Posts by Don Johnson
Pioneer Missions: A Review
Pioneer Missions: Meet the Challenges, Share the Blessings Forrest McPhail Reviewed by Don Johnson Please note: the Kindle edition of Pioneer Missions is available until April 16, 2017 for no charge. Forrest McPhail, veteran missionary to Cambodia with Gospel Fellowship Association Missions, has written a book on missionary work that can be applied to many…
Read MoreThe Blessings of Fellowship Meetings
Don Johnson This week I attended the Northwest Regional FBFI Fellowship meeting, held at Westside Baptist Church in Eugene, OR. If you are interested, you can find our preaching in video format on the church Facebook page. Our regional meeting usually has around 20 to 30 pastors and several church people in attendance and this…
Read MoreYour Part in Missions
Don Johnson This is Missions emphasis week at Proclaim & Defend. We call the process of missionary fund-raising “deputation.” Deputation means “the act of appointing a deputy.”1 When a missionary comes to your church, the missionary is seeking to represent you as your deputy, serving in your place in another location. The function the missionary…
Read MoreJob Opened His Mouth
Don Johnson This article is a sequel to one from September 8, 2015. Job 3 launches the discourse poems of Job. This section, from chapter 3 through 31, involves the back and forth discussion between Job and his three friends. I have in the past called the book of Job “the first blog.” Chapter 3…
Read MorePreaching Old Testament Narratives, a review
Walton, Benjamin H. Preaching Old Testament Narratives. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2016. Reviewed by Don Johnson The average person in the pew probably has little interest in books on preaching. The possible exception might be those who are responsible for teaching Sunday school classes, especially for junior high and older young people. Preachers should always…
Read MoreThe Ethical Challenges Presented by “Three-Parent Babies”
Don Johnson I follow a scientific website for news and insights into our ever-changing world. At a minimum, I find that I can pick up interesting illustrations from time to time. Recently, I came across a news item about something called “three-parent babies.” A bit of searching on the internet led me to a new…
Read MoreThe Right Use of the Law
Don Johnson The apostle Paul, in the first chapter of 1 Timothy opens with an exhortation to teach “no other doctrine.” He elaborates on this by a discussion of “the commandment” and “the law” which seems to run contrary to the way many people view the law these days. 1 Tim 1.5-8 Now the end…
Read MoreWhy We Make Christmas Last All Month
Pastor Don Johnson Christmas is a problem for some, both Christians and non-Christians. I don’t mean the problems of materialism and the lack of “Christ in Christmas,” I mean the fact that Christmas is celebrated at all. For non-Christians, the objection is a matter of pride as they look down on “The Church” and its…
Read MoreOf the Making of Books
Don Johnson Ecclesiastes 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. I don’t know how many books were published in 2016, I am sure there were more than any one of us could ever read. We need…
Read MoreComments on Baptist Fundamentals
Don Johnson Editorial note: We are in the midst of a series of posts from the messages delivered at the Pre-Convention Conference of the Northern Baptist Convention, 1920. From the Conference the Fundamental Fellowship was formed which is today known as the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International. The messages from the conference were published in a…
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