The Pursuit of Purity in Christ

By Jim Oesterwind | April 9, 2013 | Comments Off on The Pursuit of Purity in Christ

Jim Oesterwind If we keep the biblical teaching of separation in the classroom, few within Fundamentalism would question its importance.  As it relates to the fundamentals, all would be in agreement.  However, what many fail to understand is that separation must be applied to practice.  Applying separation in practice to people, churches, colleges, etc. takes…

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That Glorious Company: The Commentators! (1)

By Mark Minnick | April 8, 2013 | Comments Off on That Glorious Company: The Commentators! (1)

Mark Minnick Part One of Three: In which Dr. Minnick shares his wisdom on selecting commentaries. There are few writings worth reading twice. But one I’ve enjoyed several times more than twice is the first chapter of C. H. Spurgeon’s Commenting and Commentaries, entitled “A Chat About Commentaries.” Spurgeon loved books. His autobiography contains an…

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Olde World Baptists: Mihály Kornya (7)

By David Potter | April 5, 2013 | Comments Off on Olde World Baptists: Mihály Kornya (7)

David Potter Kornya was known for his home-spun wisdom, some of which an admirer has conveniently collected for us. On debt: “If you want something for yourself, count your money first. Have you seen a barrel rolling down from a hill? The person in debt is like that. The debt eats up the meat from…

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Turning a False Profession into a True: an evangelistic testimony

By Proclaim and Defend | April 4, 2013 | Comments Off on Turning a False Profession into a True: an evangelistic testimony

By a veteran missionary The story that follows is the true story of an evangelistic experience in a small mission church in a remote area. The testimony of evangelism and salvation occurred over the last few months. Due to the size of the community where the story occurred and the desire to protect privacy, the…

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What Do You Want Me to Do About It?

By Mike Tardive | April 3, 2013 | Comments Off on What Do You Want Me to Do About It?

Mike Tardive As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you (John 17:18).” What does this mean? How is this supposed to change my life? Many modern-day parables serve to illustrate forcefully for us what Jesus meant when He made this statement. One such parable came before our young church and helped us…

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Theistic Evolution: Tolerable or Treacherous? (4)

By Joe Henson | April 2, 2013 | Comments Off on Theistic Evolution: Tolerable or Treacherous? (4)

Joseph L. Henson This article first appeared as the lead article in the first issue of the magazine, Faith for the Family, published March/April, 1973. It is reproduced here by permission. This is the conclusion of the original article, we have republished it in parts.Part One • Part Two • Part Three We have been…

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Ministering to the Elderly

By Laura Hutchinson | April 1, 2013 | Comments Off on Ministering to the Elderly

Laura Hutchison God bless you so much for coming.” The 98-year-old lady, sitting in a wheelchair, is dressed in a worn housedress and fuzzy pink slippers. “God bless you, young lady! Thank you for coming!” She continues to repeat the words as she clutches my hand. Every time I visit her assisted-living home, she seems…

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“Must Hear” Preaching–the 2013 South Regional

By Don Johnson | March 29, 2013 | Comments Off on “Must Hear” Preaching–the 2013 South Regional

We apologize for the delay in publishing the messages from the recent South Regional FBFI Conference. Several of you have written looking for them. After editing and listening to them, I have to agree – these messages are more than worth hearing, they are “Must Hear” Preaching. Read on to get an overview.

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The Eclectic Web–2013.3.28

By Don Johnson | March 28, 2013 | Comments Off on The Eclectic Web–2013.3.28

News of interest or oddity collected in recent rovings around the net. Relevance – we need to be ‘with it’, don’t we? Searching for one-size-fits-all religion As I mentioned before, I’m not religious. If I were, however, I think I’d have something more important to worry about than God’s relevance to me. I’d worry about…

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Theistic Evolution: Tolerable or Treacherous? (3)

By Joe Henson | March 27, 2013 | Comments Off on Theistic Evolution: Tolerable or Treacherous? (3)

Joseph L. Henson This article first appeared as the lead article in the first issue of the magazine, Faith for the Family, published March/April, 1973. It is reproduced here by permission. Part One • Part Two If you are serious in defending theistic evolution, in all likelihood you will feel that man originated in several…

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