Layton Talbert The following is an excerpt from the book, Not by Chance: Learning to Trust a Sovereign God (Greenville, S.C.: BJU Press, 2001). Pieces of a jigsaw puzzle make little sense by themselves. Each by itself is unfinished, incomplete. Each raises questions that can be answered only as it is fitted into its proper…
George Stiekes And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:13-14 …a multitude of the heavenly host… Can you at all imagine the impact this would have made on the shepherds…
Pastor Don Johnson Christmas is a problem for some, both Christians and non-Christians. I don’t mean the problems of materialism and the lack of “Christ in Christmas,” I mean the fact that Christmas is celebrated at all. For non-Christians, the objection is a matter of pride as they look down on “The Church” and its…
Don Johnson Ecclesiastes 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. I don’t know how many books were published in 2016, I am sure there were more than any one of us could ever read. We need…
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL MEETING of the FUNDAMENTAL BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL THEME: The Christian and His Responsibility to Society Jesus commanded His disciples to preach a “soul-saving gospel.” Many today, however, are again being tempted to “redefine” and “repackage” the gospel in order to remove its offense and make it “acceptable” — a “society-saving gospel.” While…
Layton Talbert [A previous column concluded] with a variety of suggested prayer “exercises”—methods for making our prayers more Scriptural. Why is this necessary? Paul testifies that there are times when “we know not what we should pray for as we ought,” when we are aided by the secret intercessory work of the Spirit of God.…
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FrontLine: November/December 2016 | VOLUME 26 | NUMBER 6 Editorial No doubt you have seen the ads in FrontLine over the years for Pastors’ Tours to Israel. Many pastors who have taken tours with us in conjunction with Shalom Ministries have followed up with Shalom tours sponsored by their churches. In January 2018, Lord willing,…
Don Johnson Editorial note: We are in the midst of a series of posts from the messages delivered at the Pre-Convention Conference of the Northern Baptist Convention, 1920. From the Conference the Fundamental Fellowship was formed which is today known as the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International. The messages from the conference were published in a…
J. Whitcomb Brougher, D. D. Pastor, Temple Baptist Church, Los Angeles, Calif. Editorial note: We are in the midst of a series of posts from the messages delivered at the Pre-Convention Conference of the Northern Baptist Convention, 1920. From the Conference the Fundamental Fellowship was formed which is today known as the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship…