Wally Morris Forty one years ago the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that states may not place “excessive” restrictions on abortion. For all practical purposes, this decision legalized abortion for just about any reason. England made abortion legal in 1967 and China has used abortion as a population control for decades. Millions…
Sarah Overmiller Being a mother is the greatest job on earth. Long nights calming a croupy cough or cleaning up after a flu bug are certainly not fun, but I still love being a mommy. When things get messy or chaotic, I try to reflect on what my children really need from me. Here are…
Thomas Overmiller A man who has children is a father, but a man who takes responsibility to meets the needs of his children is a good father. So what do children need from a father? They need a provider, encourager, teacher, and spiritual leader. That’s what we learn about good fathers from Ephesians 6:4. And,…
Don Johnson The recent furor over Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty is a matter of much discussion on the inter web lately. I think everything that needs to be said has already been said somewhere by someone, so I feel no need to add much to that discussion. However, the incident raised the issue of…
Warren N. Stuber On December 31, I completed my yearly reading through the Bible. The next day I began again for the New Year. Dr. Harry Ironside read the Bible through for each year of his life, which was more than 70 times. I am not near to a record like that, but I have…
Fred Moritz This article first appeared in the Maranatha Baptist Theological Journal. You may also find it here. We republish on Proclaim & Defend with permission. The article will appear here in parts for easier reading. This will require an alteration of footnote numbering – for citation, refer to the longer article linked above. Part…
Fred Moritz This article first appeared in the Maranatha Baptist Theological Journal. You may also find it here. We republish on Proclaim & Defend with permission. The article will appear here in parts for easier reading. This will require an alteration of footnote numbering – for citation, refer to the longer article linked above. Part…
Fred Moritz This article first appeared in the Maranatha Baptist Theological Journal. You may also find it here. We republish on Proclaim & Defend with permission. The article will appear here in parts for easier reading. This will require an alteration of footnote numbering – for citation, refer to the longer article linked above. Part…
Wally Morris I’ve noticed in our increasingly pluralistic and diverse American culture, and even in that part of Christianity we call “Bible-believing”, that the casual and imprecise use of language is becoming a serious problem.
Doug Wright The Jews had a natural hesitancy to accept a person’s Messianic claim. Jesus made the audacious claim that he was the bread that came down from heaven – comparing himself to the Old Testament manna. To this claim, the Jews responded, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother…