Marks of a Forward-Looking Ministry

By Thomas Overmiller | August 18, 2021 | Comments Off on Marks of a Forward-Looking Ministry

Tit 1.4 To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. In an…

FrontLine: Living Among Wolves

By Gordon Dickson | August 17, 2021 | Comments Off on FrontLine: Living Among Wolves

FrontLine | July/August 2021 | VOLUME 31 | NUMBER 4 One cold March morning during a torrential downpour, I observed a man wrestling with a…

Moral Idealism vs a Christian World-View

By Kevin Schaal | August 16, 2021 |

  Moral idealism and Christianity are not the same. In fact, in most instances, moral idealism produces thinking that runs contradictory to a biblical worldview.…

Precious Faith

By George Stiekes | August 13, 2021 | Comments Off on Precious Faith

Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God…

How to Spend an Hour in Prayer

By Gordon Dickson | August 12, 2021 | Comments Off on How to Spend an Hour in Prayer

Do you feel that you cannot pray because you run out of things to say? One of the most practical ways to solve this problem…

Do Everything Without Complaining

By Ken Brown | August 11, 2021 | Comments Off on Do Everything Without Complaining

The first five days of Creation Week in Genesis chapter one have a cadence marked by the words “And God said”: “And God said, ‘Let…

The World in the Hands of an Angry God

By Kevin Schaal | August 8, 2021 | Comments Off on The World in the Hands of an Angry God

The world is in the Hands of an angry God right now. The Puritans are not that popular these days. People want very positive messages…

Lovers of Truth in an Age of Nonsense

By Kit Johnson | August 6, 2021 | Comments Off on Lovers of Truth in an Age of Nonsense

I am increasingly concerned that Christians are following the culture’s lead as it spirals toward emotionalism and nonsense. Tabloids and gossip columns have long influenced…

They Profess to Know God: Do they know Him? Pt.3

By Forrest McPhail | August 5, 2021 | Comments Off on They Profess to Know God: Do they know Him? Pt.3

This is the last of three articles exploring these truths: Those who endure to the end are true believers (first article) Church discipline reveals true…

People of the Book: Which Book?

By Don Johnson | August 4, 2021 | Comments Off on People of the Book: Which Book?

Bobby Howell’s piece yesterday suggested to me an article I wrote last fall, “Why Are the Politicians I Like So Disappointing?” In that article, I…

How can a church be healthy with so many views?

By Bobby Howell | August 3, 2021 | Comments Off on How can a church be healthy with so many views?

“Long-held Christian beliefs about everything from the nature of God to morality have been reshaped and have become unimportant to many people.”1 Mark Dever’s statement…

The Risk of Marriage

By Kevin Schaal | August 2, 2021 | Comments Off on The Risk of Marriage

This week our family had the sweet privilege of witnessing the marriage of our youngest son to a wonderful Christian young woman. It was a…

Introducing the P&D Baptist History Page

By Larry Oats | July 30, 2021 |

A recent addition to our site is our Baptist History page. Our blog focuses on making Biblical applications to modern life from a fundamentalist Baptist…

They Profess to Know God; Do They Know Him? Pt.2

By Forrest McPhail | July 29, 2021 | Comments Off on They Profess to Know God; Do They Know Him? Pt.2

Introduction This is the second of three articles exploring these truths: Those who endure to the end are true believers (first article). Church discipline reveals…

Positive Holiness

By Ken Brown | July 28, 2021 | Comments Off on Positive Holiness

I was raised in what is called a ‘holiness’ denomination (of the Pentecostal variety) which meant that our church took seriously the Bible’s commands to…

Secularization and the Problem of Passing Faith on to the Next Generation

By Don Johnson | July 27, 2021 | Comments Off on Secularization and the Problem of Passing Faith on to the Next Generation

A recurring topic of conversation among Christians is the loss of young people who grew up in church. Some want to cast this as a…

Age, Widows, and Serving in the Local Church

By Kevin Schaal | July 25, 2021 | Comments Off on Age, Widows, and Serving in the Local Church

1 Timothy 5:1-16 The local church is not an interest group, it is a family—a household. Families are intergenerational. In fact, the intergenerational relationships in…

They Profess to Know God: Do They Know Him? Pt.1

By Forrest McPhail | July 23, 2021 | Comments Off on They Profess to Know God: Do They Know Him? Pt.1

The Disciple-Maker’s Challenge Everyone who seeks to make disciples in obedience to Jesus Christ faces the same difficulty: We all try to discern whether or…

Do You Know What Time It Is?

By Gordon Dickson | July 22, 2021 |

“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we…

God Gives Wisdom

By Jim Oesterwind | July 21, 2021 | Comments Off on God Gives Wisdom

One great enemy working against us in our pursuit of God’s wisdom is well-intentioned friends and family around us. People seek to draw us back…

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