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A Certain Sound
Fred Moritz This is Part One ♦ Part Two “For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?” (1 Cor. 14:8). We live in theologically confusing days. In less than two centuries the world witnessed the birth of theological liberalism and its replacement, neoliberalism. Neo-Orthodoxy arose in opposition to…
Read MoreMake Time to Pray
Doug Wright Just before Jesus walked on water the disciples had participated in the “feeding of the 5000” in Bethsaida. When the bread and fish were eaten and the fragments gathered, Jesus “made his disciples get into the boat, and go ahead of Him to the other side, while he sent the multitude away” (Matt.…
Read MoreDreams That Will Never Come True (2)
H. A. Ironside (From Charge That To My Account by H. A. Ironside, Copyright, 1931, by The Bible Institute Colportage Association of Chicago) Part One ♦ This is Part Two Dreams of World Wealth There are some who dream that if they could just get a sufficient amount of money, they would be satisfied. Did…
Read MoreDreams That Will Never Come True (1)
H. A. Ironside This is Part One ♦ Part Two (From Charge That To My Account by H. A. Ironside, Copyright, 1931, by The Bible Institute Colportage Association of Chicago) “And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall…
Read MoreInerrancy–an interview with Vern Poythress
Eclectic Web – special edition In this excursion into eclectica, we will focus on just one issue: inerrancy. Perhaps no issue is more important to Fundamentalism than the inerrancy of the Bible. We can’t say enough about it. The last two days, Books at a Glance has published an interview with Vern Poythress, a man who…
Read MoreThe Critical Nature of Leadership
Layton Talbert The storyline is all too familiar. A well-known leader of God’s people — popular, well intentioned, and godly — forges an alliance with a notorious enemy of Biblical truth. Why? In the interest of unity, he says. An act of magnanimity and compassion — of “getting along” — no doubt. He even sought…
Read MoreDeveloping Leaders in the Church
Ken Hay Through the years church-growth specialists have published articles, books, and surveys that demonstrate a vital principle: when the pastor is the leader of the church and is inspiring the lay people to be the ministers, that church has growth potential. But on the other hand, when the people become the leaders and the…
Read MoreKids of Church Planters: CPK’s
Susannah Barba Dad’s words at breakfast on the morning of June 30, 1994, changed my life forever. “Well, kiddos, we’re going to do it, ” he said. Stephanie, Jeremiah, and I all waited to be enlightened. “Last night, the Lord made it clear to me: we’re going to go off the road and start a…
Read MoreO Worship the King
Guye Johnson Edited from the files of the late Grace W. Haight O worship the King, all·glorious above, And gratefully sing His power and His love; Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of days, Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise. O tell of His might, O sing of His grace, Whose robe is the…
Read MoreBaptism – An Enacted Sermon
Don Johnson Recently I had the privilege of baptizing three young men upon their professions of faith. This is one of the great joys and privileges of Christian ministry and marked a red-letter day in our ministry. On that Sunday, in the providence of God we came upon some thoughts published by the late Dr.…
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