Wally Morris One of the fundamental historical characteristics of Baptist belief has been the belief in the separation of church and state. In America, the phrase “wall of separation between church and state” was the creation of Thomas Jefferson. He wrote those words in an 1802 letter to a group of Baptists from Danbury, Connecticut.…
The late Dr. John Ashbrook, long–time pastor of Bible Community Church in Mentor, Ohio, wrote a little book called Axioms of Separation. The current publisher has kindly given us permission to serialize the book here on Proclaim & Defend. (Links to previous articles in the series below.) Axioms of Separation John Ashbrook EPILOGUE On the…
Mark Minnick Part One ♦ Part Two ♦ This is Part Three Introduction (From Part One): All preachers preach, and for that reason sermons are constantly on their minds. But in the main, this is probably true only of those sermons they’re delivering from week to week. It’s another matter entirely to think not about the product of preaching (sermons),…
The late Dr. John Ashbrook, long–time pastor of Bible Community Church in Mentor, Ohio, wrote a little book called Axioms of Separation. The current publisher has kindly given us permission to serialize the book here on Proclaim & Defend. (Links to previous articles in the series below.) Axioms of Separation John Ashbrook WOULD A BROTHER…
The late Dr. John Ashbrook, long–time pastor of Bible Community Church in Mentor, Ohio, wrote a little book called Axioms of Separation. The current publisher has kindly given us permission to serialize the book here on Proclaim & Defend. (Links to previous articles in the series below.) Axioms of Separation John Ashbrook PATTING WOLVES Years…
Don Johnson A continuing meditation on Romans 12.1-2: The Motivation for Change God is Concerned About Externals Present Your Bodies Be Not Conformed Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will…
Compiled by Don Johnson Once again it is time to take a look at our collection of links from the past few weeks. We have items from a wide variety of sources, from defining evangelicalism and fundamentalism to the latest shenanigans of Catholicism. We also have a call for morality from the secular pages of…
Mark Minnick Part One ♦ This is Part Two ♦ Part Three Introduction (From Part One): All preachers preach, and for that reason sermons are constantly on their minds. But in the main, this is probably true only of those sermons they’re delivering from week to week. It’s another matter entirely to think not about the product of preaching (sermons),…
The late Dr. John Ashbrook, long–time pastor of Bible Community Church in Mentor, Ohio, wrote a little book called Axioms of Separation. The current publisher has kindly given us permission to serialize the book here on Proclaim & Defend. (Links to previous articles in the series below.) Axioms of Separation John Ashbrook Chapter V THE…
The late Dr. John Ashbrook, long–time pastor of Bible Community Church in Mentor, Ohio, wrote a little book calledAxioms of Separation. The current publisher has kindly given us permission to serialize the book here on Proclaim & Defend. (Links to previous articles in the series below.) Axioms of Separation John Ashbrook Chapter IV WHAT SEPARATION…