Remembering the Difference between Doctrine and Preference

By Kevin Schaal | October 21, 2014 | Comments Off on Remembering the Difference between Doctrine and Preference

Kevin Schaal The Bible is a Divine Revelation given of God to men, and is a complete and infallible guide and standard of authority in all matters of religion and morals; whatever it teaches is to be believed, and whatever it commands is to be obeyed; whatever it commends is to be accepted as both…

A Review of a Review: a blog on the versions

By Don Johnson | October 17, 2014 | Comments Off on A Review of a Review: a blog on the versions

Don Johnson The latest issue of FrontLine magazine is on its way to your mailbox (if you are a subscriber… and you should be!). Our subject this time is the Bible versions issue — “Whither from Here? A Way Forward on the Text and Version Issue”. No doubt the subject is controversial and may cause…

Passing the Torch – My Timothy

By Ben Strohbehn | October 16, 2014 | Comments Off on Passing the Torch – My Timothy

Ben Strohbehn The letter was signed “Your Timothy”— one of the greatest commendations a senior pastor can receive. This came to me from one who once served as a member of our pastoral staff. He is now serving as senior pastor of another church to which the Lord led him. This unique closing of his…

Genuine or Counterfeit?

By Marion Fast | October 15, 2014 | Comments Off on Genuine or Counterfeit?

Marion Fast In 1 Samuel 16:7 we read, “But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth: for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.” During nearly…

God’s Plans & Our Prayers

By Thomas Overmiller | October 14, 2014 | Comments Off on God’s Plans & Our Prayers

Thomas Overmiller We ask many questions about the correlation between God’s plans and our prayers. Our answers to these questions can easily step off the knife-edge balance of Bible truth into reasonable logic or a defense of a particular theological system. Stepping back away from the finer points of this debate and taking in the…

Cultivating Faith (5): A Man of Patience

By Jim Oesterwind | October 13, 2014 | Comments Off on Cultivating Faith (5): A Man of Patience

Jim Oesterwind Genesis 15.1-21 Have you ever struggled with what you know to be the promise of God, but it doesn’t seem to be a present reality? As Dr. Bob Jones, Sr. said, “No doubt the trouble is with you!” God provided Abraham with a great promise in Genesis 12, but he was struggling with…

2014 Central Fellowship

By Proclaim and Defend | October 9, 2014 | Comments Off on 2014 Central Fellowship

Central Regional Fellowship October 20-21, 2014 Meridian Baptist Church PO Box 321, 1130 West Broadway Newton, KS 67114 Host Pastor: Scott Kliewer Keynote Speaker: Evangelist Ron Degarde 316-283-6380

2014 New Mexico Fellowship

By Proclaim and Defend | October 9, 2014 | Comments Off on 2014 New Mexico Fellowship

The New Mexico Regional Fellowship – October 16-17, 2014 Emmanuel Baptist Church 213 State Road 564 PO Box 2320 Gallup, NM 87305 Contact Dan Mauldin, Grace Baptist Church, Farmington, for more information – (505) 325-7802

Benefits We Derive from Evangelicals

By Don Johnson | October 9, 2014 | Comments Off on Benefits We Derive from Evangelicals

Don Johnson When it comes to the Evangelicals, it is often our concern to sharply distinguish ourselves from them. Since the late 1950s, Evangelicals have followed a different path than Fundamentalists. Consequently, we are very concerned about distinguishing the pathway, lest there be confusion on the part of observers. Some of those observers are inside…

Dealing with Depression Head On, Part 1

By Matt Recker | October 8, 2014 | Comments Off on Dealing with Depression Head On, Part 1

A Divine Description of Depression from Psalm 143 Matt Recker In a recent report on how Americans view the future of our country, 76% said they do not have the confidence that our children’s generation will have it better than us. The gloom many of our citizens feel goes beyond wealth, gender, ethnicity, region, age…