Why Prophecy Matters – FrontLine, July/August 2015

The Importance of Prophecy Kent Ramler It was the early 1990s. The pastor of the church where my wife and I served announced that we would be having a wellknown evangelist coming to speak on the topic of prophecy. I was looking forward to it. My sweet, godly wife was not. I remember being surprised…

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Preparing to Speak for God

Richard Flanders “And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them” (Ezek. 3:4). Nearly every Christian will have an opportunity to speak for God in one situation or another. Even those without a special calling to the professional ministry will be…

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Revitalizing Personal Worship

Through Quieting the Noisy Soul Jim Berg Shawna can’t seem to “click off” at nights, and her mind races nonstop replaying the events of the day. Fran was released from another job because of low productivity. She obsesses about cleanliness and orderliness to such a degree that she can never finish a job. Bob just…

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The Blessings of Home Education

Dan and Terrie Zeller The last twenty-five years has witnessed the growth of the home school movement into a stable, organized, and accepted means of education. Home education brings many challenges to a family in terms of time commitment. It demands great investment of energy and life, but the dividends yielded by that investment will…

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Much Ado About Something Truly Important (2)

John Brock In Part One, Dr. Brock discussed a basic philosophy of Christian education and surveyed the interaction of churches with education before the Christian School Movement took hold. Today he will continue by surveying the Christian School and Home School movements and offer some recommendations for parents and churches going forward. The Rise of…

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Much Ado About Something Truly Important (1)

John Brock Much of this article is opinion. You may disagree with my conclusion, and that is okay with me. My goal is to stir our thinking with a big stick while turning up the heat—because the lukewarm pot of Christian education needs to be stimulated, lest it should spoil from stagnation and neglect. Christian…

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“Rightly dividing the Word of Truth” (2 Tim. 2:15)

Mark Minnick And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. Second Thessalonians 3:14 Disobedience to Paul’s word by this epistle is grounds for separation from another Christian. But what word is Paul referring to? Does he mean only…

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The Education Dilemma Faced by Christian Parents

Phil Suiter What is a Christian parent to do? Faced with the clear teaching of Scripture about the education of children, the Christian parent is often limited in the options available to provide the education prescribed in the Word of God. Secondly, the Christian parent is not always firmly grounded in the teaching of Scripture…

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