Do not wait. Abuse will not go away or get better over time (Proverbs 19:19). It is much better to deal with it early than wait until more damage is done. You want to reach out to your pastor for help, but you are not sure how to do it. We understand that every situation…
Praying at All Times When Paul says, “Praying always,” he encourages believers to pray all the time (Eph 6:18). He further portrays this as “being watchful,” which means to “stay awake.” He also portrays this as “with all perseverance,” which means, “to be persistent.” To take this emphatic encouragement to heart, a believer should learn…
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me. John 14:6 Because of the activity of Isis, the religion of Islam is a major subject in the news every day. Christianity proposes the true God who is far different…
Proclaim & Defend recently added a Resources page. The topics we discuss on these pages often are more fully developed in books and resources that we highlight here. Additionally, many members of the Foundations Baptist Fellowship are writers. We want to promote their work here. They are worth reading. You can find links to their…
I am visiting in the United Kingdom for a couple of weeks, getting some quality “grandfather time” with two lovely granddaughters. In the process, we are dragging them around to all sorts of historical sites. They appear to tolerate it reasonably well, though I am sure they would rather do something else. One thing we…
With the firing of Paige Patterson at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the way pastors have counseled physically abused women has become a serious topic of discussion. It is important that God’s people go on the public record regarding the topic of physical abuse in marriage. The Bible, in no place, condones physical abuse of spouses.…
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Daniel 1:8 A lot of people purpose to do things that they never accomplish.…
Can we learn from history? Given the oft-repeated mistakes of men, the adage that answers in the negative seems all too true. In the hope that perhaps we can be an exception, I’d like to draw your attention to Matthew Caffyn and the 17th century. Matthew Caffyn was a General Baptist pastor in…
This article features quotes from a sixty-eight page article in the Penn State Law Review. The title is “John Leland and James Madison: Religious Influence on the Ratification of the Constitution and on the Proposal of the Bill of Rights,” written by Mark S. Scarberry, professor of law at Pepperdine University School of Law. ((Note…
The Meaning of Speaking in Tongues At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit enabled a group of believers to speak with “other tongues” (Acts 2:4). This was the first time that “speaking in tongues” occurred in the New Testament. People have offered various interpretations about the nature of what Luke meant by “other tongues.” First, to understand…