FRONTLINE Volume 35 • Number 3 I was very excited when I heard about the choice of this issue’s topic! I am a product of the Christian school movement. All my K–12 education was in Christian schools. My parents were teachers in Christian schools. My children are now attending a Christian school. This is the…
Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that [a]moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:28 This is the first command God ever gave to human beings—before any other…
Podcast: Interview 73: Rooted in Truth: The Biblical Framework for Christian Education – Lynn McCool
Today we are starting to look at a new edition of FrontLine, the May/June issue which came out just this week. We will publish the FrontLine promo article on Proclaim & Defend this coming Tuesday. The theme of this edition is “The Christian School Revival.” I’m going to include a copy of a brief note…
Out of curiosity, I looked up “gossip” in my Bible, looked up its roots in Greek, and chased down similar words in the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament). Since the verb “gossip” could literally mean “to whisper,” I looked up “whisper” in Proverbs to add some thoughts. Then I added some further…
In 2021 something shocking happened. State authorities removed a child from his parents’ home due to the supposed emotional and verbal abuse their child suffered when they came out as transgender. Essentially, because the parents refused to affirm their child, the state took that child away for fear of harm that might come to the…
A study of church history reveals differing positions regarding appropriate text and suitable musical style. God created music for good purposes. However, because of man’s differing theological presuppositions and approach to biblical interpretation, the applications of appropriate music are varied. Throughout church history, music and its use in worship have been controversial. Historic Musical Controversies…
The Apostle Paul closed his first letter to Timothy with an admonition for those among us who we might categorize as wealthy. “Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they…
The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem,…
Our episode this week is a little unusual in that we have no FrontLine article as the background. We do have a FrontLine issue in mind, the January/February edition on “AI: Developing a Christian Perspective.” There is much to consider on this subject and our authors got me thinking a lot about it as I…
Fairy tales tell variations of the same love story over and over again. Handsome boy meets beautiful girl. Boy and girl instantly fall in love. The couple is soon married and lives happily ever after. With just about every fairy tale, chick flick, and love story promising a handsome, kind prince and a happily-ever-after ending,…