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Stacy and I have three children. This story is about two of them, Preston (age 13) and Zach (age 10). Our kids are what many people call MKs, missionary kids. Preston has lived just about 3 years in the US in his life, while Zach only has about 2 years in the US. The rest [...]
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In today’s “Theology Corner” we’re taking questions from our readers. The first question comes from A Paul in Seabrook, TX. A assures me that his entire first name is simply A, and that his initial and name are in fact identical. I imagine this causes all sorts of excitement when traveling internationally in places where [...]
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Ever watch a bunch of cows jammed into a pen before an auction, branding, or health check? Too many bovines packed into too little real estate; the crowding makes it easier to direct them all out the one-cow gate and down the chute. It’d be fine if they didn’t all weigh 2,000 pounds and didn’t [...]
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Hey folks, it’s time for a new installment of our award-winning “5 Questions with…” series. We’ve been taking a brief hiatus, one that was not foreknown but was indeed predestined by my fall workload. Today’s subject is Fuzzy Goldenblister, an IMB worker for somewhere between 10 and 15 years. He’s roguishly handsome, erudite, and cooks [...]
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In the midst of the Calvinism/Arminianism storm, a few voices of reason have appeared in the Hickory Stump Baptist Association. Pastor Cal Johnson, author of such books as “Total Depravity: A Study of In-Laws,” and “Irresistible Grace and the Boston Red Sox” is leading the charge towards a purer form of Calvinistic teachings. The key [...]
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Every Christian family worries about placing their impressionable family members in secular environments where immoral standards endanger upright lifestyles and godly testimonies. Within the Christian community, there is little consensus as to whether protectionist policies are better than active engagement, or if withdrawal from the world amounts to cowardice. The issue even divides families. Stan, [...]
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The Biblical call for humility among believers is common, well-known, and needs no citation here. The implications of humility, though, require some attention. Humility is not saying, “I’m bad, I stink, I’m a loser. I’ll never accomplish anything for Him because I can’t.” Statements like this simply assert that the Spirit has bestowed nothing on us and that [...]
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