The January/February edition of FrontLine magazine was on the topic, “Redeeming the Culture?” Our authors are examining first of all whether we should set cultural reformation as our goal, and then, depending on our answer, what we should do about it. For this interview, I sat down with Kevin Bauder, the Associate Editor for this…
We have been outlining the book of James in relation to one key command found in James 1:22—be a doer of the Word, demonstrating a living faith. This command is then applied to several examples based on James 1:26–27. In James 4:1–12, James began addressing the last example of being a doer of the Word:…
Introduction Fundamentalism had a pronounced impact in American religious life in the early-to-mid-twentieth century. Its effects are still felt as a movement that lives on today. Most Christian historians and theologians include a section on fundamentalism in their writings,1 though their perspectives about its beliefs and its value vary a great deal. What has distinguished…
What images come to your mind when you hear or see the word “dedication?” What people immediately come to mind? Athletes? Military special forces? Perhaps godly parents. Certain missionaries past or present might be in your mind’s eye. Why did these people come to mind? What is it about them that describes them as dedicated?…
I want to make this one short and very clear. The enshrinement of abortion in state constitutions and the normalization of abortion in the United States has been going on for 50 years, but this is a first. The Vice President of the United States of America, a woman who has actively opposed ANY restrictions…
Click here for previous posts on James 4: part 1, part 2, and part 3. James has addressed the manifest problem of quarreling and fighting. Then he pinpointed the source of such a problem. Finally, he revealed the solution to that problem incentivized by the Holy Spirit’s conviction. Now the believers need to apply that…
If a Christian fails to grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord and if he fails to attach himself to the Lord Jesus Christ gaining an intimate relationship with Him, He opens the door for what we use to call “Backsliding.” Without their thinking about it and sometimes even realizing it, the door…
Have you been there? You’re just trying to obey God and be a good witness for Jesus Christ (Acts 1:8). But suddenly, your pleasant conversation turns combative. This was not your intention, but there you are. The friend you care about is upset, and you feel like it is your fault. All you did was…
“Pastor, this is a potential “sticky situation.” What should we do about it? We need some answers. We need wisdom.” Ministry life is made up of a multitude of decisions everyday. Some are black and white. Others, no so much. Pastor, how do you handle the “sticky situation” questions/decisions? Moses in Numbers 9 gives us…
“It’s the economy, stupid!” It was a phrase coined by James Carville to focus the 1992 Clinton campaign, and everyone else, on one singular issue he thought was a campaign winner—and it worked. Politicians, especially as campaigners like to keep their message focused. This coming election is no exception. The 2020 election was a referendum…