There is an Amazon series being aired that is an expose (with an agenda) of the Duggar family drama, and the ministry behind the Duggars—the Institute in Basic Life Principles—founded by now disgraced (as determined by the leadership of the ministry he founded) Bill Gothard. My understanding is that it falsely ties all of biblical…
Read MoreDuring our recent Annual Meeting held at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, our theme was “Reclaiming the Great Commission.” Besides the preaching sessions, our speakers and other leaders conducted several outstanding Workshop sessions, most of which we recorded. We offer them along with the audio of the main messages. Marrena Ralph conducted the…
Read MoreAccording to the National Weather Service, “Thunder is created when lightning passes through the air. The lightning discharge heats the air rapidly and causes it to expand. The temperature of the air in the lightning channel may reach as high as 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit, 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun. Immediately after…
Read MoreIf you take a ride in the Schaal minivan, you will most likely hear it. It’s like our soundtrack for road trips. Our children have most of the songs memorized. My wife and I even joke that we have gone several minutes on a date night before remembering to turn it off because it’s so…
Read MoreAmbushed by Ambition John 19:1-16 Around the same time that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, another boy was born on the faraway untamed Iberian Peninsula (which we call Spain and Portugal today).1 He was an ordinary countryside boy who dreamed of grander things. Perhaps he played with little toy soldiers in the dirt outside his…
Read MoreMel Trotter is a familiar name to folks living in West Michigan. It is the name of a large rescue mission and soup kitchen in Grand Rapids, as well as the name of a series of thrift stores found throughout the region. Unfortunately, many are unfamiliar with the man after whom these organizations are named.…
Read MoreIn the last few years, a movement has arisen among young men as a reaction to the emasculating influence of feminism upon men world-wide. The backlash against the anti-masculinity movement has produced sexually promiscuous online influences like Andrew Tate. These have become the darlings of many in the conservative movement—and many of the young men…
Read MoreL’chaim, goes the Hebrew blessing: To life! Life is celebrated at its beginning and mourned at its close. Appropriately, we rejoice in life and living. Few topics will so ignite debates among Christians as the ethics of controlling human fertility. How could it not? Here our discussion involves the most vulnerable of our society: the…
Read MoreThis is the third in a series of posts. Click here for previous posts: part 1, part 2. In a culture that is growing in opposition to the Christian gospel and Christian living, we need Paul’s encouragement in 2 Corinthians 4:16–18 not to faint. The verb “faint not” refers to not being cowardly or to…
Read MoreOur friends Chuck and Linda Phelps just published a book we would like to commend to you. We Sorrow, But Not Without Hope is a compilation of notes, letters, posts, and blogs written by family and friends of Chad and Courtney Phelps. Pastor Phelps says, “This book is sent forward to bring hope to those…
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