BJU Board of Trustees Appoints Acting CEO

GREENVILLE, S.C. (May 16, 2023) – The Bob Jones University Board of Trustees today appointed Dr. Alan Benson acting CEO, effective May 17, 2023. Benson joined the University leadership in 2018 and has been serving as executive vice president for student development and ministry advancement. He earned a BA in Bible (1992) and a MMin…

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Maranatha Baptist University Names Dr. David Anderson as President

WATERTOWN, Wis., May 15, 2023—Dr. David Anderson, currently senior pastor of Heritage Baptist Church of Roscoe, Illinois, has been named the sixth president of Maranatha Baptist University. He will take office on August 1, 2023, in preparation for the fall semester. Dr. Anderson will succeed Dr. Marty Marriott who has served as the school’s president…

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Deadly Shooting in Florida – What We Must Do

Again, the news is flashing across our screens, a deadly shooting at a school in Florida, seventeen dead, students and parents in shock, and seemingly endless media coverage. Instantly opinions are broadcast about what ought to be done – officials should be proactive, someone should have intervened, guns should be outlawed, we need metal detectors…

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eclectica 2018.1.26

Today I’d like to share a few links that might be of interest to you. Some are from current news, others are more eclectic. Religious Activists in HHS • Christian Courage Nelson Trial Worldwide Persecution • Archaeology • On Virtue (secular)

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Special Northland Announcement

We have received the following press release from Project 14 Global Missions. FBFI is thrilled to learn of the possibility that the Northland campus can be saved to fulfill the vision of its founders and builders. Press Release from Project 14 Global Missions Released: 8:00pm, July 2, 2015 We are pleased to announce that Northland…

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Mars Hill Church to disband

Christianity Today reports on the sudden dissolution of the former Driscoll “empire” (CT’s word). We submit this matter as something that might be of interest to our readers, but no endorsements of anyone involved in this story should be implied.

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The Eclectic Web–2012/12/30

More on school shootings: Game Theory: A Year When Real-World Violence Crept Into Play The author denies a connection between real world violence and video games (certainly a debatable proposition), but the article reveals some interesting insight into human nature as the author, a young dad, considers what to do about his video games and…

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News–Aug 30, 2012

A blog we’ve noticed recently is written by Michael J. Kruger, Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC. This week he gives us an interesting article, Apocryphal Gospels and the Mainstream Media. The early church didn’t pick the gospels, but inherited them. Kent Dobson and Mars Hill Bible Church: Mars Hill…

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Around the Web–8/16/12

On John MacArthur Review of Iain Murray biography of John MacArthur from Banner of Truth: John MacArthur – A Review by Jeffrey Riddle – Note: this review is from a non-dispensational perspective. On Legalism Fred Zaspel, former classmate of this editor, addresses the over-use of the words Legalist and Legalism in “Legalism or Obedience?” Fred runs…

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