Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. Job 22:21 Eliphaz is trying to tell Job what he needed to do. He wants Job to repent and be reconciled to God, to submit to Him, as opposed to questioning and accusing Him, and to be at peace…
Does our faith show up 24/7? This story from Joy in Frederick, Maryland reminds us that the littlest things we say can open big gospel doors. Joy was shopping at a new mattress store in her community where she met the owner. Joy couldn’t take advantage of the stellar deal he offered her until she…
Platforms for Written Communication In the fourteenth century BC, neighboring statesmen and Egyptian pharaohs used clay tablets to exchange messages. We call these the Amarna Letters. Today people continue to exchange written messages but use different platforms. We’ve moved from clay tablets to scrolls to parchments to bound books to newspapers to e-readers. The…
Eighteen years ago, on April 20, 1999, our nation changed. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold entered into Columbine High School, killed fifteen individuals (including themselves), and injured twenty-four. It wasn’t the first school shooting, but at the time it was the most memorable. The Columbine massacre had a strong effect on me personally. I was…
O be careful little hands what you do. The Father up above is looking down in love. O be careful little hands what you do. Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold…
We would like to invite you to join us on June 11-13 for the Foundation Baptist Fellowship International Annual Fellowship hosted by the First Baptist Church of Troy in Troy, Michigan. We have a dynamic lineup of speakers scheduled including Dr. David Saxon. Dr. Saxon has served in the local church as a pastor, adult…
Some of you new students may not understand just exactly why we take the position we take in regard to Billy Graham’s ecumenical evangelism…. Billy Graham and I have been for many years personal friends. This is not a personal difference between my father and Dr. Graham — that is what defenders of Dr. Graham’s…
In literature, one of the most difficult characters to write is the “good” person or the “righteous” person. Authors often say that making the “good” character interesting is very challenging. The most interesting characters seem to be the ones who struggle with right and wrong, who struggle with their own moral problems and questions, and…
Brewster, Paul. Andrew Fuller: Model Pastor-Theologian. Studies in Baptist Life and Thought. Nashville: B & H Academic, 2010. Reviewed by Don Johnson The purpose of this book is to present Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) as “a model pastor-theologian.” [6] The author outlines the need for such figures in the pastorate in a few pages of introductory…
Part of the generation gap is the differing use of terms from one generation to the next. I have heard some respond to the present day use of the term new evangelical with mockery. “They were ‘new’ 50 years ago, not today.” There actually is a legitimate use for the term today once we understand its…