On May 8th the Dallas Morning News ran an article (Section A, p. 6) about the man who until that time had been the current President of the 4,100 member Evangelical Theological Society, Francis “Frank” Beckwith. The article said he returned to his Catholic roots on April 29th. On Saturday, May 5th, he announced his

In the August 3, 2006 online edition of USA Today, Sara White, widow of the late NFL Hall-of-Famer Reggie White, said: “Some of my girlfriends have asked me, ‘How can you be so happy?’ It’s because I appreciate every single day.” Sara went on to say: “Death is not bad—especially if you have eternal life.”

Don’t We Enter the Kingdom by Grace Through Faith? In this passage Paul seems to contradict Eph 2:8-9, where he reminded the believers in Ephesus: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” But when speaking

At a recent conference during a question and answer session a man said that he was born again one year before he believed in heaven and life after death. He said he believed Jesus forgave his sins in this life, so he is now convinced he was born again at that time even though he

By Chaplain Larry Addler Editor’s note: Larry is a corporate chaplain at Tyson Foods, Inc. in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota. He and his family live in Le Mars, Iowa, also known as the Ice Cream Capital of the World. He is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary and served for 12 years as a missionary

Pay Attention to Both Cs While misinterpreting Scripture is always bad, the worst problems come when someone misunderstands what God says about what we must do to have everlasting life. If a person misunderstands what we might call the saving message, then he remains lost and is bound for eternal separation from God. The biblical

by Dr. Mike Halsey Pastor, County Line Church Hampton, GA On a recent vacation I did something I’ve never voluntarily done before: I visited a church of a denomination which I have never been to before. After entering the beautiful building and going through a labyrinth of halls, I found the spacious, attractive, well-lit auditorium