Scott Williquette This article appeared at a time when the Church Growth Movement was much more talked of than it is today. We republish it here because the insight displayed shows how a discerner looks at modern church movements. We would that all believers would be discerning and cautious about running after some new thing.…
Steven Owen Today America faces moral decadence unprecedented in its history. The American home is under severe Satanic attack, and much of this attack has been directed against the role of women. Even Christian homes are under tremendous social and cultural pressure that threatens their very existence. We need to return to the first principles…
Mark Minnick Our homiletics professor caught everyone offguard with his question: “What would you do if you had been invited to speak at a country church and upon arriving early found that no one was there yet except one young woman who was standing outside the locked building in the rain?” Then he sharpened the…
Quite an array of articles caught my eye this week. They may be of interest to you: Another study undermines feminist stereotype of women who kill From the Canadian paper, the National Post, columnist Barbara Kay offers an interesting point of view, countering feminist assumptions. As far as I know, Barbara Kay writes from a…
Speakers: Dr. John C. Vaughn, President, FBFI Dr. David Byford, pastor, Faith Baptist Church, Manhattan, KS Dr. Charles Phelps, pastor, Colonial Hills Baptist Church, Indianapolis, IN Schedule: Monday, Oct 22: 1:00 PM – Testimonies 2:00 PM – Dr. Vaughn 3:00 PM – Dr. Phelps 5:00 PM – Supper 7:00 PM – Dr. Phelps Tuesday, Oct 23: 7:30…
Doug Wright The core purpose of a biblically based ministry is the great commission. The great commission begins with “go” and ends with teaching new believers “to observe all that I commanded you.” You will notice that this simplistic description of what we call the “Great Commission” is at odds with a widely proclaimed ministry…
Layton Talbert The “Hall of Faith” in Hebrews 11 displays the radiance and reality of faith through the stained-glass portrayals of real men and women, exhibiting what faith looks like as it is fleshed out in the choices and actions of those men and women. But how do we cultivate that kind of faith? The…
John C. Vaughn Discussions of discipleship should flow from the fountain of the Great Commission, for we know that the Great Commission is a command to make disciples. “Go, win, baptize, and teach” are words often used to summarize that commission, but at its heart is discipleship—the theme of this issue of FrontLine. Matthew’s statement…
FrontLine 20th Anniversary Edition How hard can this be? We honestly have to wonder if anyone who is toying with the idea of drinking alcohol has ever had a drunk in the family. Broken homes, abuse, disease, early death, financial ruin, reckless homicide—the list goes on and on. The next time you hear Dave Ramsey…
Chuck Phelps In 1979 a drunk driver veered off the road, tore across a well-manicured lawn, and struck a parked car. In that car, tucked safely into her baby seat, was my friend’s infant daughter. While the little girl’s mother was escorting her brother and sister into her grandma’s house, the drunk driver struck, and…