CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 40% OFF $10 per book for a case of 16 Take advantage of INDEPENDENT BAPTIST.COM PUBLISHERS offering of a Christmas special for a case of 16 of WHEN PRINCIPLE WAS KING.   This … Read More

MISUNDERSTANDING, MISINTERPRETING, AND MISINFORMATION OF ARTICLES Occasionally I read an article with which I disagree. Most of the time I say or do nothing because the writer, in my opinion, has a limited influence on … Read More

A TEACHABLE MOMENT FOR ALL OF US Pastor Paul Chappell Recently someone sent me an article accusing Pastor Paul Chappell of plagiarism of an article “What Kind of Parent are You?” he posted March 9, 2010, on … Read More

CALVINISM’S DECEPTIVE INVASION One of the most divisive doctrinal invasions on the scene today is the debate over John Calvin and his theology.  It seems every generation has to contemplate and parley this issue.   It … Read More

Sometimes I read an article that is not just dumb, but it is dangerously dumb. Such was an article sent to me this weekend. Sometimes I think, we as Christians, want to gather around the … Read More

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE? Unconditional love actually has some conditions. If you say, “I love my wife unconditionally,” are you giving her permission to abuse that love by repeatedly being unfaithful to you? Are you saying that … Read More

COMMUNICATING THROUGH REPETITION Dr. Jack Hyles once said that his job as pastor was to remind his people more than it was to instruct his people.  Dr. James Stewart, of Scotland, once said, “The curse … Read More

RELATIONSHIPS AND REWARDS OK, I sometimes find myself caught between two contrasting ideas. Let me give you one in particular. In Ephesians we are commanded to “walk in love” and then in Hebrews we are … Read More

ARE WE TO NOT SAY ANYTHING WHEN WRONG IS SPOKEN? Deceptive Social Media Statements need to be scrutinized (Tower of Babel proponents are dangerous) I live in a small subdivision in Longview, Texas. Mrs. Gray and … Read More