Charles J. Aebi, Ph.D.     In the 17th-19th centuries, the Bible or parts of it were used as textbooks and devotional guides in public schools and colleges, and frequent references to the Bible were found in readers and other textbooks used in the schools and colleges. Colonial America’s homes, churches, and schools among ... read more

Dick Sztanyo  During the FOX News February 27 broadcast of The O’Reilly Factor, Mr. Bill O’Reilly stated that the New Testament Gospel writers contradict each other, in addition to implying that the Bible contains other errors. On February 26, as the Factor Tip of the Day, Mr. O’Reilly urged his viewers to present what ... read more

1700-1900 Charles J. Aebi, Ph.D. In early American church schools, private schools, and public schools, the Bible was used as a textbook as well as a devotional guide. “The 17th century founders of American society discerned in Scripture the patterns by which God directed the whole of human destiny. . . . Hence, the methods and aims of ... read more

Weylan Deaver Recently the Barna Group published a graphic ("America's Most and Least Bible-Minded Cities"). The chart ranked ninety-six American cities, according to the percent of population who were "Bible-minded." The results were based on 42,855 interviews conducted from 2005 through 2012. What does it mean to be "Bibleminded"? Well, fo ... read more

  Charles J. Aebi    The first American schools were in homes and churches. Parents taught their children some, and when there was no school available, they hired a tutor when they could find one—often a minister, sometimes a doctor or lawyer. One tutor might find several homes in which he could tutor children. Some prea ... read more

Charles J. Aebi, Ph.D.            Although it is mostly banned from public schools in modern America, the Scriptures have a long history of being connected with schools and colleges. In the period between the Testaments, Maccabean Queen Alexandra established synagogue schools in Palestine (Pfeiffer 101), which m ... read more

Lindsey D. Warren(1950-2009) INTRODUCTION    There are at least two basic attitudes, held by religious people, toward controversy: (1) that it is not Christlike (and, therefore, is unchristian) to engage in controversy about religious matters and (2) that for the effort of local churches (and thus, that of the in­dividual Chris ... read more

Lindsey D. Warren(1950-2009) II. The Validity of Controversy Seen is the Need for Improvement  Campbell stresses his belief in the need for controversy when he states: "There can be no improvement without controversy." On the face of it, this statement may seem too strong to be in harmony with Bible teaching. But, after clarifying what ... read more

R.C. Oliver(1918-1998)       Two fundamental reasons why I believe in God are: Nature and the Bible.    My reasons for believing in God because of nature are the four well-known traditional arguments: The Cosmological, The Teleological, The Anthropological, and The Ontological.    My reason for b ... read more

  Thomas B. Warren, Ph.D. (1920-2000)    A nation is a lot like a person. It is born. It lives. It grows old. It dies.    Many great nations have arisen during the history of the world. Some of them experienced a pattern somewhat like this: they began with strong spiritual, moral conviction; followed by ... read more