Ketteman Student Scholarship Drive
Paul Palmer, John L Welch, L. C. Johnson, and F. Leroy Forlines: these are men that have become tributaries to the greater Free Will Baptist (FWB) movement. This month, we are giving particular emphasis to these men and their impact upon the FWB movement. In addition to highlighting these men, we’d also like to highlight yet another tributary to which each of us are indebted: Welch College. In fact, each of the Helwys Society Forum...
Twenty-first Century Impressions of “Pride and Prejudice”
by Alexandra Harper This month marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, an early 19th-century literary masterpiece which has exploded into a 21st-century universal romance. References to the British novel abound in contemporary American culture through the proliferation of classic and modern films (e.g., Bridget Jones’ Diary, Lost in Austen), and literary spin-offs of fan-based romances, mysteries, and even...
Remembering the Heidelberg Catechism
Four hundred and fifty years ago on January 19th, the Heidelberg Catechism was finished. What is the Heidelberg Catechism? And what does it have to do with Free Will Baptists, you might ask? What Is the Heidelberg Catechism? Due to the introduction of Protestantism in the 15th century, strong tensions developed between the Lutherans and Calvinists. To end the religious disputes in his region, Frederick III of Simmern (Elector...
The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism
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 founding editor of Christianity Today, though many of his other works go unread by many evangelicals. In his six-volume magnum opus God, Revelation and Authority, Henry valiantly defended the doctrine of biblical inerrancy against textual critics and liberal theologians. Yet Carl Henry was not simply a...
When Eating Is Spiritual
If there’s any time of the year when we think about food, it’s during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Turkey, ham, dressing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, rolls, and cheesecake are among the many dishes that grace our tables during these celebrations. Hearty smiles, full tummies, and meaningful memories often result from these gatherings. Yet is this all that table fellowship has to offer, or is...
Church Membership: Whose Idea Is It Anyway?
The Christian church constantly faces the challenge of tensions in its faith and practice. Believers have to look forward to heaven’s glories while avoiding gnostic tendencies toward escapism. Churches have to determine how addressing social conditions such as poverty relates, if at all, to the Great Commission. And more recently, Christians are learning to participate better in the environmental conversation while not succumbing to...
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