Posts by Don Johnson
The Concept of Prohibitions Where Scripture is not Absolutely Prohibitive
by Don Johnson Can we prohibit something biblically if the Bible doesn’t prohibit it explicitly? As a pastor, I have too often seen the tragic consequences of alcohol abuse and the spiritual weakness that accompanies what is called ‘social’ or ‘moderate’ drinking. Most conservative Christians will agree with a strong stand against drunkenness, which is…
Read MoreThe Death That Gives Life
by Don Johnson Today, I am conducting a funeral for a man who died at a relatively young age. His body broke down after a lifetime of substance abuse of various kinds. He came from a very difficult home. He was in a strata of society that the ‘decent folks’ would try to ignore if…
Read MoreA Primer on Fundamentalism–NW Regional Meeting
The idea behind our name, Proclaim & Defend, is the fundamentalist idea. Fundamentalists are considered to be all about the ‘Defend’ part of Proclaim & Defend, but we think there is quite a bit of both proclamation and defense of the Gospel going on in our ranks. The Northwest Regional FBF Fellowship Meeting epitomized both…
Read MoreWelcome to Proclaim & Defend
In 2008, Time Magazine published an article asking this riveting question: “How Many Blogs Does the World Need?” Writer Michael Kinsley concludes with this: But many readers may be reaching the point with blogs and websites that I reached long ago with the Sunday New York Times Magazine–actively hoping there isn’t anything interesting in there…
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