Thinking about government in light of 1 Samuel 8 by Matthew Recker By the last days of the judges, national Israel had grown from a…
by Bud Steadman This article first appeared in the Baptist World Mission Messenger. Used by permission. In Luke 5:1-11 our Lord used fishing to teach…
For better or worse, we now have a Facebook page for our blog. The main reason for this is to help us spread the word…
A few articles that came to our attention in recent weeks suggest topics Christians should think about. What should we think about Christians and sport?…
A review by Brian Collins Leedy, Randy. Love Not the World: Winning the War Against Worldliness. Greenville, SC: Bob Jones University Press, 2012. Discussing topics…
The subject of our current issue is Sanctification or Growing in Grace. This was the theme of our recent annual meeting held in Phoenix, AZ…
by Jim Oesterwind The LORD would not accept the well-intended offerings of the children of Israel in the day of the prophet Malachi. They tearfully…
by Jim Oesterwind There is a digital fantasyland called Second Life where people live virtual lives because they have become disengaged from the real world.…
Is Rap Really a Canvas? David de Bruyn begins what looks to be an excellent series of posts arguing against the neutrality of musical forms…
Our theme for the 92nd Annual Fellowship is in progress with one more day remaining. We thought it appropriate to highlight the main session messages…
An article review: Works and Words: Why You Can’t Preach the Gospel with Deeds And why it’s important to say so. Duane Litfin| posted 5/30/2012…
Our National Fellowship Meeting began tonight in Chandler, Arizona at Tri-City Baptist Church. We enjoyed a tremendous service with wonderful singing from the choir, special…
Stapert, Calvin R. A New Song for an Old World: Musical Thought in the Early Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007. a review by Brian Collins…
by Jim Oesterwind One writer recently observed, “A divorce is like an amputation: You survive, but there’s less of you.”1 Another concludes, “Divorce, as a…
The subject of our current issue is missionary effort around the world on the Islands of the Sea – Yap in Micronesia, New Zealand, Japan,…
A few items of interest this week: Quebec: Canada’s Prodigal Province. Independent Baptists will not agree with many of the statements made in this article…
by Jim Oesterwind This is part 3 of a series, here is Part 1, Part 2. There is no denying the fact that a dramatically…
by Jim Oesterwind This is the second of a series. Part 1 is here. The opal is a beautiful stone because of the “play of…
by Doug Wright Andy Stanley’s ministry at North Point Community Church and its many satellite campuses has recently come back onto many people’s radar. Stanley’s…
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