Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him? With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding? Isaiah 40:13, 14 God revealed Himself in many ways in His…
Read MoreOur kids loved spy movies when they were growing up. No, not Mission Impossible or 007, but more on the lines of Spy Kids and The Spy Next Door. These types of spy movies would eventually involve the whole family going on some type of mission. I love this idea. How awesome would it be…
Read MoreWe have always produced machines to reduce our labour. These machines are necessarily stronger than we are. The Industrial Revolution produced machines that could build bigger, better and faster than human hands could manage. In the 20th century, we produced machines that could calculate more and faster than we could, machines that could store and…
Read MoreAnd when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them, 28 saying, “Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this Man’s blood on us!”But Peter and the other apostles answered…
Read MoreDr. Michael P. Riley, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church of Wakefield, Michigan discusses his article on ethical questions Christians have about using the Covid vaccine and other medicines. Specifically, should the use of stem cell lines in medical research affect our choices about medical treatments? Podcast: Episode 2: Christian Ethics, Abortions, and Stem Cell Lines…
Read MoreDoes the Bible allow us to appeal to others to affirm the truthfulness of our words? Can we ask for a witness when our reputation is on the line? We know that witnesses can be used to verify sin (Matt 18:16; 2 Cor 13:1; 1 Tim 5:19; cf. Deut 19:15–21), but what about righteousness instead?…
Read More“I just don’t have time to read widely,” says the modern pastor. Between preparing multiple sermons, planning outreaches, discipling believers, and so many other worthy activities that crowd his schedule, the pastor has little free time for outside reading. But if he made time, how would reading widely benefit him and his service in the…
Read MoreThe many avenues of communication expand faster than any of us can keep up. Podcasting is one of those new forms in our world. Almost everyone has heard of podcasting, and, seemingly, almost everyone has a podcast. Why add one more? To start with, let me offer you our mission statement: FBFI’s Mission is to…
Read MoreThe question people often ask is actually how Judas died. The Bible seems to describe it in two different ways. He hanged himself and he fell headlong and his bowels gushed out. The answer to that one is easy. He died in a botched attempt to hang himself. The result was what he intended, but it…
Read MoreClick here to read the first article in this series. Many of the trials in my life have been minor or short-lived. I could gut it out and the trial would be over with. But when I was diagnosed with an irreversible, progressive muscle disease between my junior and senior years of college, I had…
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