KANSAS CITY – Midwestern Seminary celebrated today the release of President Jason K. Allen’s latest book, an updated edition of Charles Haddon Spurgeon’s Lectures to My Students, published by B&H Publishers. This deluxe edition of Lectures to My Students includes an introduction from Allen, lightly edited material for readability, and updated design aspects. Commenting on the release, Allen said, “I’m so grateful to partner with B&H Publishers and release this new, impressive, … [Read more...]
Our Heavenly Father’s special love
During the summer, one of the things I love to do is take time to read. Perhaps it started with a hunger to know more through reading. In the summers following the fourth grade to early junior high, I joined a program at the public library to read a book each week. As I read, I wanted to read more. By the time I entered junior high, one particular author spurred my interest above all others. His books were short in comparison to many others. Maybe that was the attraction. There were no … [Read more...]
Article XVI of the Baptist Faith & Message 2000: Peace and war
Following is another in a series of columns on The Baptist Faith & Message 2000. Article XVI of The Baptist Faith & Message 2000 reads: “It is the duty of Christians to seek peace with all men on principles of righteousness. In accordance with the spirit and teachings of Christ they should do all in their power to put an end to war. “The true remedy for the war spirit is the gospel of our Lord. The supreme need of the world is the acceptance of His teachings in all the affairs … [Read more...]
Conserve truth, celebrate fidelity during month of June
For decades, Christian writers have warned us about the decline of Western – and, more particularly, American – culture. “The barbarians are coming,” conservative evangelical theologian Carl F.H. Henry cried in the 1970s. He repeated the pronouncement again in 1988, writing, “We live in the twilight of a great civilization, amid the deepening decline of modern culture.” His was a stark message, but he maintained hope. Last month, Peter J. Leithart, president of the Theopolis Institute, … [Read more...]
Word Power
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.” –Psalm 19:14 (NKJV) Have you ever heard very young children use ugly words while playing or talking to others? I have, and it is not pretty. Where did they get such a vocabulary? In all likelihood, they picked it up from family at home or classmates at school. There was a time when we did not hear so much of such talk. Now, it seems that even news on TV often … [Read more...]
Article XIII of the BFM: Stewardship
Following is another in a series of columns on The Baptist Faith & Message 2000. Article XIII of The Baptist Faith & Message 2000 reads: “God is the source of all blessings, temporal and spiritual; all that we have and are we owe to Him. Christians have a spiritual debtorship to the whole world, a holy trusteeship in the gospel, and a binding stewardship in their possessions. They are therefore under obligation to serve Him with their time, talents, and material possessions; and … [Read more...]
‘Encountering Christ’: New High Street Press book by Springfield pastor puts spotlight on Jesus’s seven ‘I Am’ statements
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention, through its High Street Press imprint, has released a new resource for personal or group study titled Encountering Christ: Meeting Jesus in His Seven I AM Statements. Written by Pastor Eddie Bumpers of Crossway Baptist Church in Springfield, Mo., the 90-page softcover book seeks to answer the question Jesus asks his disciples in Matthew 16:15, “Who do you say that I am?” The true answer comes, not from opinions that emerged over the … [Read more...]
‘When Jesus returns, He will right every wrong,’ Missouri Baptist apologist, author Rob Phillips says in exclusive interview
‘Return of Jesus’ book now available online JEFFERSON CITY – A new book about Christ’s return is now available for purchase online. The book, What Every Christian Should Know about the Return of Jesus, was authored by Rob Phillips, director of Ministry Support and Apologetics for the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC), and published by the MBC’s High Street Press. The book is available in print and e-book editions at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1958988065. An audio version is scheduled for … [Read more...]
Knock-knock, He’s there
There’s a longstanding debate over which knock-knock joke is the best of all time. I would like to call it a knock-knock knock-down-drag-out, but I’m afraid you’d stop reading and I hate to lose readers in the first paragraph. We can’t argue that there are definitely knock-knock joke staples. I can give just a word or two of some of these and you hear the entire joke in your head. Like that yodelly one with “little old lady who.” Or how about “Boo who?” “You don’t have to cry about it, … [Read more...]
Jackson County law criminalizes gospel’s call to conversion
“I know a leading psychiatrist who thinks it a bad week if he does not help two or three of his patients to (place faith in) Christ,” the Christian apologist and Oxford don Michael Green once wrote. Unfortunately, should that psychiatrist ever move to Kansas City, Mo., he could be the target of government prosecution for sharing his faith with patients – particularly, if he shares the gospel with children confused about their gender. As previously reported in The Pathway (here and here), … [Read more...]
BFM Article XI: Evangelism, missions
Following is another in a series of columns on The Baptist Faith & Message 2000. Article XI of The Baptist Faith & Message 2000 reads: “It is the duty and privilege of every follower of Christ and of every church of the Lord Jesus Christ to endeavor to make disciples of all nations. The new birth of man’s spirit by God’s Holy Spirit means the birth of love for others. Missionary effort on the part of all rests thus upon a spiritual necessity of the regenerate life, and is … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist’s High Street Press releases book on return of Jesus
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention, through its High Street Press imprint, has released a new resource for personal or group study titled What Every Christian Should Know about the Return of Jesus. The 500-page softcover book focuses on truths about Christ’s second coming that are plainly stated in Scripture, yet often overlooked when followers of Jesus prefer to debate the chronological minutiae of the last days. While the order of events surrounding Christ’s return is of … [Read more...]
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