Thomas Overmiller Many Christian mothers find themselves in the position of raising their son(s) without a father, or at least without a Christian father. They find it difficult to believe that their son can develop into a man of God without a godly father active in the home. Though a godly father is a crucial [...]
Beginning Personal Bible Study
November 27, 2012
Linda Hull “Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart” (Psalm 119:34). I have learned that the most important aspect of Bible study is to get started! Too often we believers get bogged down in our efforts to read our Bibles by worrying about the [...]
Anger: A Flood Out of Control
July 19, 2012
by Morris D. Hunsucker, Sr. This article first appeared in FrontLine • July/August 2000. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. My temper has always been a problem. When I was younger, I regularly got into trouble because I got so angry, so easily. Whenever a conflict would arise, I always ended up doing something [...]
Windows: Seeking God
June 28, 2012
by Mike Jones This article first appeared in FrontLine • Jan/Feb 2000. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. The true Christian, who delights in communion with the Holy Spirit, and meditates upon His law, daily acquires a stronger vision and gains a clearer and more distinct appreciation of heavenly realities. They begin to assume [...]
Saved, Saved, Saved–Why Are Our Teens Getting Saved Over and Over? [FrontLine feature article]
June 26, 2012
by Larry Oats This article appears in the current issue of FrontLine • May/June 2012. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. The church teens head off to summer camp, the Christian school invites a special speaker to a spiritual emphasis week, the youth group goes to a youth conference— and many of the church [...]
NT/OT: A NT Christian Studying the OT
June 21, 2012
by Layton Talbert This article first appeared in FrontLine • May/June 2004. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. Is the Old Testament at all authoritative for the New Testament era? Should the New Testament believer even attach much value to the Old Testament? And if so, in what ways and areas is the Old [...]
Making Spiritual Growth a Priority
June 20, 2012
by Rick Barry This article first appeared in FrontLine • May/June 2004. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. The winter when two friends invited Tony Risser [not his real name] to lift weights with them, he had no clue how greatly it would affect his life. But because Tony had been a cross-country runner [...]
The Need for Spiritual Food
June 19, 2012
by Paul Michael Garrison This article first appeared in FrontLine • May/June 2004. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. When I was eight years old, my little brother was born. At first, he proved to be quite a disappointment. After all, he was too little to play with or to do much of anything [...]
What the Matter with Those GUBAs?
May 24, 2012
by John Brock This article first appeared in FrontLine May/June 2003. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. Have you ever heard any of the following statements? “The biggest losers in our Christian school are our church kids.” “The new converts in our youth group are on fire, but our so-called Christian kids are carnal [...]
Let a Commentary Be Your Guide (3)
May 15, 2013