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Truth through Personality (1)
Mark Minnick One of the striking anomalies of church history is that God sometimes uses even unorthodox preachers to throw brilliant light on sacred subjects. A case in point is the 19th-century Episcopalian minister Phillips Brooks. Brooks considered himself an evangelical and even led in prayer during a series of evangelistic meetings held in Boston…
Read MoreA Light Shining in the Darkness
Mike Redick On Wednesday night we decided to take the old gospel to the streets of Singapore to reach a new generation of young people. Like every major city in the world, Singapore is filled with people of all shapes and sizes from different races and religions. On this particular night one of our witnessing…
Read MoreTruth and Consequences
Mike Ascher From 1940 to the mid 1980s the program Truth or Consequences aired on American radio and television. Contestants were asked silly, “trick” questions that were phrased in such a way that wrong answers were usually given. The emcee then told the participants that since they did not tell the truth, they would have…
Read MoreFBFI 2016 Position Statements
Adopted March 11, 2016 Our recently published issue of FrontLine includes the following position statements on Creation and Gender, two vitally important points of contention in our society. The articles of the current issue also address fundamentally important themes. We encourage you to consider subscribing to FrontLine for the excellent material included. Yesterday’s post included…
Read MoreCreation — Why It Matters
FrontLine: July/August 2016 | VOLUME 26 | NUMBER 4 Recent rapid changes in American culture were set in motion long ago. Many people failed to see the implications of the theory of evolution and its widespread acceptance. Many theologians followed the siren song of “science falsely so called” (1 Tim. 6:20) and accommodated the theory…
Read MoreReaching and Keeping the 21st Century Teenager
Morris Gleiser Her name was Judy, and she was a part of our youth group. I loved having her with us because she was one of those teenagers who truly enjoyed her time in our youth group family. You see, she didn’t receive any verbal encouragement or support from her parents to attend church; she…
Read MorePrinciples of Authority in Romans 13:1–4
Bud Steadman The story is told of a young man who was living a rebellious life and longed for his personal freedom from authority. One day in great anger he cried out, “I’m tired of my parents telling me what to do. I want to run my own life.” So, he joined the Marines. We…
Read MoreDavid: A Man Chosen According to God’s Heart
Layton Talbert The Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart” (1 Sam. 13:14). This first reference to David in the Bible has been popularly enshrined in inspiring devotional terms. “A man after his own heart” — we tend to isolate that famous phrase and take it to mean that David was a…
Read MoreThere Are No Unique or Hopeless Problems
John Vaughn Greatly discouraged believers are usually those facing problems that have them bewildered. The attitude that says, “No one has ever been through anything like this,” or “It’s hopeless; there is absolutely nothing I can do!” compounds the pain of overwhelming circumstances. The value of the Old Testament to the Christian is not only…
Read MoreAhaz – A Wicked King and Religious Pragmatism
Bruce Oyen One of Judah’s wicked kings was Ahaz. His notorious history is found in 2 Chronicles 28 and in 2 Kings 16. We can learn how religious pragmatism works by a consideration of Ahaz’s use of it. And we should do so, for such pragmatism is alive and well, even among those who call…
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