The intersectionality of religion and politics is a huge bone of contention in the present social dialogue. People from the right and left are both attacking the idea of Christian Nationalism—in whatever way it may be defined. However, the idea of free speech is foundational to Western culture, and it is extremely important to…
During our recent Annual Meeting held at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, our theme was “Reclaiming the Great Commission.” In our podcast last week, I interviewed Jim Tillotson, the President of Faith Baptist Bible College & Seminary located in Ankeny, Iowa. Jim was one of our speakers at the Annual Meeting. I promised…
When I was proof-reading my husband’s master’s thesis on pastoral transitions, I started to think again about the biblical role of a pastor’s wife. As I read through his paper, I saw a good pattern for establishing a biblical perspective on a debated issue. The role of a pastor’s wife has been debated by many…
The early church in Acts had a problem: “And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not…
Why has God given revelation in the form of prophecy? And why so much? What is the goal of prophecy? Or are there multiple intended effects? A number of passages answer these questions. The answers are surprisingly diverse. Some passages corroborate what many interpreters emphasize about the purpose of prophecy. Other passages emphasize answers that…
I didn’t hear about the first writing conference I attended until shortly before it began. As I scrambled to prepare for it, I emailed the director to ask if I could still send in a manuscript sample for critique, something most conferences offer for a fee. She graciously said yes. I’d been forewarned that I…
“Aslan is a lion- the Lion, the great Lion.” “Ooh” said Susan. “I’d thought he was a man. Is he-quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion”…”Safe?” said Mr Beaver …”Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.” ― C.S. Lewis, from The Lion, the…
Our May/June issue of FrontLine was put together by the faculty and staff of Faith Baptist Bible College & Seminary in Ankeny, Iowa. We appreciate all the articles that appeared in that issue. For this installment of the podcast, we offer an interview with Jim Tillotson, the president of Faith Baptist Bible College. He writes…
For the first and second parts of this three-part series, click here and here. In our last two posts, we considered the sources of conflict and two kinds of conflict that we might face and how to respond. In this post, we will consider two more kinds of conflict and what our response should be,…
Can I Keep My Sin and Go to Heaven? A while back, I was witnessing to a group of college-age guys. They were familiarity with Christianity, but they didn’t know the gospel. As I spoke of sin and judgment, one of the guys began squirming nervously. I could tell that he was troubled by what…