In a previous article, I discussed the issues of deputation (missionary support-raising) and the Bible. In this article, I’d like to answer two questions that pastors or other church leaders might ask: Why should missionaries visit our church? Who’s joining whose ministry? Why Should Missionaries Visit Our Church? Having missionaries visit your church can always benefit the congregation,…

The Apostle Paul urged us as disciples of Jesus Christ to lay down our rights. He argued that a lifestyle that assumed self-sacrifice was fundamental to making disciples. ln 1 Corinthians 9, Paul provides an extended section of instruction for ministry workers and the churches that support them. A major emphasis in the chapter is…

Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also. Hebrews 13:3  Are the prisoners that we should remember only those who are being mistreated, or should we also remember those who are believers who have legitimately broken the law, or have been caught in a legal/political…

With this edition of the podcast, we complete all the interviews I recorded with the November/December FrontLine authors. There were a few writers who couldn’t come on due to scheduling reasons, but I think you will have a good sense of the topics we covered if you listen to the ones we were able to…

Dear Friend, What do I pray for an aging saint, longing for heaven above? What do I pray for this soul on earth, one I so dearly love? I would pray this… First, I would pray that you see your situation for what it is. You could spend your final days, weeks, months, and even…

We read in the Scriptures of the spiritual prosperity of the early church. A great love prevailed in the believers so that they “had all things common” (Acts 5:32). The apostles gave “witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus and great grace was upon them all” (Acts 5:33). As a result, the “number of…

Nowhere in the New Testament do we find either a command to baptize infants or even an instance of babies being baptized. No verse hints at this practice in the first century church.1 So, Christians who hold to this ritual try to forge a link between Jewish circumcision and Christian baptism. The lone New Testament passage…

FRONTLINE Volume 35 • Number 1 Old-School, High-Tech In 1958 my dad bought a Volkswagen Beetle. If you looked up “basic transportation” in the dictionary, I am sure you would find its picture. That year’s model didn’t even have a gas gauge. When it started to sputter and cough you would flip a lever in…

Should Mariann Budde have the only voice? Religious leaders have been clamoring to influence the newly sworn-in President of the United States. Mariann Budde, Bishop of the National Cathedral, in a public address at Trump’s inaugural prayer service, spoke directly to him asking him to have mercy on illegal immigrants, and transgender children. Catholic Archbishop…

We are still discussing the November/December edition of FrontLine, The Thinking Christian: Biblical Wisdom in an Emotionally Driven World. Our guest this time is Steve Love, a long-time pastor who now teaches at Maranatha Baptist University. His article was called “How Wisdom Should Produce Discernment,” focused on lessons from the Book of Proverbs. I enjoyed…