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…

New Testament Tongues

By Thomas Overmiller | May 29, 2018 | Comments Off on New Testament Tongues

The Meaning of Speaking in Tongues At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit enabled a group of believers to speak with “other tongues” (Acts 2:4). This was…

Stewards of Their Sacrifice

By Kevin Schaal | May 28, 2018 | Comments Off on Stewards of Their Sacrifice

Four brothers went to war—World War 2. Their names were Alfred, John, George, and Henry. As of last month, the last one (George) entered heaven’s…

An Exemplary Pastor’s Wife

By Wally Morris | May 25, 2018 | Comments Off on An Exemplary Pastor’s Wife

Many people have written books and articles about the pastor’s wife. She is too often unnoticed and under-appreciated in our service for Christ. I’d like…

“By My Name Jehovah Was I Not Known to Them”

By Brent Niedergall | May 24, 2018 |

Do you have one of those names that give telemarketers pause? You almost feel bad for the guy who has to cold-call a Mr. Anuszkiewicz…

Do You Trivialize Sin?

By George Stiekes | May 23, 2018 | Comments Off on Do You Trivialize Sin?

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin when it is finished, bringeth forth death. James 1:5 From Reader’s Digest: You must…

New Testament Prophecy

By Thomas Overmiller | May 22, 2018 | Comments Off on New Testament Prophecy

The Nature of Prophecy The word prophecy in Scripture means “to speak the words of another.” A man-to-man example of this occurred in the Old…

Separation is Not Always the Answer

By Kevin Schaal | May 21, 2018 |

Separation is not always the answer. I know that statement seems contradictory to the fundamentalist ideal, but it is really not. Remaining in fellowship with…

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