Sports fans can be strange. Really, any kind of fan can act in very strange ways because, after all, ‘fan’ is short for ‘fanatic’ and fanatics can assign a seriousness and energy to their cause that results in all manner of unusual behavior: Grown men will paint their faces in the colors of their team…

A lack of hydration and increased exposure to the elements can leave a person in a dangerous physical condition. As we noted in the previous article, heat exhaustion carries many parallels to spiritual exhaustion. A lack of spiritual hydration (the Word) and increased exposure to the elements (our worldly culture) can leave a person in…

This article comes from the Baptist World Mission Messenger, we republish by permission. In 1 Corinthians 14:8 the Apostle Paul, in challenging the church to have understanding relating to the exercise of apostolic gifts, employs an illustration that is both musical and militaristic, “For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself…

The Bible is a timeless book, as helpful to people today as for those who lived when it was first penned. (Rom. 15:4; I Cor 10:11) However, because the culture in Bible times was much different than in our own, some passages of Scripture can be difficult to understand. The Bible refers to anointing with…

“Pastor, are vaccines the Mark of the Beast.” This was a sincere question from a church member about a year ago. My answer was definite. “No, vaccines are not the Mark. Believers will KNOW what it is when it comes.” I do believe in a pre-tribulational rapture, so I do not expect to have to…

Our theme this year was “Revival.” Our speaker was Nathan Mestler, President of International Baptist College & Seminary of Chandler, AZ. On the theme, brother Mestler took Psalm 119 as our text for four very powerful messages. The introductory message worked up to this definition of revival: “When all that God’s Word is, is the…

When summer comes with its higher temperatures, so also comes the possibility of heat exhaustion. A lack of hydration and increased exposure to the elements can leave a person in a dangerous physical condition. Heat exhaustion carries many parallels to spiritual exhaustion. A lack of spiritual hydration (the Word) and increased exposure to the elements…

I am currently preaching through Ezra. Recently, my text was Ezra 4. It’s the most challenging section of Ezra to follow because the story begins in 536 B.C., jumps to ca. 480 B.C., then to ca. 450 B.C., and finally returns to 536 B.C. It’s such a unique chapter that liberal scholars dismiss it as…

I asked fellow board member Bud Steadman, the Executive Director of Baptist World Mission how Christians might be able to aide our brethren in the current crisis. Two BWM missionaries are coordinating efforts for relief. The BWM page is here. With permission, I copy the notices from that page below: Tiko Agamalian Family – Ukraine…

It’s happening again. People are taking sides—the same old sides they always take. Political liberals are flying Ukrainian flags. It’s the same virtue signaling as before. They are accusing conservatives of being Putin fans. You have to wonder if Donald Trump was in office if the sides would be reversed. It is easy and dangerous…