Bible Belt Ministry Our church assembles in a rural area on the outskirts of a military base—Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Our community is in the Bible belt, where Christianity is practiced nominally by numerous professing believers. Many have come to church, listened to a sermon, repeated a prayer during an altar call, and have left […]
Dear Friend of Founders, Thank you for your interest in and encouragement of Founders Ministries. The last year will go down in history for the many upheavals related to COVID … More
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At least through the first three centuries of Christian history, baptism was preceded by a statement of belief on the part of the person being baptized. Some confessions arose, therefore, … More
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Thanksgiving is over and the Christmas season has begun. Of course that means Christmas music being played in the mall, workplace, and the home. That also means 20,000 versions of the same song over and over again. There are some Christmas songs I love…
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the LORD, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. …
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Its November 2020 and we are still in a pandemic. The experts say it should be not be more than two months till this passes. Well that was back in March. In some states gathering are being limited to 10 people, churches are closed, and we are still wea…
Confessions can be an aid to understanding the Bible. They developed from the desire of Christian teachers to help Christians give clear testimony to biblical truth. At the most fundamental … More
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Earlier this week, I was on a walk in my neighborhood with my three children when I happened across our Roman Catholic friends. After briefly bantering about politics and the … More
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Most of you are too young to remember an edition of the Living Bible (paraphrase) called The Way. I still have one from about forty years ago. They were big with the teenagers, as was that phrase, “the Way” (and about the same time, “One Way” with the index finger pointing upward). Many folks will recognize that the phrase “the […]
If there is one thing that 2020 has done, it has exposed the false prophets that are plaguing the church. There are many who said 2020 was going to a year of prosperity yet not of them saw COVID-19 happen nor the riots. As we await the final word on th…
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The most important aspect of who we are is what comes into our minds when we think of God. The trajectory of our lives is directed by our understanding of God. Moreover, our eternal destiny hinges on our relationship to Him and who we believe He is. If…
This short post is the first of a series on the way in which confessions of faith embody and thus express the vital elements of the Christian faith. This first … More
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OK, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking that there may not be two more unrelated topics than the 2020 presidential election and the formation of the NT canon. Of all the things that we can learn from the trials and tribulations of …
Introduction Not long ago, I wrote the first part of this mini-series. In it, I defined what both a confession of faith and catechism is: A confession is a statement of what a group believes the Bible teaches on various topics in a succinct, orderly, and comprehensive manner. A catechism is a series of questions […]
We will do a special edition of The Dividing Line on Monday at 4pm EDT to respond to this statement from Jimmy Akin. Rome’s apologists have lived for decades on attacking sola scriptura. Pope Francis shines a light they cannot diminish on their systemic failure. But I would like to also look at some comments from “Pastor” Dr. Raphael Warnock […]
Early in our married life, my wife, Donna, spent two years working as a pediatric nurse at a large children’s hospital. Her unit regularly saw young patients who were in … More
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“The exchange of one set of bureaucrats for another doth not a reformation make.” I first heard Timothy George, the founding Dean of Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama, make … More
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yxxjs-f105ac Creston grew up with a family that loved the person of Christ but he was hostile towards the gospel at a young age after seeing professing believers living in willful sin. While attending a church function, he came to the knowledge that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God but […]
Introduction Dispensational theology is a nineteenth-century aberration away from historic, orthodox, Biblical Christianity. Undoubtedly, an introductory statement of this nature has already polarized some readers. Is this simply a pejorative statement made by an overzealous refugee of Dispensationalism? After all, on what basis can a 25-year-old make such a dogmatic claim about Dispensationalists, especially […]
Oh King of all the nations! You have blessed the United States of America for more than two centuries. Through wars and strife You have honored the recognition contained in our founding charter that mankind has certain inalienable rights. Even when we did not consistently apply those truths, You honored Your truth, and used this nation to defeat great evil […]
Have you ever done an IQ test? I never have nor do I care to do one. If you have, I am not condemning you. I just don’t see the point of it. I have known some smart people who are not very intelligent. We are intelligent in many ways whether it is book…
American Christians, the presidential election shouldn’t make you forget your election in Christ. If you’re an American Christian, you might have been born by Americans, but you were born-again by … More
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Few would doubt that the last twenty years has seen a remarkable surge of interest in Reformed Theology. So much so, that many younger evangelicals, as opposed to prior generations, would now be comfortable identifying themselves as reformed (in some w…
Today is Election Day in the United States, which to some, it might be the most critical election in recent history. There have been record turnouts for early voting and there might one for today as people go to the polls. The one election that everyon…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-r6v9r-f104d3 Reformation Day with Nate Pickowicz (Episode 39) Our guest this week is Pastor Nate Pickowicz. Nate was raised in Gilmanton Iron Works, New Hampshire, where he now lives with his wife, Jessica, and two children, Jack and Elizabeth. Nate is the pastor of Harvest Bible Church. He is the author of Reviving New England: […]
Nathan Busenitz:In the contemporary age of ecumenism and pluralism, many in broader Christendom would suggest the issues at stake during Reformation are no longer relevant. Nothing could be further from the truth. As noted above, the Reformation flowed…
