Overseeing Church Music without Musical Expertise

By Don Johnson | June 26, 2018 |

The music at our recent conference at First Baptist Church of Troy, Michigan (also see here), was one of the outstanding features of the meeting.…

Being Wrong and Loving It

By Kevin Schaal | June 25, 2018 | Comments Off on Being Wrong and Loving It

I can be wrong, but God never is. “Of course!” you say.  For those of us in ministry leadership, this is often a hard lesson…

Our Great God

By George Stiekes | June 22, 2018 | Comments Off on Our Great God

For in Him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also His…

Henry Dunster: Harvard’s First President a Profile of Baptist Courage

By Matt Recker | June 21, 2018 | Comments Off on Henry Dunster: Harvard’s First President a Profile of Baptist Courage

In the early days of our fledgling nation, pressure to conform to the Church of England drove many individuals to the new world. Henry Dunster…

Audio from the 98th Annual Fellowship Meeting

By Don Johnson | June 20, 2018 |

Last week, I posted a summary of the concluding message delivered at our meeting. Today, I’d like to highlight all the available audio with some…

“Sorrowful yet Always Rejoicing”

By Kit Johnson | June 19, 2018 | Comments Off on “Sorrowful yet Always Rejoicing”

I don’t like sorrow. You might respond, “Of course, who does?” I mean, I really don’t like sorrow. My natural instinct is to flush it…

Fortitude for Fathers

By Brent Niedergall | June 16, 2018 | Comments Off on Fortitude for Fathers

One friend facetiously relayed to another, “I just watched a film where a man’s wife is brutally murdered by a serial killer and his son…

Young Man … Are You in Blood Earnest?

By Don Johnson | June 15, 2018 | Comments Off on Young Man … Are You in Blood Earnest?

the Foundations Baptist Fellowship Annual Meeting report What an outstanding meeting! We heartily commend Dr. Mike Harding and First Baptist Church of Troy for their…

Bible Perspective On Suicide

By Thomas Overmiller | June 14, 2018 | Comments Off on Bible Perspective On Suicide

The recent deaths of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and fashion designer Kate Spade raise awareness of a disturbing fact. Even famous and accomplished people commit…

Bible Answers for Suicidal Thinking

By Matt Recker | June 13, 2018 | Comments Off on Bible Answers for Suicidal Thinking

A tragic wave of suicides among the rich and famous rocked our news pages recently. This past weekend two others jumped out of Manhattan buildings…

Going Against His Wishes: Remembering R. C. Chapman

By Brent Niedergall | June 12, 2018 | Comments Off on Going Against His Wishes: Remembering R. C. Chapman

Out of the plethora of godly preachers who have already entered into glory, who graces your list of heroes? There are plenty to choose from:…

How to Tell Your Pastor that You are Being Abused

By Kevin Schaal | June 11, 2018 |

Do not wait.  Abuse will not go away or get better over time (Proverbs 19:19).  It is much better to deal with it early than…

Praying, Praying, Praying

By Thomas Overmiller | June 8, 2018 | Comments Off on Praying, Praying, Praying

Praying at All Times When Paul says, “Praying always,” he encourages believers to pray all the time (Eph 6:18). He further portrays this as “being…

Our One Unique God

By George Stiekes | June 7, 2018 | Comments Off on Our One Unique God

      Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.…

Introducing the P&D Resources Page

By Proclaim and Defend | June 6, 2018 | Comments Off on Introducing the P&D Resources Page

Proclaim & Defend recently added a Resources page. The topics we discuss on these pages often are more fully developed in books and resources that…

Lessons from an English Cathedral

By Don Johnson | June 5, 2018 | Comments Off on Lessons from an English Cathedral

I am visiting in the United Kingdom for a couple of weeks, getting some quality “grandfather time” with two lovely granddaughters. In the process, we…

Regarding Physical Abuse in Marriage

By Kevin Schaal | June 4, 2018 |

With the firing of Paige Patterson at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the way pastors have counseled physically abused women has become a serious topic of…

Driven By God’s Purpose, Not Ours

By George Stiekes | June 1, 2018 | Comments Off on Driven By God’s Purpose, Not Ours

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he…

Lessons from the Caffyn Controversy

By Don Johnson | May 31, 2018 |

    Can we learn from history? Given the oft-repeated mistakes of men, the adage that answers in the negative seems all too true. In…

Understanding Religious Liberty – Leland and Madison

By John Mincy | May 30, 2018 | Comments Off on Understanding Religious Liberty – Leland and Madison

This article features quotes from a sixty-eight page article in the Penn State Law Review. The title is “John Leland and James Madison: Religious Influence…

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