Salt & Light in Your City and State

By Gordon Dickson | July 20, 2022 | Comments Off on Salt & Light in Your City and State

Good Stewardship of Your God-given Citizenship “Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour [influence], wherewith shall it…

Immaturity in American Evangelical Churches

By Taigen Joos | July 19, 2022 | Comments Off on Immaturity in American Evangelical Churches

Has it struck you in recent years that there seems to be a growing trend of spiritual immaturity in churches today? I know that is…

How to Plan Simple, Reverent, Meaningful Worship in Any Sized Church

By Kevin Schaal | July 17, 2022 | Comments Off on How to Plan Simple, Reverent, Meaningful Worship in Any Sized Church

Caleb French and I have developed some web resources that could provide great help in planning simple, God-focused worship, services. I will provide a link…

That’s Just Your Interpretation, Part 2

By Ken Brown | July 15, 2022 | Comments Off on That’s Just Your Interpretation, Part 2

In our previous article on this topic, we saw that the mistaken impression that the Bible’s meaning is beyond our grasp arises in part because…

Follow-Up to Dodds — the Florida Abortion Ruling

By Matt Davis | July 14, 2022 | Comments Off on Follow-Up to Dodds — the Florida Abortion Ruling

Are you wondering how a Florida judge can block the state’s new anti-abortion law since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, returning the…

You Don’t Need a Passport to Reach the Nations

By Micah Colbert | July 13, 2022 | Comments Off on You Don’t Need a Passport to Reach the Nations

I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else’s foundation, but as…

When Should a Missionary Flee?

By Kevin Brosnan | July 12, 2022 | Comments Off on When Should a Missionary Flee?

The war in Ukraine has renewed focus on an age-old question, “when should a missionary flee?” The pages of Scripture and Christian history provide many…

Do Exodus 22 and Numbers 5 Allow Abortion?

By Kevin Schaal | July 10, 2022 | Comments Off on Do Exodus 22 and Numbers 5 Allow Abortion?

Brian Bolton, in an article for Freedom from Religion Foundation, seeks to make a case from the Old Testament that the scriptures allow abortion. He…

Determining Ministry Affiliations

By Bruce McAllister | July 8, 2022 | Comments Off on Determining Ministry Affiliations

Biblical Ministry Biblical ministry begins with a commitment to sound doctrine and correct ministry philosophy and practice. We should ask ourselves: “What do we believe,…

Thankfully, Some Things Just Never Change

By Jim Bickel | July 7, 2022 | Comments Off on Thankfully, Some Things Just Never Change

Typically, when comparisons are made between current events and past events, the result is a realization that things are worse today or that negative realities…

Prayer for Falls Baptist Church

By Kevin Schaal | July 6, 2022 | Comments Off on Prayer for Falls Baptist Church

[I just got off of the phone with Stephen VanGelderen.  A car plunged into a group of about 200 of their church members as they…

Evangelism in a Post-Christian Culture

By Micah Colbert | July 6, 2022 |

Times Have Changed I doubt that many of us need to be convinced that we are living in a post-Christian culture. When the waves of…

Why the FBFI? a young pastor’s perspective

By Andy Montgomery | July 5, 2022 | Comments Off on Why the FBFI? a young pastor’s perspective

This is a question that I considered for a couple of years before I joined the FBFI. I’m a thirty-year-old assistant pastor, so why did…

Will the Righteous Be Judged with the Wicked?

By Kevin Schaal | July 3, 2022 | Comments Off on Will the Righteous Be Judged with the Wicked?

God deals with nations as nations and individuals as individuals. This great nation has enjoyed the blessing of God for 228 years. In God We…

God Rules in the Affairs of Nations, Men, and Me

By Randy Livingston | July 1, 2022 | Comments Off on God Rules in the Affairs of Nations, Men, and Me

The Bible teaches us that God owns everything. “The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. For…

With Dobbs, What Has Changed?

By David Oliver | June 30, 2022 | Comments Off on With Dobbs, What Has Changed?

On June 24th the Supreme Court issued its ruling on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case. The landmark verdict reversed the controversial 1973…

On the Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade

By Matt Davis | June 29, 2022 |

Like the Dred Scott decision and Plessy v Ferguson, Roe is finally on the trash heap of history where it belongs. In law school I…

Imposing Morality on Others

By Ken Brown | June 28, 2022 | Comments Off on Imposing Morality on Others

As expected, today the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that designated abortion as a constitutional right.  For those of us active…

Christian Education, Guns, Abortion, the Supreme Court, and Christians

By Kevin Schaal | June 26, 2022 |

Three huge US Supreme Court decisions came down this week and all of them have a significant impact on Christians and Christian ministries. Carson vs.…

That’s Just Your Interpretation, Part I

By Ken Brown | June 24, 2022 | Comments Off on That’s Just Your Interpretation, Part I

Many mistakenly believe the Bible to be a hopelessly obscure book, the meaning of which can never be understood due to its antiquity.  However, the…

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