Book Review: What’s Best Next

By Kristopher Schaal | November 28, 2023 | Comments Off on Book Review: What’s Best Next

This post originally appeared on GrowingFathers.com and is republished here by permission On this blog [Growing Fathers], we talk often about how God has called…

Be Anxious for Nothing? Really?

By Kevin Schaal | November 26, 2023 | Comments Off on Be Anxious for Nothing? Really?

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace…

From Sorrow to Salvation (Psalm 69)

By David Huffstutler | November 24, 2023 | Comments Off on From Sorrow to Salvation (Psalm 69)

From David to God Above: Psalm 69 in Its Original Setting Sorrows overwhelm us from time to time—so many, that they seem to be a…

Anticipating Thanksgiving

By George Stiekes | November 22, 2023 | Comments Off on Anticipating Thanksgiving

But God, Who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us…

On Being Baptized Again

By Michael Riley | November 21, 2023 |

Throughout my ministry, there have been several times when I’ve been asked a question like this: “Pastor, I was saved and baptized early in life.…

Christian Nationalism vs. the Social Gospel

By Kevin Schaal | November 20, 2023 | Comments Off on Christian Nationalism vs. the Social Gospel

John Blake wrote an article published by CNN on Monday, November 13, 2023, regarding the Social Gospel as a rising movement in the US.  This…

Podcast – Interview 16: Investing versus Gambling

By Proclaim and Defend | November 18, 2023 | Comments Off on Podcast – Interview 16: Investing versus Gambling

Our September/October issue of FrontLine, “Gambling, What’s the Big Deal?” included an article by Larry Ball, the director of International Baptist Missions. His article focused…

Thanking God as a People; Thanking Him One by One

By David Huffstutler | November 17, 2023 | Comments Off on Thanking God as a People; Thanking Him One by One

Thanksgiving comes every year, and giving thanks to God is a standard privilege of the Christian life. It is our obedience: “Give thanks in all…

Ears to Hear

By George Stiekes | November 16, 2023 | Comments Off on Ears to Hear

Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. Deuteronomy 29:4 Moses…

Does “Thou Shalt Not Kill” Preclude Every War?

By Don Johnson | November 15, 2023 | Comments Off on Does “Thou Shalt Not Kill” Preclude Every War?

Jesus said, “And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to…

Serving One Another

By Randy Livingston | November 14, 2023 | Comments Off on Serving One Another

Paul challenged the Corinthian believers’ perspective on Christianity.  They were puffed up over sin tolerated in their midst (1 Corinthians 5:1-2).  There were divisions among…

The David Question

By Kevin Schaal | November 12, 2023 | Comments Off on The David Question

2 Samuel 11-12 Christians are often shocked when spiritual leaders fail morally. It should not happen, but it does. It should not be shocking when…

Podcast: Introducing Dr. David Anderson of Maranatha Baptist University

By dcsj | November 11, 2023 | Comments Off on Podcast: Introducing Dr. David Anderson of Maranatha Baptist University

When we heard the news of a new president at Maranatha Baptist University, we immediately reached out to secure an interview with him. We thought…

Prayers for Your Pastor/Husband

By Holly Huffstutler | November 10, 2023 |

I pray for my husband but not nearly as much as I should. I pray generically for him to have grace and strength in life,…

The Judge Is at the Door

By Randy Livingston | November 9, 2023 | Comments Off on The Judge Is at the Door

As James draws his epistle to a close, he offers encouragement to those who are being oppressed.  “Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of…

Scripture Over Systems

By Taigen Joos | November 8, 2023 |

Every Christian is a theologian. Because of this, Christians are called upon to grow in our understanding of theology, for it is our theological beliefs…

The Ultimate Anti-Semite

By John Van Gelderen | November 7, 2023 | Comments Off on The Ultimate Anti-Semite

God loves all people (the world) so much that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal…

Worldly Wisdom vs. Biblical Wisdom

By Kevin Schaal | November 5, 2023 | Comments Off on Worldly Wisdom vs. Biblical Wisdom

Most definitions of wisdom are wrong. Wikipedia defines wisdom as “sapience, or sagacity is the ability to contemplate and act productively using knowledge, experience, understanding,…

Podcast: Interview 15 – Gambling and the Bible

By Proclaim and Defend | November 4, 2023 | Comments Off on Podcast: Interview 15 – Gambling and the Bible

David Shumate is the editor in charge of our most recent issue of FrontLine, with the subject, “Gambling, What’s the Big Deal?” He also serves…

A Living Faith Evidenced in Refraining from Partiality (James 2:1–13, Part 2)

By Kevin Collins | November 3, 2023 | Comments Off on A Living Faith Evidenced in Refraining from Partiality (James 2:1–13, Part 2)

Out of all the examples that you could think of to pick out to prove the genuineness of a person’s faith, what would be at…

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