Monthly Archives: July 2025

Are Christians Using Fear Tactics?

Written on July 21, 2025 at 3:36 pm, by

July 2025 Video Highlights: Are Christians Using Fear Tactics? How You Can Respond to Atheist Challenges to the Bible, God, and “Fear Tactics” In this full Stand to Reason podcast, Greg… Read More

The Dangers of Subservience

Written on July 17, 2025 at 1:29 pm, by

Nadine Templer Jul 17, 2025 “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not… Read More

Why Do So Many People Think Trump Is Good?

Written on July 17, 2025 at 1:22 am, by

The work of the moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre helps illuminate some central questions of our time. By David Brooks July 8, 2025 There’s a question that’s been bugging me for nearly… Read More

7 Tips for Helping Your Church Become More Disability-Accessible

Written on July 16, 2025 at 7:20 pm, by

July 14, 2025 by: Sandra Peoples This article is part of the 7 Tips series. The Paralytic Friend In Mark 2 we read about a group of friends who were facing some challenges. They had… Read More

Dating Methods in Archaeology

Written on July 16, 2025 at 1:27 pm, by

Five ways we date the ancient world Nathan Steinmeyer  July 16, 2025 Pottery and stratigraphy display from Agias Sofias Metro station in Thessaloniki, Greece. Photo courtesy Mark Wilson. “Since its inception,… Read More

Navigate life with prayer as your compass

Written on July 16, 2025 at 12:01 am, by

In a world that never seems to pause, finding time to connect with God can be a challenge. Amen and Amen: A Timeless Collection of Prayers and Hymns for Life’s Journey simplifies… Read More

Personal or Community Conversion?

Written on July 15, 2025 at 3:02 pm, by

Nadine Templer May 17   In the church, we would study the Bible with people thoroughly before they could get baptized and thereby become Christians. We had a whole study… Read More

In Favor of Multi-Generational Ministries

Written on July 15, 2025 at 2:03 pm, by

Nadine Templer Jul 14   Traditionally many churches are split into ministries based on age groups or life situations. So you will have children’s ministry, teen ministry, student ministry, married,… Read More

Is It Irrational to Believe in Miracles?

Written on July 15, 2025 at 1:23 am, by

By Christopher Reese Jul 14 Philosophers and sociologists have observed that in the wake of the European Enlightenment of the 17th and 18th centuries, we now live in a disenchanted… Read More

Bring It! Or… Maybe Don’t? Rethinking Strength in Church Leadership

Written on July 14, 2025 at 6:25 pm, by

Faith Rewired Fresh eyes. Fresh heart. Following Jesus into the real world. Why gentleness—not force—is the mark of true spiritual leadership. Andrew Kitchen Jun 15 “He preached a powerful sermon.” “He… Read More

The Vasectomy Story

Written on July 14, 2025 at 5:39 pm, by

Nadine Templer Jul 8 READ IN APP We are moving countries, and as my husband was throwing away old papers, he came across a letter for a vasectomy appointment dating… Read More

When the Cover Up Gets Exposed, by Nadine Templer

Written on July 11, 2025 at 6:38 pm, by

God is Not to Be Mocked Nadine Templer Jun 24 A couple of days ago, a well-known pastor of a large church in Texas, Brady Boyd, resigned after allegations that… Read More

Helping People Through Doubt, by Bobby Conway

Written on July 10, 2025 at 5:58 pm, by

Jul 9   If you’ve never heard the agony of a doubter and despair of a near apostate, I would like to provide you a glimpse. In 2013, I received… Read More

The Religion Business

Written on July 10, 2025 at 5:47 pm, by

Nadine Templer Jun 30   “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you;… Read More

The Meeting House / Breath Prayers / Heading to Jerusalem

Written on July 9, 2025 at 12:30 am, by

THE BULLETIN OF IBTM (THE INTERNATIONAL BIBLE TEACHING MINISTRY) with Douglas Jacoby For the audiovisual version of the bulletin (YouTube, about 3 minutes, read by Chase Mackintosh), click here.  . 9 July 2025 …. Read More

An Overlooked Argument for God and Against Naturalism

Written on July 8, 2025 at 7:26 pm, by

An Overlooked Argument for God and Against Naturalism By Christopher Reese Jun 30 We live in a disenchanted world, and naturalism is the lens through which many people in the… Read More

Key NT Passages: Luke 9:51

Written on July 7, 2025 at 12:09 pm, by

Starting in Luke 9:51 Jesus begins to resolutely make his way to Jerusalem. And so must we! Click on the arrow for a 7-minute talk on this important NT passage.

An Unabashed Call to Men to Exercise Spiritual Effort

Written on July 5, 2025 at 1:42 am, by

Kent Hughes We will never get anywhere in life without discipline—whether in the arts, trades, business, athletics, or academics. Whatever your pursuit—sports, music, writing, or craftsmanship—you will never achieve greatness… Read More

Race and Sexuality / Are You a Conservative?

Written on July 2, 2025 at 12:33 am, by

THE BULLETIN OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby For the audiovisual version of the bulletin (YouTube, about 3 minutes, read by Chase Mackintosh), click here.  . 2 July 2025 Good morning from Lancashire. After spending… Read More

Q&A 1702—Are you a conservative?

Written on July 2, 2025 at 12:11 am, by

Hi! Okay, I’m a bit nervous to ask this, but here goes:. In your response to a question regarding Idan Dershowitz, you say “Conservative scholars, recognizing God’s prerogative to reveal… Read More

Q&A 1701—Once an elder, always an elder?

Written on July 2, 2025 at 12:03 am, by

Am I legitimately an elder? I was appointed as an elder in our church, but then the church became multiple churches, and I resigned as an elder (for the entire group)… Read More

Ancient Humans | Becoming Ourselves (Paleolithic)

Written on July 1, 2025 at 11:53 pm, by

Resources We Think You’ll Enjoy Ancient Humans | Becoming ourselves (Paleolithic) From the Paleolithic to the Neolithic, this two-part series explores the development of both the physical and spiritual aspects… Read More

“Seeing Through the Eyes of the Prophets”, by Richard Rohr

Written on July 1, 2025 at 5:17 am, by

An Episode of The Bible for Normal People (a Review) Nadine Templer May 15   I have just listened to episode no.296 of “The Bible for Normal People”, in which Richard Rohr… Read More