By Owen Strachan A secular world has always wanted one thing—just one thing—from Christ and his people: to surrender. To lay down the gospel with which we wage war. To stop preaching the message of love in grace and truth. To cease to connect the dots between our humanity and our flourishing. All these I...

Dr. Jonathan Akin Pastor Fairview Church Lebanon, Tennessee JBMW 20.2 [Fall 2015] **************************************************************** Is Proverbs 22:6 a promise? Many Christian parents feel guilty when their children do not “turn out right.” They ask questions like, “What did we do wrong? What else could we have done?” What is more problematic is that the guilt so...

On December 3rd, the music world was shocked and saddened by yet another talented artist gone “too soon”: Scott Weiland, lead vocalist of seminal 90s grunge band, Stone Temple Pilots, was found dead on his bus while on tour with his latest band. Although authorities have yet to issue an official cause of death, it...

Owen Strachan, president of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, co-authored four resolutions adopted at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in Atlanta, Georgia, November 17-19. The resolutions, which Strachan co-authored with Rob Schwarzwalder, senior vice president of the Family Research Council, affirm the dignity and complementarity of men and women, the...

Rachel Jankovic | Mother, Writer, & Author of Loving the Little Years Moscow, Idaho JBMW 20.2 [Fall 2015] **************************************************************** I think it is safe to assume that most believers are familiar with the many Biblical passages that speak of children as gifts (see especially Psalms 127, 128). They are considered a blessing, and inheritance, like arrows...

Miguel Núñez, pastor of International Baptist Church in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, is joining the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood’s board of directors. The addition of Núñez reflects CBMW’s commitment to see complementarian teaching reach beyond the borders of the United States. “Miguel Núñez is a man of God whom I respect immensely,” said...