Posts by Don Johnson
Our good host: Good News Baptist Church
Our host for the 2015 Annual Fellowship meeting is Good News Baptist Church of Chesapeake, Virginia, pastor Mike Ascher. Good News Baptist Church was founded in 1972 when a group of 18 believers gathered together to make plans for a new church which would commence services just four days later. You can read the history…
Read MoreAnnual Fellowship next week
A sure sign of summer is the Annual Fellowship meeting of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International. For those who are close enough to make last minute plans, we’d like to encourage you to join with us at the Good News Baptist Church in Chesapeake, VA beginning Tuesday, June 16.
Read MoreReading FrontLine
Don Johnson As readers of our site are aware, one of the ministries of the FBFI is our bimonthly publication, FrontLine magazine. We regularly post from its archives here on Proclaim & Defend. We hope these articles are a blessing to you in your spiritual life. In today’s post, I’d like to say a word…
Read MoreTimes Are Changing, Must We Change with the Times?
Don Johnson The first paragraph of Micah contains a stirring indictment: Micah 1:1 The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. 2 Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is:…
Read MoreWorth Reading
For our Friday edition, I’d like to provide links to some articles found online that you may have missed. In particular, the first one is particularly moving and instructive. The writer speaks eloquently about deep spiritual needs, but has no one to guide her. I would guess she is representative of people you know who…
Read MoreReview: Christians and Alcohol: A Scriptural Case for Abstinence
Christians and Alcohol: A Scriptural Case for Abstinence by Randy Jaeggli, published by Bob Jones University Seminary © Bob Jones University Press, 2014. Reviewed by Don Johnson The subject of alcohol has been a contentious one among Christians since at least the beginning of the Temperance Movement in the 19th century and continues to trouble…
Read MoreChildless by Choice
Don Johnson This post owes its life to a heartbreaking article in the New York Times last Friday. Childless by Choice is a testimonial of sorts by an author who admits she chose not to have children because of her fears that she was not equipped to give a child a healthy home. One’s heart…
Read MoreWhy Do You Think So?
Don Johnson I came across a fascinating article in the New York Times this week. Why Movie ‘Facts’ Prevail discusses movies based on factual or historical incidents and their frequent inaccuracy. We all know this to be true, even movies adapted from books frequently change the “facts” to facilitate the dramatic presentation of the basic…
Read MoreAre Leggings Modest?
Don Johnson A friend of mine launched a bit of controversy on his Facebook page when he made a comment about ‘leggings,’ expressing his opinion that such articles are immodest. The discussion that ensued debated whether such items were in fact immodest. The debaters also discussed whether it was the responsibility of women to protect…
Read MoreRecker-Bauder discussion: Conclusion
Don Johnson At the beginning of December, we posted a piece by Matt Recker, responding to Kevin Bauder’s discussion of his earlier series on The Gospel Coalition (last post with index to all posts here). Dr. Bauder has since offered two final pieces concluding his interaction with Pastor Recker. We’d like to draw your attention…
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