I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else’s foundation, but as…
The war in Ukraine has renewed focus on an age-old question, “when should a missionary flee?” The pages of Scripture and Christian history provide many…
Brian Bolton, in an article for Freedom from Religion Foundation, seeks to make a case from the Old Testament that the scriptures allow abortion. He…
Biblical Ministry Biblical ministry begins with a commitment to sound doctrine and correct ministry philosophy and practice. We should ask ourselves: “What do we believe,…
Typically, when comparisons are made between current events and past events, the result is a realization that things are worse today or that negative realities…
[I just got off of the phone with Stephen VanGelderen. A car plunged into a group of about 200 of their church members as they…
Times Have Changed I doubt that many of us need to be convinced that we are living in a post-Christian culture. When the waves of…
This is a question that I considered for a couple of years before I joined the FBFI. I’m a thirty-year-old assistant pastor, so why did…
God deals with nations as nations and individuals as individuals. This great nation has enjoyed the blessing of God for 228 years. In God We…
The Bible teaches us that God owns everything. “The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. For…
On June 24th the Supreme Court issued its ruling on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case. The landmark verdict reversed the controversial 1973…
Like the Dred Scott decision and Plessy v Ferguson, Roe is finally on the trash heap of history where it belongs. In law school I…
As expected, today the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that designated abortion as a constitutional right. For those of us active…
Three huge US Supreme Court decisions came down this week and all of them have a significant impact on Christians and Christian ministries. Carson vs.…
Many mistakenly believe the Bible to be a hopelessly obscure book, the meaning of which can never be understood due to its antiquity. However, the…
We enjoyed tremendous services and other sessions at our recent annual meeting, held at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Greenville, SC. You can find audio…
(Find Part 1 here and Part 2 here.) A few years ago, our family relocated here in Folsom. In our search for new housing, we…
“Mommy, let’s get this book!” My three-year-old daughter exclaimed as she pulled a sparkly pink book about drag queens off the library shelf. Visit the…
My grandfather was saved as an adult. After he died, a written account of his salvation story circulated among our family members. We did…
Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise Him, O ye servants of the Lord. Psalm 135:1 In Children’s Sunday School,…
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