Baptist Liberals and other stories

The Eclectic Web Our lead story has this headline: God too big for one religion. So says Baptist pastor Joe Phelps. He is the pastor of Highland Baptist Church, a church affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship, a group that has partner churches in the CBF and the more conservative…

Read More

Review: Troubled Journey

Troubled Journey A Missionary Childhood in War-torn China By Faith Cook Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth Trust, 2004 Book review by David Potter How should we deal with trials and tragedy on the mission field? What are the principles that should govern missionary child-rearing? An unusual woman raises these important issues in an unusual missionary…

Read More

The Difference Between Preaching and Teaching

Thomas Overmiller A couple of years ago, a missionary on the field sent me two questions: (1) What is preaching? (2) How does preaching differ from teaching? He didn’t ask because he didn’t know the answers. He was preparing lecture notes for an upcoming homiletics class and wanted outside input. In this article, I’d like…

Read More