I have met Christians that conclude that they don’t need the local church anymore. They might watch services online, listen to sermon podcasts, or read Christian books, and/or worship alone or as a family, but when it comes to being a part of local church life, they avoid it. You might be one of these.…
Read MoreThe first substantive conversation my wife and I had with our children about reproduction was when they were about seven years old. Even before that my wife, the science teacher, refused to use “baby talk” when talking about the issue. Our son, Kristopher was three years old when his baby sister was on the way.…
Read MoreRoger Olson is an American theologian, serving as a Professor of Christian Theology at Baylor University for many years. Now in retirement, he continues to publish books, one of which is Against Liberal Theology, published in 2022. We recently published a review on Proclaim & Defend. This book is one that resonates with fundamentalists in…
Read MoreIn James 1:1-18, James the half-brother of Jesus and pastor of the Jerusalem church addressed the circumstances of suffering that his scattered flock was enduring. A living faith is evidenced in one’s response to trials (see the previous posts here). And it is in such circumstances of suffering that one’s faith will be challenged regarding…
Read MoreOlson, Roger E. Against Liberal Theology: Putting the Brakes on Progressive Christianity. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2022. In a recently published book, Roger Olson attempts two things, to put a definite limit on what may be called Christianity, and to call those tempted to cross that line back towards orthodoxy. He says, … some things people…
Read MoreDrawing from the Wells of the Past Genesis 26 records the Lord’s command to Isaac to sojourn in the land of Gerar and His promise that He would perform the oath that He swore to Isaac’s father, Abraham, to make of him a great nation. Verse 6 tells us, “And Isaac dwelt in Gerar.” As…
Read MoreNow when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime (Daniel 6:10). There were several Old Testament saints who prayed…
Read MoreWe live in dark times. The world is in such a state of insanity, sorrow, and rage, that it makes us wonder at the viability of humanity because of its tendency to self-destruct. War in Ukraine, war in Israel, rumored war with China against Taiwan, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, nuclear weapons, arrogant politicians,…
Read MoreDuring our recent Annual Meeting held at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, our theme was “Reclaiming the Great Commission.” In this session of the Proclaim & Defend podcast, we offer the closing message of our meeting, delivered by pastor Josh Crockett: Home Evangelism We still have a few more workshops to get out…
Read MoreThis post is my brief summary of “A Biblical Argument Against Premarital Sex” by Mark Snoeberger in Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 20 (2015), pages 45–63. If you have time, I would encourage you to read the entire article. At the least, a quick consideration of the passages below is helpful as we seek to live…
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