Congratulations to Our Own Brigadier General

For the first time in FBFI history, we have our first Brigadier General Chaplain! Chaplain Colonel Mike Sproul was confirmed by the Senate for promotion to Brigadier General in the Air National Guard with a promotion date of Sept. 1, 2023. Mike’s pin-on ceremony took place at Tri-City Baptist Church in Chandler, AZ at 1…

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Hope in a Hurry

Hope—the word itself has such a positive reputation that there is no shortage of helpful quotations about it. In 1969 Hal Lindsey wrote The Late Great Planet Earth. Israel’s Six-Day War had provoked a renewed interest in prophecy, and Lindsey’s popular style made his book a sensational bestseller. Recent tensions in that region have helped…

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Wars and Rumors of Wars

FrontLine: January/February 2019 | VOLUME 29 | NUMBER 1 December 8, 1941: The headlines across the country read, “WAR!” and “US at War!” Again our country would find itself in the throes of a worldwide conflict. Whether or not we would be victorious in this conflict, at least part of the outcome would be the…

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Civil Air Patrol: A Pastor’s Opportunity

Daryl S. Jeffers FrontLine • May/June 2009 On a beautiful summer day in 1996 I stood on the porch of the old terminal building at the Jimmy Stewart Municipal Airport in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and watched a challenging competition taking place between some highly skilled aviators. Another spectator observing the same contest saw my interest in…

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Comforting the Brethren

Roger Rodriquez FrontLine • July/August 2006 I am reminded of Matthew 25:40, which reads, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” When our battalion was deployed to Afghanistan, little did I realize the remoteness of where we would be located. Our…

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A Sovereign Mandate

Tavis J. Long Believing that the privilege to pray in Jesus’ name is fundamental to the Christian’s relationship with Christ, and understanding that the privilege to reference the personage of Jesus in public prayer is under increasing attack in the military chaplaincy, we resolve that our Chaplains will be supported, defended, and encouraged to pray…

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“Perform or Provide”—The Chaplain’s Guide

John Vaughn Although the number of FBFI chaplains continues to grow, we continue to meet pastors and church members who wonder how a separatist chaplain can serve in the pluralistic environment of chaplaincy. Common questions include the following: “How can a Fundamental Baptist serve in a chapel with a liberal Methodist?” Or, “No Fundamental Baptist…

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Who Needs Armor Anyway?

Gary T. Fisher At the time of the attacks of September 11th I, along with all the other chaplains of Fort Jackson, South Carolina, were in Charleston at a profession development conference. We all immediately began watching in disbelief what was happening on the TV screens— America had been attacked! Our lives and careers changed…

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Wanted: A Few Godly Men

An Interview with Chaplain Joe Willis Later this year, CH (COL) Joe Willis will complete a long and illustrious military career. Nevertheless, his chaplaincy ministry will not only continue, it will expand. We have already begun a transition in FBFI chaplaincy that will involve Chaplain Willis more and more in the months and years ahead,…

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The Military Chaplain – Missionary, Evangelist, or Pastor?

Tavis Long Is the military Chaplaincy a legitimate New Testament ministry? What, if any, is the Chaplain’s affiliation with the local church? Does he lead a local church, as does a pastor? Is he a ministry of the local church, as is a “sent” missionary? Is he a tool of the local church, as is…

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