A dust-up in Biblical counseling?

By Don Johnson | September 20, 2013 | Comments Off on A dust-up in Biblical counseling?

The Eclectic Web – special edition Don Johnson The Fundamentalist-Modernist controversy of the 1920s was one of two defining moments of fundamentalism as a movement. A reading of the documents of that era reveal that much ado was made about what might seem to be mere disputations about words to the casual observer. A disputation…

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Is pessimism the new rule of the day?

By Don Johnson | September 19, 2013 | Comments Off on Is pessimism the new rule of the day?

The Eclectic Web – special edition Don Johnson Some are exclaiming about the dark days in which we live. Are we surprised that the days are dark?

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Getting Back to God’s Business

By Phil Shuler | September 18, 2013 | Comments Off on Getting Back to God’s Business

Phil Shuler [Note: Events mentioned in this article happened some time ago, we are republishing it to enjoy again the benefit of the spiritual lessons learned then.] I write this article from my home in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, where we are experiencing one of the worst floods in over 120 years. As I write,…

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The Authority of the Scriptures

By Paul Downey | September 17, 2013 | Comments Off on The Authority of the Scriptures

Paul W. Downey Many churches today base their ministries on one fad or another. In attempts to attract a larger crowd or larger offerings, many pastors “package” their churches as places where people can be entertained, fulfilled, or taught to cope with the difficulties of life. Our churches ought rather to be places where people…

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Serving Your Generation

By Thomas Overmiller | September 16, 2013 | Comments Off on Serving Your Generation

Thomas Overmiller There is an interesting statement tucked away in Paul’s message at the synagogue of Pisidian Antioch. “For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption; but he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption” (Acts 13:36-37).

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Catching up on the news

By Don Johnson | September 13, 2013 | Comments Off on Catching up on the news

The Eclectic Web A lot of interesting stories hit the web every day. The list below are a few that address issues that might be of interest to fundamentalist Baptists and also may have slipped ‘below your radar’. The topics we cover in this of The EW are: Television and Culture History Persecution Gender Issues…

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HymnStories: Amazing Grace

By Guye Johnson | September 11, 2013 | Comments Off on HymnStories: Amazing Grace

Guye Johnson Edited from the files of the late Grace W. Haight No matter how many people have loved Amazing Grace and have been blessed by its message, — and there have been thousands and thousands — no one has ever had a more complete understanding of the words than the author himself had. Whether…

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Distinguishing Between Truth and the Bearer of Truth

By Doug Proffit | September 10, 2013 | Comments Off on Distinguishing Between Truth and the Bearer of Truth

A Study in Matthew 23 Doug Proffit Years back, my oldest son and I were in the middle of an important “correction” session; I was obviously upset, and he boldly pointed out that I was angry and that I shouldn’t be. Wait a minute; he was the one who needed the correction, not me! Who…

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Thoughts about Technology and Social Media

By Thomas Overmiller | September 9, 2013 | Comments Off on Thoughts about Technology and Social Media

Thomas Overmiller When Apple releases a new handheld device, do you buy it immediately? When a new social media platform enters the online world, do you create a personal account as soon as possible? Do you jump on the technology and communication bandwagon with everyone else in the world, or do you walk circumspectly?

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Many Don’t Know a Christian

By Thomas Overmiller | September 6, 2013 | Comments Off on Many Don’t Know a Christian

Thomas Overmiller Some are calling this “the craziest statistic you’ll read about North American missions.” Missiologist Todd M. Johnson and his team found that 20 percent of non-Christians in North America do not “personally know” any Christians. That means 1 in 5 non-Christians in North America don’t have any kind of functioning relationship with a…

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