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Back to the Reformation
The Reformers in Europe lived in jeopardy every day. Their determination to use their tongues to confess Christ and His offer of personal...
Aug 6, 20202 min read


Hananiahization
Hananiah, son of Azur (Jer 28:1), ostensibly a prophet of Judah working in the ferment of early 6th century bc, claimed to be the...
Jul 31, 20203 min read


Learning from Precocious Methodists
Dr. Chuck Kelley recently advanced my education. While that is not a difficult task, I remain most grateful to him. In my late teens, I...
Jul 23, 20206 min read


A Tribute: Florence Littauer
Extraordinary women cross the stage of history in every generation. Florence Littauer spanned at least four generations with her...
Jul 19, 20202 min read


Vines, Hawkins, and Okinaga
One of the saddest components of upper-level education is that budding young scholars spend a year or more in research and writing only...
Jun 22, 20203 min read


Teen Girls—And Everyone Else
America has become the “culture of shame,” ravaged by increasing numbers of cases of abuse of women and that often at the hands of...
Feb 18, 20204 min read


A Tribute to Dr. James Leo Garrett
Dr. James Leo Garrett slipped away into heaven yesterday under circumstances a little different than those of the average believer....
Feb 6, 20201 min read


A Tribute to Dub Jackson
Asahikawa – a city of 170,000 souls perched in the northern sphere of Hokkaido, the northernmost large island of Japan – is well known to...
Jan 20, 20204 min read


Acknowledging But Not Following Jesus
“Follow Me” asserted Jesus, “and I will make you fishers of men” (Matt. 4:19). This suggests an obvious concern. Are people who do not...
Jan 3, 20203 min read


Can Baptists Learn Anything from Methodists?
In 1995, Dr. Thomas Oden, prolific author and Professor of Theology and Ethics at Drew University for more than thirty years, penned a...
Nov 22, 20194 min read


What has the church lost?
Almost everyone I know has an idea about what has become of the church in the contemporary era. I fear that what has been lost is a more...
Nov 22, 20193 min read


Come on, Dr. Jeffress!
Ah, come on now, Dr. Jeffress. Why don’t you just preach the gospel and leave politics to the social justice warriors who say that they...
Nov 19, 20192 min read


Standing Firm
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Heb. 13:8). Practically all else changes. God alone and the Word that He has...
Nov 10, 20194 min read


Stay on Adventure
She may be in her seventh decade, crippled by arthritis, and forced to live with a renegade, but Dorothy Patterson takes a back seat to...
May 28, 20192 min read


Dear Dottie: Women Teaching Greek
Dear Dottie: I have a female student who is very gifted in Koine Greek. She now has a BA in Christian Studies from TMU and an MA in...
May 6, 20193 min read


Letter to the Editor
February 14, 2019 Mr. Steve Riley Acting Editor The Houston Chronicle 4747 Southwest Freeway Houston, Texas 77027 Dear Mr. Editor: For 42...
Feb 15, 20192 min read


How To (Consistently) Get More of God’s Word
Dear Dottie, Every January, I set out to cultivate new habits in my spiritual life. Specifically, I try through the Bible in a year or...
Jan 30, 20194 min read


Why Mothers Are So Important
Being a mother is both demanding and rewarding—it is equivalent to a professional pursuit.[1] Molding minds, healing spirits, nurturing...
Jan 30, 20194 min read


A Word to Ministry Wives
My husband and I have spent almost three decades in ministries in the local church, and for almost four decades we have been training...
Jan 30, 20193 min read


A Tribute to Dr. Bailey Smith
Bailey Smith, having transferred his permanent address to a golden strand in the presence of the Lord, leaves behind a legacy of men and...
Jan 15, 20191 min read
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