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John Vaughn–Winter Update 2017
The most important news we have to share concerns a ministry transition for me in my role with the FBFI. … Read on for more. Winter in South Carolina Officially, there are two more weeks of winter, but it seems to have come and gone one weekend in January! The grass has been green, the…
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 MoreProvidence
George Stiekes The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD. Proverbs 16:33 We laugh when any one shares incidents related to Murphy’s Law. Examples: The Law of Variation – If you change traffic lanes, the one you were in will always move faster than the one you…
Read MoreWhat’s an Evangelical to Do? (8)
Mark Minnick FrontLine • March/April 2009 Part 1 ♦ Part 2 ♦ Part 3 ♦ Part 4 ♦ Part 5 ♦ Part 6 ♦ Part 7 To recap, Part 7, posted yesterday, covers Dr. Minnick’s discussion of Romans 16:17 and 2 Corinthians 6:14–7:1. He continues in today’s post with further discussion from 2 John and…
Read MoreWhat’s an Evangelical to Do? (7)
Mark Minnick FrontLine • March/April 2009 Part 1 ♦ Part 2 ♦ Part 3 ♦ Part 4 ♦ Part 5 ♦ Part 6 This is the last of four columns [broken into six Proclaim & Defend posts, see links above] addressing the problem of theological confusion within Evangelicalism. That it is reaching an epidemic level…
Read MoreWinter Is Past
John Vaughn FrontLine • March/April 1999. It seems like everyone loves spring. We can say with the Shulamite in the Song of Solomon, “For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come.” What a blessing is this…
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 MoreWhy Is Compromise Always One Direction?
Wally Morris Whether the subject is politics or some Biblical issue, the direction of compromise always seems to be in the direction of what you could call the “liberalizing end” of the issue. For example, let’s look at politics and associated moral issues. Democrats generally wish to spend more money, and Republicans generally wish to…
Read MoreWhat’s an Evangelical to Do? (6)
Mark Minnick FrontLine • November/December 2008 Part 1 ♦ Part 2 ♦ Part 3 ♦ Part 4 ♦ Part 5 Resurrecting the Question: Two previous columns [broken into four Proclaim & Defend posts, see links above] in this series raised the issue of how Evangelicals should respond to unorthodox men within evangelical ministries. Admittedly, Jesus…
Read MoreWhat’s an Evangelical to Do? (5)
Mark Minnick FrontLine • November/December 2008 Part 1 ♦ Part 2 ♦ Part 3 ♦ Part 4 Resurrecting the Question: Two previous columns [broken into four Proclaim & Defend posts, see links above] in this series raised the issue of how Evangelicals should respond to unorthodox men within evangelical ministries. Admittedly, Jesus warned His followers…
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