About Face: the dramatic shift in Christian attitudes towards alcohol

By Mike Harding | April 3, 2012 | Comments Off on About Face: the dramatic shift in Christian attitudes towards alcohol

by Mike Harding Series: NextPost There once was a time when most conservative Christians, especially fundamentalist Christians, were strongly negative about beverage consumption of alcohol. Today, those attitudes are under pressure for change. Surveys show that a staggering 64 percent of Protestant lay persons socially drink alcoholic beverages. Nationally, about 60 percent of the USA population…

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Sing unto the Lord a New Song

By John Vaughn | April 2, 2012 | Comments Off on Sing unto the Lord a New Song

by John Vaughn Any discussion of praise and worship will be helped by a review of Psalm 96, which begins with the admonition, O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. (vv. 1,…

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FBFI National Conference 2012

By Proclaim and Defend | March 31, 2012 | Comments Off on FBFI National Conference 2012

Make your plans to attend! Speakers include: Steve Pettit Mark Minnick Marty Marriott James Maxwell Kevin Schaal Jim Berg

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Around the Web–3.30.12

By Proclaim and Defend | March 30, 2012 | Comments Off on Around the Web–3.30.12

Taking God’s name in vain – how often do you do it? No one ever says, “Oh my Satan,” or a watered-down “Oh my Santa.” Or, for that matter, “Oh my spaghetti” or “Oh my desk”? Why do unbelievers always use “Oh my God”? We know why — the god of this world is influencing…

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“Newsworthy” excerpts

By FrontLine | March 29, 2012 | Comments Off on “Newsworthy” excerpts

Girl Scouts The Girl Scouts have been in the news quite a bit these days. First they made national news by initially denying a young boy’s admittance to the club, then reversing the decision as wrong. Recently, Girl Scout employee Renise Rodriguez found that that sort of tolerance apparently goes only one direction.

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“Dad, We Need to Talk”

By FrontLine | March 28, 2012 | Comments Off on “Dad, We Need to Talk”

Originally published in the Jan/Feb 2012 edition of FrontLine. by A Concerned Pastor and Father   Please note that gender usage in reference to the victim is neutral throughout the article. “Dad, we need to talk.” In our family we had many conversations that began the same way. This time, this conversation would change everything.…

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FBFI Regional Meetings–a valuable resource

By Proclaim and Defend | March 27, 2012 | Comments Off on FBFI Regional Meetings–a valuable resource

On of the marks of the FBFI is fellowship. Today we’d like to highlight the fellowship we enjoy with one another by posting four sermons from the New Mexico Regional Fellowship meeting held in October, 2011. While we are at it, we’d also like to remind you about the excellent messages heard recently at the…

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Raising Servants of God

By Amy Greenwood | March 26, 2012 | Comments Off on Raising Servants of God

by Amy Greenwood Originally published in the Jan/Feb 2012 edition of FrontLine. “My hands are already full taking care of my toddlers. I could never take on a ministry right now.” “I used to be super involved in visitation and other outreaches, but now I’m just a stay-at-home mom.” “I can’t wait until my kids…

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Athanasius on Compromise and Erring Associations

By Proclaim and Defend | March 23, 2012 | Comments Off on Athanasius on Compromise and Erring Associations

The following is a letter from the Church Father, Athanasius (ca. AD 298-373), famous for standing against the Arian heresy in the First Council of Nicea (AD 325), a battle which he carried on throughout his ministry. As a churchman in an age quite different from our own, there are aspects of Athanasius’ views that…

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A Primer on Fundamentalism–NW Regional Meeting

By Don Johnson | March 22, 2012 | Comments Off on A Primer on Fundamentalism–NW Regional Meeting

The idea behind our name, Proclaim & Defend, is the fundamentalist idea. Fundamentalists are considered to be all about the ‘Defend’ part of Proclaim & Defend, but we think there is quite a bit of both proclamation and defense of the Gospel going on in our ranks. The Northwest Regional FBF Fellowship Meeting epitomized both…

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