“King of my life, I crown Thee now, Thine shall the glory be; Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow, Lead me to Calvary.” (Quaker hymn from 1921) The well-known name Calvary has not been used in English Bible translations since 1862 when the word began to be translated as “place called Skull”. To some this…

Let me introduce you to Jay Jay and Alex. God began to change their lives on Easter Sunday of 2024 when they attended church at the invitation of Alex’s parents. Last Sunday, Jay Jay was baptized, and Alex rejoined our church.  That day was the culmination of a year-long journey in their lives, and years…

Our interviewee for this session is no stranger to most of our listeners, Dr. Jim Berg. Dr. Berg teaches at Bob Jones Seminary, where he held many teaching and administrative positions through his career. I recall many years ago taking an early morning class from him, we talk about it in the video. There have…

There is no end to people seek to harm the church until our Lord comes again. We can warn them, but we have no fellowship with them (Titus 3:10–11). We see them for who they are, kindly give truth if they will listen (2 Timothy 2:24–26), but otherwise avoid them (2 Timothy 3:1–9; esp. 3:5b).…

If you have the truth on your side, you don’t have to be afraid of questions. If you fear questions, people might wonder if you really have the truth on your side. If we want to successfully pass off our faith to the next generation, we can’t be afraid of their questions. If we are,…

It is difficult to realize that a full five years have passed since the world was disrupted by the Covid 19 pandemic. I contracted the virus early on. In contrast to the debilitating and even fatal cases many experienced, mine was very mild. The only symptom I had was the complete loss of my sense…

A cautionary tale about the perils of superficial faith in uncertain times Amid two American tragedies that dominated headlines early this year, a spiritual lesson emerges from an ancient parallel that offers sobering insights for modern believers. Two decorated military veterans—one who took his own life outside Trump Tower in Las Vegas, the other who…

It is possible.  In fact, you likely have been a mouthpiece for Satan at one point or another in your Christian life. From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be…

With Gordon Dickson This edition of the podcast introduces the March/April 2025 edition of FrontLine on the subject “The Self-Deception of Substance Abuse.” Our culture has long been plagued by the use of intoxicating substances which bear a heavy cost in the lives of many. Some may dismiss our concerns as legalistic and destructive of…

God’s various ways of speaking in Scripture are fascinating. It is not only what God says but how He says it that captures our attention. Letters teach. Psalms have meter and form. Prophets preach. Narratives tell a story. Some books are a mix. Acts narrates but teaches with sermons. Romans teaches but has a narrative…