Do you know Mel Trotter?

By David Oliver | August 1, 2023 |

Mel Trotter is a familiar name to folks living in West Michigan. It is the name of a large rescue mission and soup kitchen in…

Toxic Masculinity vs Biblical Masculinity

By Kevin Schaal | July 30, 2023 | Comments Off on Toxic Masculinity vs Biblical Masculinity

In the last few years, a movement has arisen among young men as a reaction to the emasculating influence of  feminism upon men world-wide. The…

Christian Choices and Reproductive Technologies (Podcast)

By Proclaim and Defend | July 29, 2023 | Comments Off on Christian Choices and Reproductive Technologies (Podcast)

L’chaim, goes the Hebrew blessing: To life! Life is celebrated at its beginning and mourned at its close. Appropriately, we rejoice in life and living.…

Don’t Give Up Ministering the Gospel (Part 3)

By Kevin Collins | July 28, 2023 | Comments Off on Don’t Give Up Ministering the Gospel (Part 3)

This is the third in a series of posts. Click here for previous posts: part 1, part 2. In a culture that is growing in…

We Sorrow, But Not Without Hope: A Journal of Comfort

By Charles Phelps | July 27, 2023 | Comments Off on We Sorrow, But Not Without Hope: A Journal of Comfort

Our friends Chuck and Linda Phelps just published a book we would like to commend to you. We Sorrow, But Not Without Hope is a…

FBFI 2023: Tim Potter – “The Organic Spiritual Lifestyle of the Church” (Podcast)

By Proclaim and Defend | July 26, 2023 | Comments Off on FBFI 2023: Tim Potter – “The Organic Spiritual Lifestyle of the 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…

Using Screens without Hymnals

By Taigen Joos | July 26, 2023 |

From time to time, I get the opportunity to attend public worship with other church assemblies around the country. I am glad to observe how…

The Gender Controversy

By Gordon Dickson | July 25, 2023 | Comments Off on The Gender Controversy

FRONTLINE Volume 33 • Number 4 The gender controversy is the most common public policy dispute of our day. The news is full of terms…

Do we have to separate from other faiths over everything?

By Kevin Schaal | July 23, 2023 |

  Do we have to separate from other faiths over everything? Or is there common ground on which Muslims, Catholics, and biblical fundamentalists can work…

What Does It Mean to Be a Busybody?

By David Huffstutler | July 21, 2023 | Comments Off on What Does It Mean to Be a Busybody?

Three verses in the New Testament refer to a busybody—2 Thessalonians 3:11, 1 Timothy 5:13, and 1 Peter 4:15. The following briefly explores the meaning…

The Hearing Ear, The Seeing Eye

By Gordon Dickson | July 20, 2023 | Comments Off on The Hearing Ear, The Seeing Eye

“The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD has made even both of them.” Proverbs 20:12 The Ear that Hears For a few moments,…

Do You Have a Golden Calf?

By Randy Livingston | July 19, 2023 | Comments Off on Do You Have a Golden Calf?

John Newton, author of that well known hymn “Amazing Grace”, once made this statement, “Lord, save us from our golden calves.” Knowing the background to…

Thinking About Revival (4): Reverence and Revival

By David de Bruyn | July 18, 2023 | Comments Off on Thinking About Revival (4): Reverence and Revival

Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 When we first hear that revival is when the fear of the Lord comes upon us corporately…

Be Careful When Defending or Opposing Christian Nationalism

By Kevin Schaal | July 16, 2023 | Comments Off on Be Careful When Defending or Opposing Christian Nationalism

Same vocabulary, different dictionary. A lot of younger evangelicals would readily say that they oppose Christian Nationalism. They cringe at the idea of Donald Trump…

FBFI 2023 Workshop: “A C.A.R.E. Model for Discipleship”

By Proclaim and Defend | July 15, 2023 | Comments Off on FBFI 2023 Workshop: “A C.A.R.E. Model for Discipleship”

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,…

Don’t Give Up Ministering the Gospel (Part 2)

By Kevin Collins | July 14, 2023 | Comments Off on Don’t Give Up Ministering the Gospel (Part 2)

Click here for part 1 of this series. I’m sure you have observed growing opposition to the Christian gospel and Christian ethics—not only in the…

Is Reading the Bible like Eating Desert Dust to You?

By Dan Pelletier | July 13, 2023 | Comments Off on Is Reading the Bible like Eating Desert Dust to You?

Since 1992 it has been my privilege to read through my Bible in various translations every year. Sometimes it is straight through from cover to…

Creating a Culture of Evangelism

By Proclaim and Defend | July 12, 2023 | Comments Off on Creating a Culture of Evangelism

If any subject is near and dear to the hearts of FBFI members, it is evangelism. We are all interested in seeing the Lord’s church…

Thinking About Revival (3): The Character of Revival

By David de Bruyn | July 12, 2023 | Comments Off on Thinking About Revival (3): The Character of Revival

If I told you that there would be a worship service for the God of Scripture, to seek His blessing on us, led by a…

Holiness Living

By Shelly Hamilton | July 11, 2023 | Comments Off on Holiness Living

We hear a lot about grace living but not as much about holiness living. God is love and God is holy. This is God’s truth…

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