Design: Does Evolution Care about You?

By Don Johnson | November 6, 2024 | Comments Off on Design: Does Evolution Care about You?

“Once you’ve reproduced, evolution doesn’t care about you anymore.”1 The BBC podcast, In Our Time, is one I listen to weekly. The host, Melvin Bragg is a BBC radio presenter of long standing. The programme usually features three guests who are experts in the field under discussion, whether it be music, literature, history, science, or…

Silence, Shouting, or Singing

By Barbara Harper | November 5, 2024 |

My husband and I aren’t rah rah people. I didn’t care for pep rallies in school. We cheer at games, especially when our kids are playing. But otherwise, we’re pretty quiet people. I’ve cringed when I’ve occasionally heard preachers rebuke people for being more excited at a football game than at church. I understand their point, but…

Christians, please vote! It is not too late to head to the polls.

By Kevin Schaal | November 3, 2024 | Comments Off on Christians, please vote! It is not too late to head to the polls.

If you have not mailed in your ballot already, go to the polls on Tuesday and cast your ballot. Do not let anything stop you. Wait in lines if necessary. Battle the weather, traffic, or whatever is necessary to get your ballot in. If true Christians would vote for their biblical values, we would live…

Podcast – Interview 51: The Rapture in Matthew 24 (Michael Riley)

By Proclaim and Defend | November 2, 2024 | Comments Off on Podcast – Interview 51: The Rapture in Matthew 24 (Michael Riley)

I’m talking to some of our men who wrote articles for the September/October 2024 FrontLine magazine. The subject of the magazine was, “The Rapture.” You’ll want to get a copy and dig in to what our authors say. Today’s guest is Michael Riley, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Wakefield, Michigan. Mike is a frequent…

Luther’s 95 Theses – Still on the Doors on November 1st

By David Huffstutler | November 1, 2024 | Comments Off on Luther’s 95 Theses – Still on the Doors on November 1st

Even though yesterday was “Reformation Day” (October 31), the day Luther nailed his theses to the door, today (November 1) is still a good day to remind ourselves of a piece of Protestant History. In fact, Luther likely had Novemeber 1 mored on the mind than October 31 (see below). Here’s the story in short,…

Redefining Success: What William Carey Can Teach Us About True Ministry Impact

By Treg Spicer | October 31, 2024 | Comments Off on Redefining Success: What William Carey Can Teach Us About True Ministry Impact

What contributes to true success? Talk to a Gen Z-er, and they will tell you success depends on your number of followers or videos viewed. Talk to someone from Generation X, and they might attribute true success to the longevity of a career and a retirement portfolio. Is this true success? No, unfortunately, many generations…

Purposes of Predictive Prophecy (Part 3)

By Layton Talbert | October 30, 2024 | Comments Off on Purposes of Predictive Prophecy (Part 3)

This column has been exploring why God has given us prophecy, and why so much. [See Part 1 and Part 2] We have explored that question with a view to understanding what we are to do with the prophecies that are yet future—how we are to interpret and apply them. The most definitive way to…

Why Negotiating with God Does Not Work

By Kevin Schaal | October 27, 2024 | Comments Off on Why Negotiating with God Does Not Work

Stop trying to negotiate with God!  Just stop it. People going through trials often respond to those trials by trying to negotiate with the Divine One.  This type of negotiation often arises from a lifestyle that is characterized by sin and disobedience to God. Let me first say that this discussion is about Christian living,…

Podcast – Interview 50: The Believer’s Hope (Brandon Carmichael)

By Proclaim and Defend | October 26, 2024 | Comments Off on Podcast – Interview 50: The Believer’s Hope (Brandon Carmichael)

The September/October 2024 FrontLine is on the topic, “The Rapture.” The topic is one Christians always are interested in, no matter what position on end-time events they hold. On the podcast, I am joined by a young pastor from Albion, NY, Brandon Carmichael. I’ll let him introduce himself to you shortly. His article is called…

Send, Preach, Hear, Believe, and Call on Jesus Christ (Romans 10:14-21)

By David Huffstutler | October 25, 2024 | Comments Off on Send, Preach, Hear, Believe, and Call on Jesus Christ (Romans 10:14-21)

In Romans 9–11, Paul addresses Israel’s present unbelief and future salvation. A quick sketch up to Romans 10:14–21 is that chapter 9 discusses this unbelief from God’s perspective while chapter 10 explains it from Israel’s perspective. Israel has rejected the righteousness of God in Christ because she pursued her own righteousness through the law, a…