Recently, I had a conversation with someone about a particular church practice for our corporate worship. It was an honest question, not intended to challenge my pastoral authority or create some kind of dispute or division. The person was asking a question with a genuine desire to understand. I appreciate those kinds of questions. Questions…
Read MoreA false balance is an abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight. (Proverbs 11:1) With all the “big” sin issues in play in our culture and around the world, does cheating the scales rate that high on the scale of divine importance? According to Proverbs 11:1, it does. 3000 years have…
Read MoreWe are talking about the March/April 2024 edition of FrontLine called “Salt and Light in Your City and State.” Our host for this session is Gordon Dickson, who served as our Associate Editor for this edition of the magazine. The guest today is Virginia based evangelist Byron Foxx. Byron authored an article for FrontLine called…
Read MoreClick here to read part 1. Click here to read part 2. Click here to read part 3. In James 5:17–18, James illustrates the power of persistent prayer in the life of Elijah. Although we do not live in a miraculous age where God will work miracles through us directly, the principle of God’s working…
Read MoreAs ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him. Colossians 2:6 The dictionary states that faith is “belief, trust, fidelity, or loyalty to a creed or religion.” If true Christianity is a relationship with God through Jesus Christ, belief, trust and loyalty are certainly involved but not to a creed…
Read MoreWhen I conclude an in-depth evaluation of a personality like Jeremiah, I feel I am parting with a friend. The Scriptures, inspired by the LORD, have a unique and powerful way of communicating not only the heart of God but also the personality and struggles of His servants. Thank you for participating in this study.…
Read MoreThe concept of family stems from the Garden of Eden when God established the first marriage, and thus the first family unit. To be a family is to live in a kind of intimacy with one another. I have a family of four, with my wife, son, and daughter. Together we eat, we laugh, we…
Read MoreI have returned home after a crazy week of travel, conference activities, and more travel at the end. Living on an island always adds an extra wrinkle to my travel plans, but never extra convenience. Nonetheless, the 103rd meeting of the Foundations Baptist Fellowship International, held at Tri-City Baptist Church in Westminster, Colorado was well…
Read MoreWe are talking about the March/April 2024 edition of FrontLine called “Salt and Light in Your City and State.” Our host for this session is Gordon Dickson, who served as our Associate Editor for this edition of the magazine. The guest today is pastor Tom Alvis, from Powhatan, Virginia. Tom wrote an article for FrontLine…
Read MoreWhenever our family watches a movie, my husband or I often pause the movie to discuss ungodly behavior that is being normalized or at least unaddressed in the movie’s storyline. Just the other day, my husband paused a movie to explain that the way the mom and dad interacted with each other was not right—the…
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