Last week, Tucker Carlson interviewed Ted Cruz in a long-ranging interview revolving around Israel, Iran, and America. There were quite a few fireworks about a fair number of issues, but one of the more interesting disagreements was whether or not America has a duty to help the modern political entity of Israel. Such a view…
The Barna Group performed a research study in 2014 and found, not surprisingly, that many people were not attending church. The statistics revealed in this study are pre-pandemic – and are quite sobering. Tragically the pandemic only compounded the matter. While churches attempted to offer online streaming during the height of the pandemic, things only…
The Bible is a book that transcends human intellect. It is a Divine book, yet a revelation of God and by God that He intends his people to understand. We know that there are things in the Bible that are more easily grasped and understood than others. For instance, which of us can wrap our…
An article in The Christian Post revealed that nearly half of churchgoers attend multiple congregations regularly—not in person, but virtually through online worship services. Some attend several services online, and many attend one church physically while supplementing with others online. In the latter case, this isn’t much different from what has been happening for decades.…
As a pastor, I often review Acts 2:41-42 before our church observes the Lord’s Supper. Like other passages in Acts, Luke gives a short summary of what the church looked like at this time. As we see them, these characteristics should be the same for Christians today, and, as this passage speaks of breaking bread…
So far in this brief series, we have seen that wisdom is a fairly broad concept with a number of overlapping words that help us get a fleshed-out idea of what it is. We then saw that, at its core, wisdom is about having the skill to make the right decision—but that requires a healthy…
The Old Testament prophet, Jeremiah, delivered a series of warnings from God to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem to turn from their sin and to keep the covenant they had with God from the time of their exodus out of Egypt. Jeremiah gave some of these messages to the kings in Judah throughout the…
We’ve all seen it. A godly leader is doing what’s right — leading with integrity, making an impact for God’s glory. And then, someone attacks their character. Not their methods. Not their vision. The leader himself. The slander isn’t just frustrating — it’s personal. And worse, it’s not even true. But still, it spreads. When…
Editor’s note: Last week I attended the Foundations Baptist Fellowship International annual meeting held at Maranatha Baptist University. Our theme was: “The World at Our Doorstep: International Ministry in the Local Church.” Our president, Kevin Schaal, gave us a brief post last week reflecting the theme. The message resonated with me as in recent years…
Today we are looking at the May/June edition of FrontLine which came out recently. The theme of this edition is “The Christian School Revival.” My conversation for this podcast is with Mark Stupka, who teaches in the education department of Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa. The title of his article might surprise you,…