New York City Regional Fellowship of the FBFI on Tuesday, September 10 @ 9 am – 1 pm Guest Speaker: Dr. Michael & Sheri Privett…
“I just want to feel loved,” she said. She was the barber taking care of another customer in the next chair. Her remarkably open conversation…
A Biblical Study on the Question of Multiple Pastors in a Church (Part One of Four) What is the right number of pastors for a…
The Confessions of Jeremiah, Part 1 Jeremiah 11:18-Jeremiah 12:6 Jeremiah 12:5-6 If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how…
Disney removed Jesus completely from a story that was all about Jesus. Madeleine L’Engle publicly stated that her Newberry Award-winning novel, A Wrinkle in Time (1963),…
When was the last time you thanked God for other Christians? When was the last time that you prayed, saying, “Thank you God for [so…
Those who think that churches should be governed by a self-perpetuating boards of elders have two main arguments. The first is that the sheep (i.e.,…
Our friend Kevin Schaal gave us a motivating piece on Monday, “We Need More Pastors, Where Are They?” As we age, those of us in…
Early in my ministry a young lady who was a part of the same youth group I was back in high school visited my home.…
The aging status of the collective group of pastors leading independent Baptist Churches is alarming. This problem is impacting all of broader evangelicalism. Most of…
1 Co 9.22b “I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” A recent lecture led to some…
He that saith he abideth in Him ought himself also so to walk, even as He walked. I John 2:6 When someone claims to believe…
Galatians 4:21–31—An Allegory? Those who adopt an allegorical method of interpretation often appeal to Galatians 4:21–31. After all, Paul says these things “are an allegory”…
Once upon a time, the Little Red Hen found a grain of wheat. “Who will help me plant this grain of wheat?” she asked. “Not…
The couple showed up out of the blue for an evening service. As I approached them it was easy to tell that they wanted to…
As it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of OFFENSE: and whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed…
O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on…
Discipleship is an essential feature of God’s plan to build His church; it is not an optional add-on to evangelism. Jesus spent many hours teaching…
A college friend and I once debated whether there would be soccer in Heaven. He steadfastly maintained we would all play, while I insisted that…
I recently had a conversation with a young man preparing for ministry that turned a bit differently than I expected. He casually made the…
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