Recommended Books (Spring 2019)
Whew! The school year is over, and everyone is ready to unwind. However, we shouldn’t allow ourselves to become complacent during down times. Our less constrained schedules allow us to focus on other areas of our lives. Students and teachers especially should take this opportunity to develop their minds and spirits at a more even pace. But regardless of your vocation, we have a few reading recommendations for you. We have found these...
Recommended Books (Winter 2019)
The old PBS program Reading Rainbow opened with a song that argued that reading allows us to go anywhere and be anything, even if only for a moment. While PBS has aired more than its share of silliness, that point is important. Reading really does open whole new vistas for the reader and makes it possible for us to travel to distant lands and learn new ideas from the comfort of a favorite sitting chair. Words, in themselves, are...
2018 Theological Symposium in Review
On October 22-23, the Commission for Theological Integrity held its annual Theological Symposium on the campus of Randall University in Moore, Oklahoma. Over the course of nine presentations, approximately 350 students, pastors, professors, layman, and others reflected on subjects as diverse as the Great Commission, marriage, Christian hymnody, the wisdom literature, the Lord’s Supper, and more. Four Forum members attended, and three...
Recommended Books (Autumn 2018)
As we near the Christmas season, we begin searching for good gifts for our loved ones. Books provide an endless supply of unique and meaningful signs of our affection. Below you will find some of our most recent finds and old favorites that may be meaningful for you and those on your Christmas list. Some selections are classics of the Western literary tradition while others are fresh releases from popular, academic, and ministry...
Introducing Forgotten Moments in Free Will Baptist History
As longtime readers of the Forum will know, history is an important part of what we do. History is valuable for countless reasons, not least of which because it gives us a window into how the world we inhabit came to be. Some of the Forum contributors are historians by training, but all of us are committed to historical inquiry. It is not merely an intellectual endeavor or pursuit but also a spiritual one. In September, we have...
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