My Plan or God’s Plan

By Brenda Vaughn | September 4, 2013 | Comments Off on My Plan or God’s Plan

Brenda Vaughn Brenda Vaughn is the wife of the FBFI President, Dr. John Vaughn. Our gracious Lord took her home to heaven at 12:30 AM,…

You Have the Truth, but does the Truth Have You?

By Don Johnson | September 3, 2013 | Comments Off on You Have the Truth, but does the Truth Have You?

Don Johnson While listening to a series of sermons by a friend from Ephesians 6, I began to meditate on the “panoply of God” (the…

Brenda Vaughn–home in heaven

By Proclaim and Defend | September 2, 2013 | Comments Off on Brenda Vaughn–home in heaven

Brenda Vaughn went peacefully home to be with her Lord at 12:32 A.M., EDT, while resting in Pastor Vaughn’s arms. But though he cause grief,…

Review: Give Them Grace, Fitzpatrick and Thompson

By David Potter | August 29, 2013 | Comments Off on Review: Give Them Grace, Fitzpatrick and Thompson

Book review of Give Them Grace by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson, Crossway, 2011 Review by David Potter Do we really need another book…

Marks of Masculinity: Apology and Forgiveness

By Thomas Overmiller | August 27, 2013 | Comments Off on Marks of Masculinity: Apology and Forgiveness

By Thomas Overmiller The story is frustrating and very unfortunate. Major League pitcher Armando Galarraga flirted with a perfect game, but umpire Jim Joyce botched…

Confusing Cultural Times Call for Spiritual Clarity

By Don Johnson | August 23, 2013 | Comments Off on Confusing Cultural Times Call for Spiritual Clarity

The Eclectic Web It is no surprise that confusion reigns across our culture – a cacophony of voices declare all sorts of practices good what…

Thoughts about Preaching Styles

By Thomas Overmiller | August 22, 2013 | Comments Off on Thoughts about Preaching Styles

Thomas Overmiller Do you tend to appreciate one style of preaching over another? How do you respond to a methodical teaching approach? What about a…

Counteracting Hero Worship: reevaluating Bonhoeffer

By Don Johnson | August 9, 2013 | Comments Off on Counteracting Hero Worship: reevaluating Bonhoeffer

Don Johnson Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a figure often touted by evangelicals as a Christian martyr. He was the German pastor who was executed by the…

Bible study and other news | Eclectica

By Don Johnson | August 8, 2013 | Comments Off on Bible study and other news | Eclectica

In this edition, The Eclectic Web takes you to a couple of interesting links about modern Bible study, as well as other items of interest.…

Dr. Peter Masters on Secondary Separation

By Don Johnson | August 6, 2013 | Comments Off on Dr. Peter Masters on Secondary Separation

Article review by Don Johnson ‘Secondary Separation’ is a bad word for many North American Christians. The critics of fundamentalism use it as a pejorative…

All The King’s Men

By Clay Nuttall | August 5, 2013 | Comments Off on All The King’s Men

Clay Nuttall Most of us older folks can recite the nursery rhyme about Humpty Dumpty, which begins “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty…

When I am grieved, I long to instruct Him

By Don Johnson | July 31, 2013 | Comments Off on When I am grieved, I long to instruct Him

Don Johnson There is plenty of trouble and heartache to go around in this world. It comes unbidden into every life, one way or another,…

Comforting Words from Men of God

By Don Johnson | July 28, 2013 | Comments Off on Comforting Words from Men of God

Many of our readers will have heard the news we were stunned by from our weekend post, Prayer Request: Colonial Hills Baptist Church bus overturns.…

Prayer Request: Colonial Hills Baptist Church bus overturns

By Proclaim and Defend | July 27, 2013 | Comments Off on Prayer Request: Colonial Hills Baptist Church bus overturns

Please pray for the pastor and people of Colonial Hills Baptist Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. 3 dead after bus carrying teens returning from camp crashes…

Review: The End of Secularism

By Brian Collins | July 22, 2013 | Comments Off on Review: The End of Secularism

A review by Brian Collins Baker, Hunter. The End of Secularism. Wheaton: Crossway, 2009. Hunter Baker’s The End of Secularism provides a good introduction to…

Basic Books for Believers

By Don Harrelson | July 17, 2013 | Comments Off on Basic Books for Believers

Don Harrelson A little while ago, Proclaim & Defend asked our writer’s pool for book recommendations for our readers. In particular, we are interested in…

Review: The Holiness-Pentecostal Tradition

By Brian Collins | July 15, 2013 | Comments Off on Review: The Holiness-Pentecostal Tradition

A review by Brian Collins Synan, Vinson. The Holiness-Pentecostal Tradition: Charismatic Movements in the Twentieth Century. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997. In chapter one of The…

Pinball or Chess?

By Thomas Overmiller | July 12, 2013 | Comments Off on Pinball or Chess?

Thomas Overmiller Which best portrays your life– a pinball game or a chess match? Daniel describes the pinball lifestyle distinctly when he says, “Many shall…

The Eclectic Web – R. T. Ketcham edition

By Don Johnson | July 11, 2013 | Comments Off on The Eclectic Web – R. T. Ketcham edition

In our wandering around the internet, we find items that may interest our readers. In this edition, we stumble across a series of posts on…

Prayer God Answers

By Jim Oesterwind | July 8, 2013 | Comments Off on Prayer God Answers

Jim Oesterwind We all have a desire to pray so that we see God working continuously in our lives and answering our prayers. Yet I…

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