EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth in a series of excerpts from the new MBC resource, “The Last Apologist: A Commentary on Jude for Defenders of the Christian Faith,” available at mobaptist.org/apologetics. * * * * Jude writes in verse 3 of his epistle, “I found it necessary to write and exhort you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all.” The Holy Spirit has stirred Jude’s heart, causing him to grieve over the manner in which … [Read more...]
Governor stands for freedom ahead of Trinity Lutheran case
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens went public with a defense of religious liberty less than one week before the Supreme Court heard a high profile religious liberty case coming out of Missouri. But his actions raised concern among some Supreme Court Justices as to whether the case was still worth addressing. Greitens posted a video, April 13, on his Facebook page and website, announcing that the state of Missouri would no longer discriminate against religious … [Read more...]
The terrorizing torment of child abuse, neglect
From 2012 to 2014, Isidro Cruz-Basurto sodomized and molested a seven-year-old girl. When questioned by authorities, he said he was conducting private medical exams in his bedroom to test if anyone else was abusing the victim. A Jackson County jury rejected his explanation and on April 19 found Cruz-Basurto, 33, of Kansas City guilty of four counts of statutory sodomy in the first degree and two counts of child molestation in the first degree. Cruz-Basurto, who is an illegal alien, faces … [Read more...]
From trustee to adoptive parent: God’s plan always wins out
RICHLAND – Chris and Tammi Ferkel didn’t have any plans to adopt their new daughter, Summer. And yet, as is the case with most earthly plans, God’s plans took over. In fact, God had been laying the groundwork for Summer’s new family for multiple generations. Chris is the son of a man who was orphaned in the early 1940s. Never fostered or adopted, he grew up as a newsboy in an orphanage in St. Louis. Chris’s maternal grandmother, also an orphan, came to Missouri on a Catholic orphan train … [Read more...]
FBC Arnold ministry aims for ‘one less orphan’
ARNOLD – Adopting and fostering children is a journey. FBC Arnold has a ministry, “One Less Orphan,” to make that journey easier to navigate by providing support for parents and children. “We started this ministry to encourage couples interested in adopting or going through the process,” Lisa Jackson, leader and member of FBC Arnold, said. “Tim and I have three biological children,” Lisa added, “and we adopted a boy from China.” Tim and Lisa Jackson were surprised by some of the … [Read more...]
Considering the ‘Benedict Option’
Dreher, Rod. The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation. New York: Sentinel, 2017. 262 pages. $25.00. Thirty-six years ago a philosopher named Alisdair MacIntyre declared that Western culture had lost its way, similar to the Roman Empire before its fall, and that those living virtuous lives could no longer participate in this culture. Instead they must form alternative cultures that would allow them to survive this new “dark ages” with integrity and … [Read more...]
The tool of drool & thirsting well
No kidding, I had this very conversation with my daughter the other day: Kaley: Know what I found just now on Pinterest? Peanut butter cup gooey butter cake. Me: I just gained three pounds hearing you speak those words. Kaley: I just lost three pounds in drool. After I thought about it—well, after I laughed, and then after I thought about it—I decided she might actually have something there. The next diet craze? How about “Slobber Yourself Thin!” I don’t know why that shouldn’t work … [Read more...]
Are some beliefs non-negotiable?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a series of excerpts from the new MBC resource, “The Last Apologist: A Commentary on Jude for Defenders of the Christian Faith,” available at mobaptist.org/apologetics. * * * * With an estimated 2.2 billion Christians in the world, worshiping in more than 41,000 denominations, one may legitimately wonder how we can possibly fulfill the prayer of Jesus that we all be as one (John 17:22). But diversity does not necessarily … [Read more...]
Resurrection Day: It’s shouting time
As Resurrection Day quickly approaches, thoughts crowd my mind about the reality of what happened when the Lord Jesus burst out of the tomb. As products of an education more oriented toward metaphysical facts than biblical truth, many people are open to various hypotheses to explain the resurrection. Thoughts of a cardio anomaly or reincarnational experience seem more justifiable for some than what our mighty God has done. The phrase, “He is not here. He is risen, just as He said,” is … [Read more...]
Movie Review: ‘The Case for Christ’ makes case for best ‘Christian’ movie yet
I’ve been on a classic movies kick lately, spending my evenings watching cinematic masterpieces like Casablanca, North by Northwest and Lawrence of Arabia. What makes these films endure throughout the decades isn’t so much the story (Casablanca and North by Northwest have major plot holes, and Lawrence of Arabia doesn’t have much of a story at all); it’s a director’s deft touch and high-quality acting. For too long, so-called “Christian” movies have been on the opposite end of the skill … [Read more...]
TIME magazine covers prompt Mo. Baptist critiques
JEFFERSON CITY – TIME magazine shocked the American public on April, 8, 1966, by publishing a simple cover with one red-letter question on a black background: “Is God Dead?” When TIME reproduced their 1966 cover design this April—now with the question, “Is Truth Dead?”—Missouri Baptist ministers and theologians reaffirmed their confidence in the eternal truth of the living God. “Truth is not dead,” Owen Strachan, associate professor of Christian theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological … [Read more...]
MBTS prof: CSB makes ‘good translation better’
KANSAS CITY – The new Christian Standard Bible (CSB) has made a good translation better, according to Bible scholar Stephen Andrews. “It was taking a very good translation and evaluating it in places where we could make it better, based upon faithfulness to the original languages and readability,” said Andrews, professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Andrews served on the team that produced the CSB, which is a revision of the earlier Holman … [Read more...]
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