Posts by Don Johnson
Comments on Baptist Fundamentals: Opening Address
Don Johnson Today I’d like to highlight some passages from the article published yesterday in order to offer some contemporary commentary. In the introduction of the article, I said this: “The old connection to the Northern Baptist Convention (now American Baptist Convention) is long gone, but the concerns and goals remain the same.” In today’s…
Read MoreWorldliness a quality of temper and life
submitted by Don Johnson (HT: Pastor Sam Souza, Brandon, Manitoba) [Throwback Thursday: this post originally appeared on P&D 4/26/2012 One of the unending debates is over the meaning of worldliness and how concerned we should be about it. Preachers of former days were not quite so uncertain on the subject:
Read MoreCollege and Worldview – A Reason for Choosing a Christian Campus
Don Johnson On July 6, 2016, we ran a piece from a 2005 issue of FrontLine on the question, “Should I consider a secular college education?” The article sounded a cautious note while not dismissing the possibility entirely. Sharper Iron picked up our article and a fairly vigorous and sometimes coherent discussion ensued. With the…
Read MorePrepared to Stand Alone
J. C. Ryle: Prepared to Stand Alone Iain H. Murray, Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 2016. 259 pgs. Reviewed by Don Johnson Noted biographer Iain Murray brings us another outstanding piece of work in J. C. Ryle: Prepared to Stand Alone. His book is very readable and presents an objective (but warm) account of the…
Read MoreGodliness is the Fruit of Faith in God
Don Johnson On the whole, King David is considered to be a godly man, in spite of well-known lapses as a father, a man, and a national leader. We look to him as an example of godliness in part because the aftermath of his failures consistently saw him turning back to God in repentance. David…
Read MoreDeclarations from our Designer: Day Two
Wednesday of our Annual Fellowship is the full day of the conference. Today was filled with tremendous blessing. I’ll only be able to give highlights, audio will be available soon. One of the privileges of the day was to hear from Dr. John Whitcomb, co-author of The Genesis Flood (with Henry Morris). That book made…
Read MoreDeclarations from our Designer: Day Three
Thursday morning brought our conference to a close. The whole conference was a blessing. Many old friends renewed acquaintance, spent time in conversation, rejoiced in the work of God around the world and worshipped the Lord together once again. Our closing message came from Chaplain Joe Willis: Defending Genesis 1-11 in the Department of Defense.…
Read MoreGod’s Design for Worship
Don Johnson at the Annual Fellowship of the FBFI – opening service report Dr. Gary Reimers preached the opening message of our Annual Fellowship meeting. Our theme is Declarations from our Designer, and bro. Reimer’s theme is that “God provides the design for worship.” Dr. Reimers first preached on this theme decades ago, his ministry…
Read MoreUnchanging Witness – A Review
Reviewed by Don Johnson Fortson, S. Donald, and Rollin Gene Grams. Unchanging Witness: The Consistent Christian Teaching on Homosexuality in Scripture and Tradition. Nashville: B & H Academic, 2016. Unchanging Witness addresses the white hot topic of homosexuality, one of the most important issues of our day. The authors, S. Donald Fortson and Rollin Gene…
Read MoreThe Fight Over Transgenderism Goes Far Beyond Bathrooms
Don Johnson You’ve probably heard enough about this topic, but the battle our culture is in goes far beyond the question of who has the right to open certain public bathroom doors. My home and native land provides an example of the next step the struggle is taking. The National Post reports on May 17…
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