The Christian’s Dual Allegiance

By Brendon Johnson | January 30, 2020 | Comments Off on The Christian’s Dual Allegiance

This is a sermon with two texts. One text is from the Old Testament, the other from the New. One comes from the prophet Jeremiah,…

The Crisis of Missions

By David Oliver | January 29, 2020 |

(or, The Way God Can Use One Man) Uncle Tom’s Cabin first appeared in 1852 in serial form and was later published as a book,…

Your Anger Is Not Okay

By Kit Johnson | January 28, 2020 |

I firmly believe that Christians generally undersell the danger of anger. For example, we constantly warn men about lust/pornography, and we warn women about letting…

Life is a Vapor–A Precious Vapor

By Kevin Schaal | January 27, 2020 |

  Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little…

Our Mighty God

By George Stiekes | January 24, 2020 | Comments Off on Our Mighty God

For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons,…

How to Turn a Book into a Sunday School Series

By Brent Niedergall | January 23, 2020 | Comments Off on How to Turn a Book into a Sunday School Series

Introduction Teaching a Sunday school class, especially one for teens or adults, can be tough. Prefabricated curriculum can feel a bit canned. People aren’t looking…

What If One Lifetime Were Like One Year?

By Gordon Dickson | January 22, 2020 | Comments Off on What If One Lifetime Were Like One Year?

Moses wrote in Psalm 90:12 “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” All of us prepare for…

The New York Times Assault on Hell

By Matt Recker | January 21, 2020 | Comments Off on The New York Times Assault on Hell

The New York Times published an editorial, Why Do People Believe in Hell, on January 10, 2020 by David Bentley Hart that makes an all-out…

Respect the King, Obey the Law, Pay Your Taxes

By Kevin Schaal | January 20, 2020 | Comments Off on Respect the King, Obey the Law, Pay Your Taxes

What are Christians supposed to do with presidents like Donald Trump, or Barack Obama? President Trump is promising big action in the near future regarding…

Find Your Passion? Or Live for a Greater Cause?

By Joel Arnold | January 17, 2020 | Comments Off on Find Your Passion? Or Live for a Greater Cause?

I try not to make a habit of this, but I’m going to start out by telling you a lie. It’s a lie that you…

A Good Evangelism Goal

By Thomas Overmiller | January 16, 2020 | Comments Off on A Good Evangelism Goal

Paul’s outreach efforts in the first-century city of Ephesus yielded remarkable results, yet Luke did not record these results as a headcount of total converts.…

On State Constitutions and Restrictions Against Tuition Tax Credits – The Atlantic

By Kevin Schaal | January 15, 2020 | Comments Off on On State Constitutions and Restrictions Against Tuition Tax Credits – The Atlantic

This has implications for Christian Schools across the country.  (KSchaal) Later this month, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear one of the most significant education…

The Body Is One

By Brendon Johnson | January 15, 2020 | Comments Off on The Body Is One

“The eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of…

The New Perspective on Paul: “What Saint Paul Really Said”?

By Albin Huss | January 14, 2020 | Comments Off on The New Perspective on Paul: “What Saint Paul Really Said”?

It seemed appropriate given the rising popularity of N.T. Wright, to republish this article.  The NPP is dangerous and takes evangelicals back toward Roman Catholic…

Biblical Separation is About Doctrine, Not People

By Kevin Schaal | January 13, 2020 |

  There is a difference between biblical (doctrinal) separation and limited fellowship over philosophical differences. Obedient believers will have to practice both, but they are…

A Constant Threat to True Faith

By Don Johnson | January 10, 2020 | Comments Off on A Constant Threat to True Faith

Returning to our regular preaching after the Christmas break, we find ourselves beginning Acts 15. This is a pivotal chapter in the book of Acts,…

A Tale of Two Churches

By Gerry Carlson | January 9, 2020 | Comments Off on A Tale of Two Churches

The following article is offered as a prospectus for hopefully more extensive research into the invasion of the two main Baptist conventions in the USA…

Jesus & Killing Soleimani – Juicy Ecumenism

By Kevin Schaal | January 8, 2020 | Comments Off on Jesus & Killing Soleimani – Juicy Ecumenism

Christian Left denounces killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, insisting Jesus opposes killing, but also tries to mobilize Just War doctrine, which is mainly about…

Jesus-Devotion Early and Modern

By Brent Niedergall | January 8, 2020 | Comments Off on Jesus-Devotion Early and Modern

Introduction Like many Americans around my age, I grew up watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. I was a fan. And sometime after Fred Rogers’ death, I…

Where Balaam Went Wrong

By Brendon Johnson | January 7, 2020 | Comments Off on Where Balaam Went Wrong

To many Bible readers Balaam the son of Beor is an enigma. Nothing is known of him except for a brief though highly significant encounter…

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