AI, ChatGPT and Ministry

By David de Bruyn | April 25, 2023 | Comments Off on AI, ChatGPT and Ministry

We have always produced machines to reduce our labour. These machines are necessarily stronger than we are. The Industrial Revolution produced machines that could build…

Christians in the Medical Field are at an Acts 5:29 Crossroads

By Kevin Schaal | April 23, 2023 | Comments Off on Christians in the Medical Field are at an Acts 5:29 Crossroads

And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them, 28 saying, “Did we not strictly command you…

Episode 2: Christian Ethics, Abortions, and Stem Cell Lines

By Don Johnson | April 22, 2023 | Comments Off on Episode 2: Christian Ethics, Abortions, and Stem Cell Lines

Dr. Michael P. Riley, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church of Wakefield, Michigan discusses his article on ethical questions Christians have about using the Covid vaccine…

Can I Get a Witness?

By David Huffstutler | April 21, 2023 | Comments Off on Can I Get a Witness?

Does the Bible allow us to appeal to others to affirm the truthfulness of our words? Can we ask for a witness when our reputation…

On Reading Widely: Four Benefits for Pastors

By M. R. Conrad | April 20, 2023 | Comments Off on On Reading Widely: Four Benefits for Pastors

“I just don’t have time to read widely,” says the modern pastor. Between preparing multiple sermons, planning outreaches, discipling believers, and so many other worthy…

Introducing the Proclaim & Defend Podcast

By Don Johnson | April 19, 2023 |

The many avenues of communication expand faster than any of us can keep up. Podcasting is one of those new forms in our world. Almost…

When Did Judas Hang Himself?

By Kevin Schaal | April 16, 2023 |

  The question people often ask is actually how Judas died.  The Bible seems to describe it in two different ways. He hanged himself and he fell…

Rightly Responding to Suffering: Joy Rooted in Faith

By Kevin Collins | April 14, 2023 | Comments Off on Rightly Responding to Suffering: Joy Rooted in Faith

Click here to read the first article in this series. Many of the trials in my life have been minor or short-lived. I could gut…

God is Faithful to Provide

By Forrest McPhail | April 13, 2023 |

Due to the nature of our family’s ministry, we have much interaction with cross-cultural missionaries serving Christ around the globe. One of my favorite things…

On Reading Widely: Are You Stuck on One Shelf?

By M. R. Conrad | April 12, 2023 | Comments Off on On Reading Widely: Are You Stuck on One Shelf?

How widely do you read? Do you get these references from literature? “In the late 1920s, Gladys Aylward worked as a British parlor maid but…

He’s Not an It: Understanding the Person of the Holy Spirit

By Micah Colbert | April 11, 2023 | Comments Off on He’s Not an It: Understanding the Person of the Holy Spirit

A Misunderstood Person There’s quite a bit of confusion in the church today about the person of the Holy Spirit. People may know a lot…

Straying While Staying at Home

By Holly Huffstutler | April 7, 2023 | Comments Off on Straying While Staying at Home

In 1 Timothy 5, Paul gives the qualifications for widows who were to be enrolled in the church care program. In 1 Timothy 5:11–12 Paul…

The Awful Price of Violence and Vice

By Gordon Dickson | April 6, 2023 | Comments Off on The Awful Price of Violence and Vice

Revelation 9:12 announced, “One woe is past; and, behold, there come two more woes hereafter.” “Woe” is the typical word found in the Old and…

How Many Christians Does It Take to Change an Empire?

By Don Johnson | April 5, 2023 |

Roger Olson, in his interesting The Story of Christian Theology, remarks on p. 137, “No one can say just what percentage of the citizens and…

When A Ministry Is Being Maligned

By Charles Phelps | April 4, 2023 |

(A Right Response to Rancor in the Ranks) The Psalmist sang, “This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes!” (Ps. 118:23) When…

Unspeakable Sorrow

By Kevin Schaal | April 3, 2023 | Comments Off on Unspeakable Sorrow

Weep with those that weep (Romans 12:15) There are times when deep sorrow is right and righteous. This is one. Our hearts broke as we…

Thoughts on Contentment in Jesus Christ

By David Huffstutler | March 31, 2023 | Comments Off on Thoughts on Contentment in Jesus Christ

Sometimes we look for happiness in people, position, possessions, or our overall prosperity. We might never get these things the way we want them, or…

How to Be a Witness at Church

By Ken Brown | March 30, 2023 |

We are always making an impression whether we realize it or not.  Over thirty years ago I experienced this truth when a man visited the…

The Kind of People that God Uses

By Micah Colbert | March 29, 2023 | Comments Off on The Kind of People that God Uses

The Ideal What kind of men and women does the Lord use mightily in ministry? In answer to this question, we tend to think of…

Learning to Discern

By Taigen Joos | March 28, 2023 |

In addition to the prayers of our Savior, the prayers of the apostle Paul offer excellent material for the Christian to study if he seeks…

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