Even if they don’t want to say so. Yesterday’s post from Forrest McPhail, “Sending You Good Vibes,” brought this to mind. The way I hear…
Social media can provide serious insight into people’s lives. Obviously, social media has a very selective approach to communication, as we post only what we…
James made a comparison of earthly wisdom to wisdom that is from above (James 3:17). It is understandable that James spoke of a wisdom that…
The simpleton, the fool, and the scorner are the bad boys of Proverbs, and I mean that in no endearing sort of way. We sometimes…
During our recent Annual Meeting held at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, our theme was “Reclaiming the Great Commission.” Besides the preaching sessions,…
In the previous post we introduced the following: Ministries need unity in vision, mission, philosophy, and doctrine for the work of the ministry to flourish…
Certainly, not every branch of Christianity takes a dim view of gambling, but some have. I belong to a segment of Christendom that has historically…
As a cross-cultural missionary, I have travelled to a lot of churches. I am usually there to present our burden to take part in what…
In his classic work, “How to Read a Book,” Mortimer Adler writes, “In the case of good books, the point is not to see how…
“Jesus ate with sinners!” The drug-addicted mother threw the statement in the face of her substance-recovering daughter as a taunt and manipulative tool. The daughter…
Larry Robbins recently retired after a 23-year career as a Community Chaplain, serving with his local police force. Through that time he also served on…
We seem to live in an age of turmoil and even crisis within large ministry organizations or institutions—whatever major denomination that you observe. And yet…
God intends prophecy to have a definite impact on people. Commentators and hermeneutics texts warn us not to misconstrue the intent of prophetic passages. Much…
Kevin Schaal’s article on Monday (Fighting for Free Speech is Fighting for the Gospel)touched on something I’ve been thinking about recently. Our times are full…
We live in challenging times, do we not? Perhaps, many might think “challenging” is a bit of an understatement. Truth seems to be such a…
The intersectionality of religion and politics is a huge bone of contention in the present social dialogue. People from the right and left are…
During our recent Annual Meeting held at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, our theme was “Reclaiming the Great Commission.” In our podcast last…
When I was proof-reading my husband’s master’s thesis on pastoral transitions, I started to think again about the biblical role of a pastor’s wife. As…
The early church in Acts had a problem: “And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of…
Why has God given revelation in the form of prophecy? And why so much? What is the goal of prophecy? Or are there multiple intended…
