Posts by Proclaim and Defend

Today we’re joined by Dave Shumate to discuss his article, “Why Marijuana Is (Still) Wrong.” This is part of a series of podcasts from the March/April edition of FrontLine magazine on the theme, “The Self-Deception of Substance Abuse.” As marijuana legalization spreads across North America—now legal in 24 states for recreational use and 39 states…

Our interviewee for this session is no stranger to most of our listeners, Dr. Jim Berg. Dr. Berg teaches at Bob Jones Seminary, where he held many teaching and administrative positions through his career. I recall many years ago taking an early morning class from him, we talk about it in the video. There have…

With Gordon Dickson This edition of the podcast introduces the March/April 2025 edition of FrontLine on the subject “The Self-Deception of Substance Abuse.” Our culture has long been plagued by the use of intoxicating substances which bear a heavy cost in the lives of many. Some may dismiss our concerns as legalistic and destructive of…

Today marks the final conversation from the January/February edition of FrontLine, “AI: Developing a Christian Perspective.” We’ve had a lot of conversations talking about AI, how it works, some of the ethical concerns it brings, and ways to use it in ministry. This last conversation from the magazine has a different focus. We are turning…

FrontLine | Volume 35, Number 2 One of the saddest stories I have ever heard was from a man who told me about his adult son who was a drunkard. Why had he started drinking? As a teenager, he had gotten a girl pregnant, so he wanted to marry her and take on his responsibilities…

Our conversation today is a little different than most of the others we’ve done. I’m talking to Dave Lowry, who contributed an article in the middle section of the January/February FrontLine magazine. We call this section “the pastor’s insert” but of course, it isn’t just for pastors. Dave’s article providentially fit right in with the…

We are discussing the January/February edition of FrontLine on the theme, “AI: Developing a Christian Perspective.” Our guest today is pastor David Huffstutler, a fellow board member of the FBFI, and author of the article, “Does Homework Have to Be Human?” We discussed issues that come up in the classroom with the use of AI.…

We are discussing the January/February edition of FrontLine which had the theme: “AI: Developing a Christian Perspective.” In today’s episode, we explore Erik Hanson’s thought-provoking article “Who’s Afraid of AI?” which examines the growing concerns surrounding artificial intelligence from a Christian perspective. Erik covers some of the history of AI and addresses the concerns many…

We are discussing the January/February edition of FrontLine, “AI: Developing a Christian Perspective.” Our guest this time is Mike Riley, who wrote the article, “In Our Image and Likeness.” What follows is an AI generated introduction! The rise of artificial intelligence has brought with it not just technological challenges, but profound ethical and theological questions…

We are talking about FrontLine magazine on this podcast, interviewing authors of our articles as they come out. The theme of the most recent edition of the magazine is “AI: Developing a Christian Perspective.” Our author today, Erik Hanson, wrote an article for us called “Developing a Biblical Perspective on Technology.” It’s an introduction, laying…