticide and in euthanizing the disabled, do we look at his character over his policies?