This past weekend proved to be a historical event in the lives of our family. It was the final tournament of our basketball season! It…
I wrote last week about the intrinsic tie between a Chinese religious cult called Falun Gong and the popular conservative newspaper called Epoch Times. I…
Christian parents have the responsibility and privilege to bring their children up “in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Eph 6:1–4). One of the…
Facing the Facts, Finding the Way Jesus put it bluntly: “the labourers are few.” He did not mince words. He challenged the disciples to face…
In his letter to the Corinthians, the Apostle Paul was constrained to speak on the gifts of the Holy Spirit and how they are to…
The word patience, as it is usually employed, means the ability to tolerate or to suppress irritation at delay or discomfort. But this patience is…
I fell for it. It eventually gets difficult to buy gifts for older people. After all, they have almost everything they need—in fact, usually more…
In our FrontLine Interviews series, we turn to an article from our “The God of Beauty” edition of FL to an article by Doug Bachorik,…
James 4 begins by addressing the manifest problem of quarreling and fighting. James pinpoints the source of such a problem. Then he reveals the solution…
The concept of love in our modern American society is so very distorted from the truth. It ranges somewhere between the Hollywood version that is…
“Women and children first” expresses a code of conduct prioritizing the protection of women and children in a life-threatening circumstance. It is primarily associated with…
FRONTLINE Volume 34 • Number 1 Many contemporary Christians propose that redeeming the culture is an important part of what Christ calls them to do.…
On February 13, 2023, Matthew Loftus at mereorthdoxy.com published an article entitled You can’t Reclaim the Culture by Having More Kids. This has been a…
This section addresses and expands upon James’ third example (James 1:27) of what it means to be a doer of the Word (James 1:22)—keep oneself…
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. (Psalm 19:1) I am sure we all have seen some beautiful places…
Our post today points you to our Substack where we host the Proclaim & Defend podcast. As you may already know, we use the podcast…
Other than when a blizzard viciously whips the snow around trees and homes, snow usually falls slowly, taking its time to reach its destination. Gravity…
Many of you have been watching the story of Alistair Begg unfold over the last few weeks. Begg shared a story in a September 2023…
Previously I had blogged (here and here) that ministry stability and progress require unity in vision, mission, philosophy, and doctrine. I believe that Scott Aniol’s…
I recently finished a series of lessons in our adult Bible study class about human sexuality. Honestly, the series could have continued for at least…
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