Interview 13: Unique Opportunities of Community Chaplaincy (podcast)

By Proclaim and Defend | September 16, 2023 | Comments Off on Interview 13: Unique Opportunities of Community Chaplaincy (podcast)

Larry Robbins recently retired after a 23-year career as a Community Chaplain, serving with his local police force. Through that time he also served on…

Keys for Ministry Stability and Progress (Part 1)

By Kevin Collins | September 15, 2023 | Comments Off on Keys for Ministry Stability and Progress (Part 1)

We seem to live in an age of turmoil and even crisis within large ministry organizations or institutions—whatever major denomination that you observe. And yet…

Purposes of Predictive Prophecy (Part 2)

By Layton Talbert | September 14, 2023 | Comments Off on Purposes of Predictive Prophecy (Part 2)

God intends prophecy to have a definite impact on people. Commentators and hermeneutics texts warn us not to misconstrue the intent of prophetic passages. Much…

Speaking Truth to Our Generation

By Don Johnson | September 13, 2023 | Comments Off on Speaking Truth to Our Generation

Kevin Schaal’s article on Monday (Fighting for Free Speech is Fighting for the Gospel)touched on something I’ve been thinking about recently. Our times are full…

Be of Good Cheer!

By Randy Livingston | September 12, 2023 | Comments Off on Be of Good Cheer!

We live in challenging times, do we not? Perhaps, many might think “challenging” is a bit of an understatement. Truth seems to be such a…

Fighting for Free Speech is Fighting for the Gospel

By Kevin Schaal | September 10, 2023 | Comments Off on Fighting for Free Speech is Fighting for the Gospel

  The intersectionality of religion and politics is a huge bone of contention in the present social dialogue.  People from the right and left are…

FBFI 2023: A Lesson on Evangelism from John 4

By Proclaim and Defend | September 9, 2023 | Comments Off on FBFI 2023: A Lesson on Evangelism from John 4

During our recent Annual Meeting held at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, our theme was “Reclaiming the Great Commission.” In our podcast last…

The Biblical Role of a Pastor’s Wife

By Holly Huffstutler | September 8, 2023 |

When I was proof-reading my husband’s master’s thesis on pastoral transitions, I started to think again about the biblical role of a pastor’s wife. As…

Christ’s Authority Through A Congregation

By Gordon Dickson | September 7, 2023 | Comments Off on Christ’s Authority Through A Congregation

The early church in Acts had a problem: “And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of…

Purposes of Predictive Prophecy (Part 1)

By Layton Talbert | September 6, 2023 | Comments Off on Purposes of Predictive Prophecy (Part 1)

Why has God given revelation in the form of prophecy? And why so much? What is the goal of prophecy? Or are there multiple intended…

Criticism Can Be a Blessing

By Barbara Harper | September 5, 2023 | Comments Off on Criticism Can Be a Blessing

I didn’t hear about the first writing conference I attended until shortly before it began. As I scrambled to prepare for it, I emailed the…

What Is the Fear of God?

By Kevin Schaal | September 3, 2023 |

“Aslan is a lion- the Lion, the great Lion.” “Ooh” said Susan. “I’d thought he was a man. Is he-quite safe? I shall feel rather…

Interview 12: With the Word to the World (podcast)

By Proclaim and Defend | September 2, 2023 | Comments Off on Interview 12: With the Word to the World (podcast)

Our May/June issue of FrontLine was put together by the faculty and staff of Faith Baptist Bible College & Seminary in Ankeny, Iowa. We appreciate…

Dealing with Conflict While Shepherding the Flock (Part 3 of 3)

By T. J. Klapperich | September 1, 2023 | Comments Off on Dealing with Conflict While Shepherding the Flock (Part 3 of 3)

For the first and second parts of this three-part series, click here and here. In our last two posts, we considered the sources of conflict…

Whatever Happened to Repentance?

By Micah Colbert | August 31, 2023 | Comments Off on Whatever Happened to Repentance?

Can I Keep My Sin and Go to Heaven? A while back, I was witnessing to a group of college-age guys. They were familiarity with…

Navigating the Digital Age: Parenting in a Tech-Driven World

By Treg Spicer | August 30, 2023 |

Over the past month, two different parents approached Carrie and I with admiration for our kids not having cell phones. They commended our unconventional approach…

FBFI 2023 Workshop: Connecting the Local Church to the Local Community

By Proclaim and Defend | August 29, 2023 | Comments Off on FBFI 2023 Workshop: Connecting the Local Church to the Local Community

During our recent Annual Meeting held at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, our theme was “Reclaiming the Great Commission.” Besides the preaching sessions,…

He Gets Us, but do we get Him?

By Kevin Schaal | August 27, 2023 | Comments Off on He Gets Us, but do we get Him?

The He Gets Us advertising campaign was launched in 2022 in order to “reintroduce” Jesus to the masses—especially to young people. It was focused on…

FBFI 2023: Nathan Mestler – "I Will Build My Church" (podcast)

By Nathan Mestler | August 26, 2023 | Comments Off on FBFI 2023: Nathan Mestler – "I Will Build My Church" (podcast)

During our recent Annual Meeting held at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, our theme was “Reclaiming the Great Commission.” Our featured message for…

Dealing with Conflict While Shepherding the Flock (Part 2)

By T. J. Klapperich | August 25, 2023 | Comments Off on Dealing with Conflict While Shepherding the Flock (Part 2)

For the first part of this three-part series, click here. In our previous post, we identified three sources of conflict in the church—satanic attack, sinful…

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