How to Get the Most Out of Your Bible

By Ken Brown | November 16, 2021 | Comments Off on How to Get the Most Out of Your Bible

Every evangelical church I’m aware of places its belief regarding the Bible first in its Statement of Faith.  Article I of our church’s confession says:…

The Ever-Changing Definition of a Fundamentalist

By Kevin Schaal | November 14, 2021 |

Our mouths are moving. Our tongues are wagging. The words coming out of our mouths sound familiar to each of us, but we do not…

Revive Us Again

By David Shumate | November 12, 2021 | Comments Off on Revive Us Again

September/October 2021 | VOLUME 31 | NUMBER 5 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? (Ps. 85:6) Throughout the…

The Compounding Effect of Marital Arguments

By Thomas Overmiller | November 11, 2021 | Comments Off on The Compounding Effect of Marital Arguments

When we get away from biblical thinking, fail to communicate with our spouse, and blame one another for our failures, we lay groundwork for increased…

Review: Alcohol Explained

By Don Johnson | November 10, 2021 | Comments Off on Review: Alcohol Explained

Alcohol Explained, by William Porter manufactured by Amazon.ca, Bolton, ON, n.d. William Porter is, by his own description, “a middle-aged lawyer” who gave up drinking…

College, Consistency, Context, and the Condition of the Human Heart

By Kevin Schaal | November 7, 2021 |

One short quote in David Beale’s excellent new book Christian Fundamentalism in America is getting a lot of attention, After being the premier Fundamentalist academic…

What Christians Know About Non-Christians

By Ken Brown | November 5, 2021 | Comments Off on What Christians Know About Non-Christians

Christians are called to share Christ with their unbelieving friends and acquaintances (2 Corinthians 5:20), but very often we feel inadequate when presenting or defending…

The Testing of Faith

By George Stiekes | November 4, 2021 | Comments Off on The Testing of Faith

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto…

Benny Moran, Pastor, FBFI Board Member

By Treg Spicer | November 3, 2021 | Comments Off on Benny Moran, Pastor, FBFI Board Member

[Note: Treg Spicer, one of our regular writers, is the successor to brother Benny Moran at Faith Baptist Church – Morgantown, WV. Pastor Moran served…

Three Eggs

By Mark Batory | November 2, 2021 | Comments Off on Three Eggs

Life was wonderful! Paula and I finished college and on the heels of marriage began deputation, which was actually our extended honeymoon. Nine months later…

Would You Take Jesus to See Halloween?

By Kevin Schaal | October 31, 2021 | Comments Off on Would You Take Jesus to See Halloween?

Would You Take Jesus to See Halloween? Not the holiday—the movie. I really can’t speak authoritatively on that particular movie, I have never seen it.…

I Can… Except I Can’t

By Joel Arnold | October 29, 2021 | Comments Off on I Can… Except I Can’t

I know few better ways to understand myself than being a father. Because kids are, after all, just little humans with all of the wonderful…

Review: In the Name of God

By Don Johnson | October 28, 2021 | Comments Off on Review: In the Name of God

In the Name of God: The Colliding Lives, Legends, and Legacies of J. Frank Norris and George W. Truett O. S. Hawkins, B & H…

Cancel Abraham

By M. R. Conrad | October 27, 2021 | Comments Off on Cancel Abraham

Cancel Abraham. He owned slaves and even impregnated one of them. Cancel Sarah. She enabled her husband’s escapade and persecuted the victim. Cancel David. His…

Thinking About Deacons (Part Five)

By Thomas Overmiller | October 26, 2021 | Comments Off on Thinking About Deacons (Part Five)

[Our friend and frequent contributor, Thomas Overmiller, is working through a series of studies on the office of deacon. He is posting these as short…

How Do We Talk to Our Children about This Stuff?

By Kevin Schaal | October 24, 2021 | Comments Off on How Do We Talk to Our Children about This Stuff?

Covid has transformed the way we live and therefore the way we view the world.  In an article in the Atlantic on Sunday Morning entitled…

Depression & Sin

By Bobby Howell | October 22, 2021 | Comments Off on Depression & Sin

Depression is a monumental bane to human flourishing. The contributors to depression can be, and are often, physical. A failure to get enough sleep, poor…

Fading Joy: Am I Seeking an Experience or a Relationship?

By M. R. Conrad | October 21, 2021 | Comments Off on Fading Joy: Am I Seeking an Experience or a Relationship?

The lights dim as the music begins to play. The energy in the crowd seems to almost crackle audibly. You feel a surge of anticipation…

The Church is God’s Idea, Part II

By Ken Brown | October 20, 2021 | Comments Off on The Church is God’s Idea, Part II

In an earlier blog we saw that the Great Commission and the Church began at the same time – on the Day of Pentecost.  But…

Thinking About Deacons (Part Four)

By Thomas Overmiller | October 19, 2021 | Comments Off on Thinking About Deacons (Part Four)

[Our friend and frequent contributor, Thomas Overmiller, is working through a series of studies on the office of deacon. He is posting these as short…

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