This year, while teaching apologetics to the juniors and seniors in our high school one of our students asked a very thoughtful question. We were discussing what the Bible had to say about the roles of men and women, particularly in marriage and in the church. As we were exploring the topic, one student raised…

I have no idea how much wrapping paper we went through this year, but my children decided, for whatever reason, that they would wrap the gifts they purchased for one another and different gift exchanges at school and church. It has been quite entertaining watching their wrapping skills unfold. It became evident, a roll of wrapping paper later…

Despair in the Battle Like so many other young men, I struggled with lust. I hated my sin, and was determined to put it to death. Each time I repented, I made new resolutions and commitments. I tried being more fervent in spiritual disciplines. I got more involved in my church. I signed up for…

I arrived home yesterday from two weeks of ministry in the Philippines.  Sandy and I were able to minister in two FBFI related meetings, one in Cebu hosted by Pastor Rogelio Baladjay at Bible Baptist Fellowship Church in Mandaue. The church is an energetic and active congregation, and they treated us with such a servant’s…

We bring you another interview from the March/April edition of FrontLine Magazine which was on the theme, “The Self-Deception of Substance Abuse.” Our guest today is Ben Hicks, the Associate Pastor at Colonial Hills Baptist Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. Ben has joined our podcast before and is a frequent contributor to FrontLine and to Proclaim…

1 Peter 3:21 is one of my favorite verses in the New Testament to use when teaching others about baptism. It states, “Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.”…

Too often we read the Bible as though we would have been the hero in every story. God knows this, and so He gives us deeply flawed heroes. When Moses disobeys or Abraham lies or Noah gets drunk or David commits both adultery and murder, or another good king becomes arrogant and rebels against God’s…

Our election up here is over and the guys I voted for lost (as usual… I am used to backing those who rarely win!). Interestingly to me, a lot of Americans are talking about this one — you all usually don’t notice our politics. Of course, the reason it is getting attention in the USA…

God created all things for His glory and pleasure (Rev. 4:11). This includes music. It is a gift from God to humanity as a good and perfect gift (Gen. 1:31; Job 35:10). God intends mankind to enjoy and use the blessings of music for His praise in both public and personal worship (Ps. 96:1-2). God…

The Greek term we translate “fellowship” in English has a connotation different from what English speakers think of when we mention the term. We think of comradeship or companionship, and the pleasure those relations evoke. The Oxford English Dictionary gives us this idea here: Companionship, company, friendly association (frequently of or with a specified person or persons); an instance…