I Love My Unbelieving Wife: How Can I Help Her Believe?

By Forrest McPhail | May 23, 2023 | Comments Off on I Love My Unbelieving Wife: How Can I Help Her Believe?

It is no easy thing to be the first believer in a household. Though less common, sometimes a man comes to Christ before his wife.…

Reminding Myself that I Do not Matter

By Kevin Schaal | May 21, 2023 |

  Are you angry, or feeling persecuted?  Did you get a raw deal?  Is it possible that you are thinking of yourself more highly than…

Spiritual Soldiers Standing Strong: Ephesians 6:11-17

By David Huffstutler | May 19, 2023 | Comments Off on Spiritual Soldiers Standing Strong: Ephesians 6:11-17

Ephesians 6:11–17 gives us the necessary commands and picturesque language to prepare us for spiritual battle. What follows below is a brief summary of four…

BJU Board of Trustees Appoints Acting CEO

By Proclaim and Defend | May 18, 2023 | Comments Off on BJU Board of Trustees Appoints Acting CEO

GREENVILLE, S.C. (May 16, 2023) – The Bob Jones University Board of Trustees today appointed Dr. Alan Benson acting CEO, effective May 17, 2023. Benson…

Maranatha Baptist University Names Dr. David Anderson as President

By Jonathan Sheeley | May 17, 2023 | Comments Off on Maranatha Baptist University Names Dr. David Anderson as President

WATERTOWN, Wis., May 15, 2023—Dr. David Anderson, currently senior pastor of Heritage Baptist Church of Roscoe, Illinois, has been named the sixth president of Maranatha…

I Love My Unbelieving Husband: How Can I Help Him Believe?

By Forrest McPhail | May 16, 2023 | Comments Off on I Love My Unbelieving Husband: How Can I Help Him Believe?

God has used countless women to lead their husbands to Christ. Every wife whose husband is not yet a Christian has every reason to believe…

Establishing the Boundaries of Religious and Ideological Freedom

By Kevin Schaal | May 14, 2023 | Comments Off on Establishing the Boundaries of Religious and Ideological Freedom

The idea of separation of Church and State has been important to Baptists as long as there have been Baptists.  As a group that did…

A Living Faith that Overcomes the Temptation of Discouragement

By Kevin Collins | May 12, 2023 | Comments Off on A Living Faith that Overcomes the Temptation of Discouragement

This part 4 of a 5-part series. For previous posts, click the following: part 1; part 2; part 3. I find myself being one of the…

Counsel for Those Struggling with Assurance

By Micah Colbert | May 11, 2023 | Comments Off on Counsel for Those Struggling with Assurance

God intends for His people to enjoy the assurance and joy of their salvation. The ministry of the Spirit (cf. Rom 8:15-17) and promises of…

AI, ChatGPT and Ministry – 3

By David de Bruyn | May 10, 2023 | Comments Off on AI, ChatGPT and Ministry – 3

Artificial Intelligence content creators such as ChatGPT will certainly revolutionize almost every kind of work that relies on writing of some sort. But how will…

The Gospel at Street Level

By Don Johnson | May 9, 2023 |

We often urge others to be evangelists, get out the gospel, be a witness, and so on. Most Christians would agree that our business is…

Are Mothers Being “Forced” to Leave Their Jobs to Raise Children?

By Kevin Schaal | May 7, 2023 | Comments Off on Are Mothers Being “Forced” to Leave Their Jobs to Raise Children?

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home,…

Resting in the Hands of a Loving, Sovereign God

By Holly Huffstutler | May 5, 2023 | Comments Off on Resting in the Hands of a Loving, Sovereign God

What do we do when we receive the phone call about cancer or health problems—problems of your own or that of a friend or family…

When Good Men Part Ways

By Taigen Joos | May 4, 2023 |

Throughout the history of the church there have been godly men who have differed with one another, sometimes even to the point of parting ways…

AI, ChatGPT and Ministry – 2

By David de Bruyn | May 3, 2023 | Comments Off on AI, ChatGPT and Ministry – 2

AI will transform how many jobs are done, and will completely replace many others. Tools like ChatGPT will reduce the task of writing to command-line…

Episode 3: Should We Heal or Pray? A Defense of Modern Medicine

By Don Johnson | May 2, 2023 | Comments Off on Episode 3: Should We Heal or Pray? A Defense of Modern Medicine

Our January/February 2023 issue of FrontLine, Biblical Counsel for Medical Choices, includes the article “Should We Heal or Pray? A Defense of Modern Medicine” by…

Should Christian Homes, Schools, and Churches Have a Gender Curriculum?

By Kevin Schaal | April 30, 2023 | Comments Off on Should Christian Homes, Schools, and Churches Have a Gender Curriculum?

The answer to this question is a resounding “Yes!” We must be more purposeful about this than ever before.  It must be instruction that is…

A Living Faith That Overcomes the Temptation of Disgust

By Kevin Collins | April 28, 2023 | Comments Off on A Living Faith That Overcomes the Temptation of Disgust

This part 3 of a 5-part series. For previous posts, click the following: part 1; part 2. I went almost ten years without a correct…

The Self-Existent God

By George Stiekes | April 27, 2023 | Comments Off on The Self-Existent God

Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him? With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and…

A Family On Mission

By Treg Spicer | April 26, 2023 |

Our kids loved spy movies when they were growing up. No, not Mission Impossible or 007, but more on the lines of Spy Kids and…

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