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In this issue: • Studies in Genesis • Chaplaincy Committee’s Corner • Gleanings • Flashes from Foreign Fields • The Outlook versus the Uplook

ARLINGTON, Va.—Several GARBC chaplains participated in the Veterans Day National Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Nov. 11, an event hosted by the Military Chaplains …

In this issue: • God’s Castaways • Studies in First Corinthians • Studies in Galatians • Studies in Genesis

In this issue: • The Crisis of Gospel Broadcasting • Studies in First Corinthians • Pastoral Theology • Facts to Face in Regard to Designated Gifts

In this issue: • The Throne Rights of Jesus and Those Troublesome Genealogies • Studies in the Revelation • Studies in First Corinthians • Studies in Genesis • Pastoral Theology • Christ and the Crisis of Salvation • Churches in GARBC, 1943

Two of the more common hermeneutical and theological viewpoints within the world of Bible-believing Christianity are dispensationalism and covenant theology. [1] Each position represents a …

Feature Articles The Octagenarian Tiling Trio Rightly Diving | Darrell Goemaat and Kevin Mungons Church Discipline: A Delicate Operation | Charles J. Colton Why Churches …

AUBREY MALPHURS and STEVE STROOPE Baker Books, 221 Pages, Paper, $16.99 Here is a take-the-meat-and-leave-the-bones type of book, as it tries to help a broad …

JAMES R. ADAIR Discovery House, 160 Pages, Paper, $8.95 Here is a biography concerning one of the past sound influential preachers of the airwaves whom …

OLIVIA and KURT BRUNER Center Street, 192 Pages, Paper, $12.99 Is your child a video game addict without your realizing it? Many parents might be …

ROBERT L. SUMNER Biblical Evangelism Press (5717 Pine Dr., Raleigh, NC 27606), 335 Pages, Paper, $9.95 Robert Sumner has done it again! He has produced …

BROTHER ANDREW and AL JANSSEN Revell, 272 Pages, Paper, $14.99 We know it’s hard, but by reading this book a person will get a much …

Acton Institute (www.acton.org), 120 Pages, Paper, $10.00 Here is another book on a hot topic today: environmentalism. The book approaches the issue objectively when so …

PAUL CHAPPELL Striving Together (www.strivingtogether.com), 48 Pages, Paper, $1.50 This reviewer hasn’t seen a book or booklet on this currently pertinent subject, so this short …

DAVID F. WELLS Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 253 Pages, Hardcover, $25.00 Fundamental Baptists generally don’t consider themselves Protestants. That label is left for groups that …

What could be better than teaching senior high students the truth of God’s Word, using relevant object lessons, helpful worksheets, and purposeful discussion questions? The …

People-watching can be an amusing pastime because so many styles are in vogue today. In fact, while sitting on a bench in a large city, …

What pops into your mind when someone mentions a children’s book? Do you think of sweet little board books for babies, or do you picture …

Forgotten by many, ignored by others, belittled by some. Unable to vote in business meetings, unable to raise funds for their new building, and quietly …

Most church members have, at one time or another, “thunk” the seemingly unthinkable: This church would be so much better off without “so-and-so”! Now, before …

The meeting begins with a round of introductions, unintentionally sounding like a 12-step program for recovering theologians. An older man at the corner table rises …

…Consider Doing Evangelism on Christmas Eve This year! One of the most effective times for evangelistic outreach is Christmas Eve. Outreach pastors and evangelism ministry …

…is officially retired, this time for sure, mostly Three Des Moines retirees have spent the last 20 years laying tile for various ministries, including 12 …

Sign of the New Covenant in Christ THOMAS R. SCHREINER AND SHAWN D. WRIGHT, EDS. B & H Publishing Group, 364 Pages, Hardcover, $19.99 This …

Feature Articles New Publisher at SharperIron.org Choices in Education | Mark Stupka What Christians Owe Their Pastors | Roy E. Knuteson Why Dispensationalism Still Matters …

The United States electorate will be selecting a new president Tuesday, Nov. 4, just as this issue goes to press. The current state of affairs …

Charles Ryrie has spent the last 60 years teaching the Bible. While on the faculty of Dallas Theological Seminary, he taught hundreds of the pastors …

Q.What is a proper Christian response to people who claim Christmas and other Christian celebrations are pagan? A. First, if we are honest, we are …

Multigenerational faithfulness. . . . Biblical patriarchy. . . . Family integrated church.” I thought I was hearing a foreign language. As I listened to …

Q. I can’t understand 2 Corinthians 8:3. It appears that these believers, giving “beyond their ability,” were going into debt, and the Bible forbids indebtedness. …