“I am depressed.” Maybe you have heard someone make this claim. Perhaps you have made it yourself. Or, you may be wondering if you have depression. What is depression? Some have described it as a deep hole in which no light shines. Others style it as a heavy blanket draped over them. Whatever it is,…
No doubt our readers may tire of hearing about our milestones. Over the last week, we’ve published three articles marking our 500th week of publication at P&D.1This post will be last, I promise! When institutions or people hit nice round numbers — like 500! — we often mark the milestone. Next year will mark my…
500 weeks ago, Don Johnson (on the right above with the trademark bowtie), FBFI board member and church planter in British Columbia took on the monumental task of establishing a blog site for our fellowship. Don’s countless hours of dedicated service have made this site a staple in the lives of many people and an…
Lillias Trotter stood at a crossroads.1 The words of the renown nineteenth century art critic, John Ruskin, rang in her mind. “If you allow me to train you,” he had said. “You could become one of the greatest artists in the world.”2 Trotter loved beauty. God had truly blessed her with artistic talent. Yet, Trotter…
[Our friend and frequent contributor, Thomas Overmiller, is working through a series of studies on the office of deacon. He is posting these as short studies, we are combining several posts into this post. We hope it is profitable for you. See part one here. – Editor.] Deacons in the Church: Essential Personal Qualities A…
As mentioned yesterday, this week marks the 500th week of publication for Proclaim & Defend. For today’s post, we solicited testimonials from some of our writers. We thought they might encourage you to subscribe to our feed [see the link near the bottom of the right hand column on our main page] and read the…
[Note: this week marks a milestone for Proclaim & Defend. It is our 500th week of publication. Most weeks we put out an article each weekday, sometimes running just one short or sometime running one extra for the week. Our first week began February 29, 2012, a Wednesday, so our first week had a run…
Writing about vaccines is going somewhere that angels fear to tread. Last year’s mask controversies pale in comparison to the vaccine discussions going on now. It is a mistake to see this as a Christian vs. secular controversy, or even as a politically conservative vs. progressive issue. After all, it’s Trump’s vaccine that we are…
“Oh Lord, what is wrong with me?” future missionary Isobel Kuhn prayed. “Why can’t I sense Your Presence now as I have lately? Why has the Bible become dry?” Have you been there? You dutifully read your Bible nearly every day. You pray like you’ve been taught. It feels like a chore or, even worse,…
Hurricane Ida carved a devastating swath through Louisiana. Recently, Tropical Storm Nicholas flooded the area again. Amid it all, several Gospel-preaching churches are asking for our help. Would you be willing to put together a work team of 3-4 people to help those ravaged by the recent storms? Those who were in the path of…