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Should Sacred Music Swing?
Dwight Gustafson The choice of church music is intensely personal, something about which the Scriptures say little. Right? Wrong! God’s Word has a clear standard for sacred music. [Editor’s note: some of the terms in this article are dated, the article comes to us from 1975. We hope our readers will not be distracted by…
Read MoreEstablishing Long-Lasting, Life-Impacting, Heart-Revealing, Devotional Habits
Rand Hummel If you Google “good habits,” you will immediately find a plethora of articles with such titles as “24 Daily Habits,” “17 Good Habits for a Successful Life,” “Tips for Breaking Bad Habits and Developing Good Habits,” “30 Habits That Will Change Your Life,” “9 Tips on How to Form a Good Habit,” “The…
Read MoreSomething Happened to Halloween While I Was Away for College
Don Johnson When I was a child, Halloween was a community event. Bands of urchins roamed the streets, begging for (and receiving) loads of candy. Neighborhood friends would join together, compare treasures, the heft of our sacks, the brilliance (or not) of our costumes… Sugar highs endured for weeks. Schools made rules about how much…
Read MoreIn Pursuit of Souls
Edward M. Panosian John Wesley stepped into the spiritual vacuum of eighteenth century England and led a movement that transformed that nation and had far-reaching effects on America as well. [Though not a Baptist, the story of John Wesley remains inspirational and instructive for us today.] “He acts as though he were out of breath…
Read MoreDoes the Bible Condone Alcoholic Beverages?
Gary Reimers Fundamentalists find themselves in a difficult and awkward position concerning alcoholic beverages. By instinct, tradition and Biblical principle they are convinced that believers should abstain entirely. Yet that position is under strong attack today by others who also claim to believe the Bible. Among new-evangelicals the trend is toward “social drinking” as an…
Read MoreWho Are Your Counselors?
Cherith Newton FrontLine September/October 2015 Featured Article We live in an age of amazing technology—technology that enables us to read millions of words without ever turning a page; to communicate with a “friend” whom we have never met face-to-face; to hear the sermons of preachers from across the globe (and even across the generations); to…
Read MoreFrontLine: September/October 2015 — The Law of Kindness
September/October 2015 | VOLUME 25 | NUMBER 5 The Law of Kindness She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. Proverbs 31:26 Becky Vaughn As the editor of FrontLine, my dad enjoys a ministry of encouraging Fundamental Baptists to express themselves in print and to provide edifying articles…
Read MoreSouthern California Regional Fellowship
Southern California Regional Fellowship – California City, CA Speaker: Dr. John Vaughn November 9-10 Time: Noon through Noon. Better stated…lunch to lunch. Dress is “Desert Casual” Special Opportunity: We have some new pastors here in Nirvana (Southern California) and we will have opportunity to meet and encourage them – hopefully! Cost: Just get here and find your own…
Read MoreWeightier Matters of the Law
the genius of Fundamentalism’s contention for the fundamentals Don Johnson When listening to a sermon recently, the speaker alluded to the passage in Matthew where Jesus rebukes the Pharisees for neglecting the weightier matters of the law. The phrase caught my attention and reminded me about a debate that rages (for some folks, anyway) about…
Read MoreAmbassadors-at-large
Monroe Parker “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us; we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God” (2 Corinthians 5:20). Dr. Bob Jones, Sr., founder of Bob Jones University, used to say, “Nearly every false religion is founded on an overemphasis of some truth.”…
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