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If someone were to ask, “Who was the most influential writer of the twentieth century?” a host of authors may come to mind. Yet what...
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The Gospel is a call to liberty. Jesus announced that the Father had sent Him “to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of...
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It was with a blinding light and a commanding voice that Saul of Tarsus encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus. Having recently...
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This week marks the centennial of a famous riot in Paris on May 29, 1913. Was the cause of this riot political unrest, governmental...
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Just eight days prior to this article’s post date, my wife and I celebrated our one-year wedding anniversary. One of our favorite...
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Guns and gay marriage are two issues being hotly debated in the public square these days. While they aren’t new issues to American...
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Some books elicit interest due to their subject matter. Others do so because of their literary quality. For me, the title Killing...
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Many believers are moved by hearing other Christians share accounts of their conversion experiences. In fact, one of the hallmarks of...
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by Chris & Rebekah Talbot The music cued and she turned the corner to walk down the aisle in front of me. I waited patiently on...
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by Jared Martin Existential Needs (chapter 1-3) The thesis of Clifford Williams’ book, Existential Reasons for Belief in God: A...
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The issue of baptism is the trademark of Baptist identity. Since their beginning, Baptists have taken a unique stance on the issue of...
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Paul Copan, Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2011). 252 pp. $14.99 paperback....
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On Saturday, December 1, 2012, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher murdered his longtime girlfriend Kasandra Perkins. He then...
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Review by Dustin Walters Most evangelical Christians understand that true change only occurs as a result of heart transformation by...
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Forum13, Welch College’s annual Bible Conference, is arguably one of the greatest resources freely available to the Free Will Baptist...
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by Matthew and Sarah Bracey Death is not a topic that Christians often discuss. We usually avoid such seemingly awkward and...
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A LifeWay study recorded that 70% of young adults stop attending church after graduating from high school [1]. Another study in TIME...
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This post marks the three-year anniversary of the Helwys Society’s online forum ministry. We are most thankful, first to God, and...
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In 2012 I intended to write an essay commemorating the 50th anniversary of a useful little book that many young theologians don’t...
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Few people have had more influence over the theological commitments of Free Will Baptists than Leroy Forlines (1926-present). While...
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Dr. Charles Thigpen reflects on his history with the first president of Welch College, the flagship school of the National...
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by Mary Wisehart and Robert Picirilli Free Will Baptist Bible College was renamed Welch College in 2012. The persons thereby honored...
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by Dr. Darrell Holley (adapted by Jeremy Craft) The month of February marks a heritage month at the Helwys Society Forum. We want to...
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Paul Palmer, John L Welch, L. C. Johnson, and F. Leroy Forlines: these are men that have become tributaries to the greater Free Will...
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by Alexandra Harper This month marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, an early 19th-century literary...
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Four hundred and fifty years ago on January 19th, the Heidelberg Catechism was finished. What is the Heidelberg Catechism? And what...
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January 22, 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of Carl F. H. Henry’s birth. Henry, who lived from 1913 to 2003, is known by many as the...
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If there’s any time of the year when we think about food, it’s during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Turkey, ham, dressing,...
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By Michael Locklear When you see the book title, A Call to Spiritual Reformation, you may ask, “Is this just another book on...
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The Christian church constantly faces the challenge of tensions in its faith and practice. Believers have to look forward to heaven’s...
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The year 2012 was a great year for the Helwys Society Forum, thanks to God’s faithfulness and your readership. For this, we sincerely...
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On 7 October 2012, a rare thing occurred: Pope Benedict XVI named Hildegard of Bingen (and John of Avila) a Doctor of the Church....
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A Message from the Helwys Society Forum Over the course of a year, members of the Helwys Society peruse, read, or review many books....
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Predestination, election, and adoption: such words scare some of us, conjuring up ideas that carry theological baggage. Has God...
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“‘The White Witch? Who is she?’, ‘Why, it is she that has got all Narnia under her thumb. It’s she that makes it always winter...
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As people committed to their Free Will Baptist brethren, the Helwys Society frequently attends denominational events. We believe...
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In a small metropolitan church, a soft-spoken young woman sits before a group of six boys. It’s Sunday morning in this Sunday school...
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Who were the Pilgrims? Where did they come from? Why did they come to America? And what made them successful in their pilgrimage? In...
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On a shelf in the library archives of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a box. Inside is an aging, well-worn Bible....
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Today, we celebrate Clive Staples “Jack” Lewis (1898-1963). Having authored popular works including Mere Christianity, The Screwtape...
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Between 1942 and 1944, C. S. Lewis gave a series of broadcasts on Christianity on BBC Radio. By 1952, this series had been adapted to...
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In his 1951 book, Christ and Culture, H. Richard Niebuhr set out these models for Christian engagement with culture: Christ against...
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Since the Helwys Society Forum’s beginning, we have sought to encourage Christians to engage with the greater Christian tradition....
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Every year a new round of publications on the Protestant Reformation checker the pages of academic catalogs around this time. While...
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ONE Magazine recently honored HSF by publishing articles by two of its members in its August-September 2012 issue. It published “The...
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Review By Cody Balfour The American Church is quickly spreading a gospel, but is it really the Gospel? First Corinthians 15:1-4...
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As adults, most of us remember with delight those stories that filled our imaginations as children. Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer or Huck...
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Discrediting Christianity is not too difficult these days: “Why work too hard or get our hands too dirty, when applying the labels...
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Review by Jared Austin While many films Hollywood produces excel aesthetically, most are full of postmodern secularism and lack...
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“Who did Jesus come for?” This is not the typical way we frame the purpose of Jesus’ coming. Usually we think about the cross,...
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