Posts by Don Johnson
Should We Use the Term “Traditional Marriage”?
Don Johnson When I hear or use the term “traditional marriage,” I have a definite meaning in mind. In the shortest form, I mean “one man and one women for life.” Dictionary.com shortens it even further as “marriage between one man and one woman” and then adds this parenthesis: “(primarily used by opponents of same-sex…
Read MoreHome Missions: Interview with Bob Thompson of BHM (3)
Don Johnson Recently, I sat down with Bob Thompson, director of Baptist Home Missions, a small independent Baptist mission board devoted to church planting in North America. This aspect of mission work is often overlooked by the attention given to foreign missions, but it is vital for the church to replicate itself both on the…
Read MoreHome Missions: Interview with Bob Thompson of BHM (2)
Don Johnson Recently, I sat down with Bob Thompson, director of Baptist Home Missions, a small independent Baptist mission board devoted to church planting in North America. This aspect of mission work is often overlooked by the attention given to foreign missions, but it is vital for the church to replicate itself both on the…
Read MoreHome Missions: Interview with Bob Thompson of BHM (1)
Don Johnson Recently, I sat down with Bob Thompson, director of Baptist Home Missions, a small independent Baptist mission board devoted to church planting in North America. This aspect of mission work is often overlooked by the attention given to foreign missions, but it is vital for the church to replicate itself both on the…
Read MoreThe Man from Uz and His Problem
Don Johnson There are plenty of sad stories in the news all the time, but sometimes the story is so jarring that it touches our collective consciousness in a way to bring out much commentary, expert and inexpert, about the problem of depression and what to do about it. I have to admit, I don’t…
Read MoreChristian Boasting
Don Johnson Recently I came to a passage in Romans where Paul talks about glorying about the things accomplished in his ministry (Rm 15.17-18). Some versions translate the word for ‘glory’ here as ‘boasting,’ as indeed the kjv does in some passages like James 4.16. As I thought about what Paul was saying about boasting,…
Read MoreMany Voices Responding to the Court
The United States Supreme Court voted 5-4 to affirm the right of homosexual marriage. The decision settles a question in one sense, but the debate is far from settled. Many Christians are responding from all over the landscape. It is heartening to see that those who hold to generally conservative principles of Bible interpretation are…
Read MoreAnnual Fellowship final–The Dispensational Position of the FBFI
The closing message of our conference was delivered by our President, John Vaughn, “The Dispensational Position of the FBFI.” He highlighted the sections of our doctrinal statement that affirm a dispensational point of view, particularly the section on “Last Things”
Read MoreFull Day at the FBFI Annual Fellowship
Wednesday of the Annual Fellowship means a full day of preaching and activities. I’ll give a brief summary so that I will be somewhat rested for tomorrow’s finale. We began with a stirring message by our friend, Craig Hartman. His topic was, “Thank God for Israel”. He gave us at least seven reasons to thank…
Read MoreOpening Night of the Annual Fellowship
Conference meetings always open with the renewal of personal relationships, lots of hand shaking, warm greetings, and hectic activity. Our beginning tonight was all of that and more. If you haven’t attended one of our meetings in a while, you should plan to come on out next year. These are good times when people with…
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