My wife Emily just got back from the grocery store this morning. Considering the Coronavirus pandemic, we weren’t sure what to expect. We prayed with our two little girls before mommy left for the store, “Give us this day our daily bread.” Then she returned with an embarrassment of rations. Don’t get me wrong—we need…
Having something important to say is like landing a private jet in a jungle. You need a nice long runway to land your plane safely. You don’t want to crash! That’s what Paul is doing in Ephesians. From the start of Ch. 1 to the end of Ch. 2, he prepares the way for an…
In 1987 a toddler from Texas named Jessica McClure somehow fell into a narrow abandoned well. She ended up wedged in place 22 feet down with her foot up against her head. The drama of “Baby Jessica” dragged on for two days as rescue workers labored to save her. Television crews spread to story to…
“Here is a roll of toilet paper . . . and a gospel tract.” Imagine how that would have sounded two months ago. I would have considered it irreverent. Now it doesn’t seem that outrageous at all. In fact, that is just what some of our church members did this week. We did not organize…
The caskets are piling up in the potter’s field on Hart Island, New York. Typically, about 25 people a week are interred there. These are people with no known connections, or next of kin. But during this pandemic, the number of people buried there is nearly 5 times that high.1 This is in New York…
One of the tremendous benefits of a crisis is that it forces people to think. We have a strong tendency when things are good to go on “autopilot,” become absorbed with our routine, live for frivolous pleasures, and distract ourselves to death. But when business as usual suddenly comes to a halt, the game is…
March/April 2020 | VOLUME 30 | NUMBER 2 — The Fundamentals: Salvation [The latest FrontLine is available now online at www.fbfi.org for subscribers. Printing awaits, but we wanted you to know this edition is now available — and we want to encourage new subscriptions! — Ed.] My mother is a modern-day “Mary of Bethany.” Until…
Let’s get one thing very clear. We are not choosing to do virtual worship services because of governmental restrictions. We have the freedom to worship and we doggedly maintain that right no matter what any city council or governor might dictate. We are choosing to do what we are doing out of wisdom and love—especially…
It was a remarkable Easter Sunday. Despite the loss of our actual physical presence together there is cause to rejoice. God is still on the throne, Jesus is still risen, the gospel of Jesus Christ is still true, and I fully believe that this Sunday more people around the world heard a clear presentation of…