Doubting the Love of God

By Taigen Joos | December 14, 2017 | Comments Off on Doubting the Love of God

Taigen Joos Believers should never question the fact that God loves them. Many biblical texts show us the love of God. Likewise, many hymns describe…

Who Should You Marry & Why? (Part 1)

By Matt Recker | December 12, 2017 | Comments Off on Who Should You Marry & Why? (Part 1)

Matt Recker Getting married is one of life’s most revealing, most character making (or breaking) decisions. In Malachi’s day God’s people were dealing “treacherously” against…

God Made Visible (2)

By George Stiekes | December 11, 2017 | Comments Off on God Made Visible (2)

George Stiekes Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. (I Timothy 1:17) The…

Virtue

By Don Johnson | December 8, 2017 |

Don Johnson An article at The American Conservative explores virtue in our modern culture. Virtue no longer is a matter of character, where the individual…

Relating to the Law

By Don Johnson | December 6, 2017 | Comments Off on Relating to the Law

Don Johnson “Can Christians eat pork?” A fellow visiting our church asked that question a couple of weeks ago. Again, someone else asked me, “In…

God Made Visible

By George Stiekes | December 5, 2017 | Comments Off on God Made Visible

George Stiekes Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. (I Timothy 1:17) The…

A Basic Definition of the Trinity

By Thomas Overmiller | November 30, 2017 | Comments Off on A Basic Definition of the Trinity

Thomas Overmiller Any description of the Trinity must include two basic elements. First, it must affirm that there is one eternal God. Second, it must…

The FBFI statement on the Nashville Statement

By Kevin Schaal | November 29, 2017 |

Kevin Schaal On Tuesday, August 29, the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood released the Nashville Statement publicly identifying and proclaiming the basic tenets of…

Our Homes

By George Stiekes | November 28, 2017 | Comments Off on Our Homes

George Stiekes O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear Me, and keep all My commandments always, that it might…

Acts 2:38 and Baptismal Regeneration

By Wally Morris | November 27, 2017 |

Wally Morris The question of whether baptism is necessary for salvation is a question with which many Christians struggle. The connection between baptism and Christian…

Six Thanksgiving Principles from President Washington’s Proclamation

By Matt Recker | November 23, 2017 | Comments Off on Six Thanksgiving Principles from President Washington’s Proclamation

Matt Recker On October 3, 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation full of faith and wisdom, designating Thursday, November 26, 1789 as a national…

Thanks in Eternity

By George Stiekes | November 22, 2017 | Comments Off on Thanks in Eternity

George Stiekes And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on…

The Best Questions to Ask in Terrible Times of Terror

By Matt Recker | November 21, 2017 |

Matt Recker I have been asked many times in these terrible days of terror, “Why would God allow this if He is all-powerful and good?…

A. T. Robertson and Preaching

By Wally Morris | November 20, 2017 | Comments Off on A. T. Robertson and Preaching

Wally Morris I grew up going to Southern Baptist churches. The church I went to for most of my childhood and teenage years was established…

Best of P&D: Mike Harding writes on Alcohol

By Mike Harding | November 17, 2017 | Comments Off on Best of P&D: Mike Harding writes on Alcohol

In our day, professing Christians, even so-called conservative Christians, are eager to justify the use of beverage alcohol. This, in spite of untold misery and…

More on Holiness

By George Stiekes | November 16, 2017 | Comments Off on More on Holiness

George Stiekes For an earlier meditation on Holiness, click here. Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end…

The Reformation Is Not Finished

By Wally Morris | November 14, 2017 | Comments Off on The Reformation Is Not Finished

Wally Morris I recently attended a “Faith and Spirituality in Politics” luncheon hosted by our state senator. We met at a Catholic retreat center located…

Never Be Shamed from Prayer

By Matt Recker | November 13, 2017 |

Matt Recker A term called “prayer shaming” arose after the terrorist shooting in San Bernardino in 2015. Its users intend it as a rebuke to…

Blogs of note for November 10, 2017

By Don Johnson | November 10, 2017 | Comments Off on Blogs of note for November 10, 2017

For today’s post we’d like to highlight a few blogs we noticed recently that are worth your time to read. Here are the headlines: Where…

What Are You Thinking?

By Ken Endean | November 9, 2017 | Comments Off on What Are You Thinking?

Ken Endean FrontLine • May/June 2008 Almost 350 years ago, with the restoration of the English monarchy, King Charles II sought to control the churches.…

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