Understanding the Times

By Proclaim and Defend | March 6, 2012 | Comments Off on Understanding the Times

Our subject matter in this first month of Proclaim & Defend is certainly not one that we relish addressing. What minister of the gospel relishes talking about Protecting Our Children? We sympathize with Jude who felt compelled to write about contending for the faith when he would rather write about the common salvation. Our times…

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A Request for Assistance

By Jan Milton | March 5, 2012 | Comments Off on A Request for Assistance

The following appeal came to the FBFI from Jan Milton, director of Operation Renewed Hope. We offer it here for your consideration. If you are led of the Lord to assist, please contact Jan Milton at the address listed below: ~~~ February 22, 2012 Dear Sirs: For several years ORH has worked with the FBF. …

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The Preacher’s Dark Secret (Spurgeon)

By Proclaim and Defend | March 5, 2012 | Comments Off on The Preacher’s Dark Secret (Spurgeon)

Spurgeon called it the “Minister’s Fainting Fits” in his classic Lectures to My Students.  It is, yes I will use the word, the depression that preacher’s sometimes face.  It is deep, miserable and desperate.  It keeps him awake through the night in anguish of soul.  He dare not talk of it to church members or…

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What We Are Learning (Part 3)

By David Shumate | March 2, 2012 | Comments Off on What We Are Learning (Part 3)

The following article is excerpted from the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of FrontLine. What We Are Learning David Shumate In Part 1, two common misconceptions of child abuse are discussed: Misconception 1: It can’t happen here. Misconception 2: Acts that do not involve actual intercourse are not “so-bad.” In Part 2, the following misconceptions are discussed:…

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What We Are Learning (Part 2)

By David Shumate | March 1, 2012 | Comments Off on What We Are Learning (Part 2)

The following article is excerpted from the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of FrontLine. What We Are Learning David Shumate In Part 1, two common misconceptions of child abuse are discussed: Misconception 1: It can’t happen here. Misconception 2: Acts that do not involve actual intercourse are not “so-bad.” Part 2 follows: ~~~ Misconception 3: Child sexual…

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What We Are Learning (Part 1)

By David Shumate | February 29, 2012 | Comments Off on What We Are Learning (Part 1)

The following article is excerpted from the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of FrontLine. Due to the importance of the issue of child protection, we are publishing these articles in their entirety, albeit in a serialized format. The articles on Protecting Our Children will be made available in pdf format as soon as our serialization is complete.…

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Welcome to Proclaim & Defend

By Don Johnson | February 29, 2012 | Comments Off on Welcome to Proclaim & Defend

In 2008, Time Magazine published an article asking this riveting question: “How Many Blogs Does the World Need?” Writer Michael Kinsley concludes with this: But many readers may be reaching the point with blogs and websites that I reached long ago with the Sunday New York Times Magazine–actively hoping there isn’t anything interesting in there…

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Bolivia Fellowship

By Proclaim and Defend | February 9, 2012 | Comments Off on Bolivia Fellowship

March 12-16, 2012 Bolivia Fellowship Iglesia Bautista Betel Ave. Membrillos #1040 Tarija BOLIVIA  

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Northwest Regional Fellowship 2012

By Proclaim and Defend | January 31, 2012 | Comments Off on Northwest Regional Fellowship 2012

Keynote Speakers: Larry Oats, Maranatha Baptist Bible College, Watertown, WI Wendell Heller, former pastor, Colonial Hills Baptist Church, Indianapolis, IN Message links: All Larry Oats Wendell Heller Lonnie  Jacobsen Darren Hammermeister Tom Nieman Jake Schopf Stephen Hicks John Stima

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FrontLine Jan/Feb 2012

By Proclaim and Defend | January 1, 2012 | Comments Off on FrontLine Jan/Feb 2012

The subject of the first issue of FrontLine for 2012 is a topic brought to the fore by blaring headlines in 2011. From churches to playing fields to colleges to schools to almost any place where children interact with adults, we hear horrific stories of terrible situations involving vulnerable children. We can’t answer all the questions in…

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