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It seems that churches have often gotten it wrong when it comes to church discipline. Either the church discipline is too strict, or there i...

Those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in J...

The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. For the needy shall not always be forgotten; the expectation of t...

Following is a Book Review by Dr. R. L. Sumner, editor of The Biblical Evangelist. Alcohol Today: Abstinence in an Age of Indulgence , by ...

Accountability The local Baptist Association has no desire to run your business. But a Baptist church needs other churches to compare notes...

What is a Baptist Association? A local group of Baptist churches that have joined together to assist each other and to carry on the work of...

Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I ...

The earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein. -Psalm 24:1 As a boy in grade school, I distinctly re...

But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the ...

“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them a light has shined...

Last week a news program dealt with a problem many families struggle with at Thanksgiving and Christmas. The problem was big family fights a...

What are the basics of doing a credible Bible Study on your own? In several posts that may or may not be consecutive, I’d like to try and an...

“God sent me before you to preserve life.” “You meant evil against me; but God meant it for good.” -Genesis 45:5; 50:20 In 1605 Squanto was ...

Pastor needed. Parsonage provided. Parsonage (pastor’s housing): “A small cottage or, more properly, a hut for the minister and his wife. It...

One of the five points or beliefs of Calvinism (aka Reformed Doctrines, Doctrines of Grace) is limited atonement. Limited atonement says tha...

Lately I’ve been especially busy. Man, the things I could write about pastoral ministry out of these recent weeks. But not now. So I haven’t...

22. Whatever your salary, and it won’t be much, discipline yourself to live on less than you make. Tithe to your church and put at least 5% ...

1. Love your people and realize they probably deserve a better pastor. 2. Get to know at least one older pastor that you can respect. Go t...

God, be merciful to me a sinner! -Luke 18:13 This month I heard a young preacher say to a student group, “You’re not saved by a prayer. A ...

The Baptist Faith & Message (BF&M) is the doctrinal statement of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Several years ago an evangel...