The 23rd Psalm By Lyle J. Rapacki, Ph.D. Most likely you know the 23rd Psalm, especially as someone reads it aloud you echo along in your mind. What a comforting Psalm David speaks as he experiences great hardship even leading… Read More ›
FAITH FOR TODAY
Emotional Experiences Are Not a Sign of Spiritual Maturity
By Dr. Donald Whitchard By nature and development of character over the years, I am not what you would refer to as an emotional person. Now, you would think that emotions make up a part of what God expects of… Read More ›
The Effective Weapon of Selective Outrage
By Dr. Donald Whitchard One of the most thought-provoking books that I have ever read or owned was a work by the late Christian philosopher and theologian Francis Schaeffer (1912-1984) entitled How Then Shall We Now Live? The thesis of… Read More ›
The “Dead Fish” Philosophy in Modern Thought
By Dr. Donald Whitchard I have a wide area of interests and topics that have fascinated me and draw upon my curiosity and overall outlook on this journey called life. I have studied history, business development, management studies, sales… Read More ›
Snowflake Christians, Attention! Reality Bites!
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Excuse me. I say this with love, but necessary firmness. Most of you are easily offended, weak- kneed, overly protected, participation trophy receiving, pampered, self-centered, worldly minded, narcissistic, phone in your face, spiritually immature, emotion centered,… Read More ›
Our Authority Over the Enemy
By Rob Pue, Publisher Wisconsin Christian News Why does our culture and our world continue to spin deeper and deeper down the drain of sewage and depravity? Everywhere we look, good is called “evil” and evil is called “good.” Everything… Read More ›
‘As In the Days of Noah’
By Rob Pue, Publisher Wisconsin Christian News A short time ago, my wife and I were having lunch in a small restaurant on a Sunday, and nearby was a lady pastor, dressed in black clergy garb and collar. She was sitting… Read More ›
An Honest Confession on My Journey with the LORD
By Dr. Donald Whitchard This past Memorial Day weekend I enjoyed the company of the love of my life as we took a day trip to the suburbs of Tulsa and visited craft stores, second hand shops, and book stalls…. Read More ›
The Christian Life: A Surrender to God’s Sovereignty
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live, but Christ lives in me, and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved… Read More ›
‘Don’t Look Back’
By Rob Pue, Publisher – Wisconsin Christian News Memories are great. They can bring us such joy, as we leaf through the pages of an old photo album, remembering happy times when we were kids, our first car, our wedding… Read More ›
An Intelligence Briefing on the Invisible War
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Many years ago there lived a pastor and Bible teacher by the name of Donald Grey Barnhouse, who served as pastor of the Tenth Avenue Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia from 1927 until his death in 1960…. Read More ›
The Clock is Ticking
By Rob Pue, Publisher WISCONSIN CHRISTIAN NEWS The clock. Is ticking. None of us are getting any younger, whether we are 9 or 90, time speeds on. In fact, the older I get, the faster time seems to fly. I don’t know why…. Read More ›
Purity Amidst Impurity
Sexual impurity abounds! It’s everywhere. Promiscuity has become the norm in our society. While waiting in grocery store checkout lines, we see it plastered over all the magazine headlines. When turning on the television, it’s hard to find a show… Read More ›
An Emotion We Won’t Need in Heaven
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Several years ago the noted preacher Dr. Charles Stanley wrote a book whose title caught my attention. It was called “Surviving in An Angry World”. While I’ve never read it, I can make an educated… Read More ›
Overdosing on “Stupid” Pills: The Real Epidemic
By Dr. Donald Whitchard It wasn’t that long ago, at least in my mind and nostalgic outlook, that I was a young boy growing up in the turbulent 1960’s, when there were riots in the streets, political unrest over… Read More ›
The Church of Cheap Thrills
By Dr. Donald Whitchard In my last column, I expressed a growing frustration concerning the effectiveness of what I have no doubt many men called of God have experienced. For some reason, they are too afraid to be honest and… Read More ›
Be Careful What You Believe
By Rob Pue The book of Daniel speaks of the end times, when, as we read in Chapter 12, verse 4, “many shall run to and fro and knowledge shall be increased.” I don’t think there is any question that… Read More ›
The Day I Yelled at God
By Dr. Donald Whitchard What I’m about to present in this column is a confession that, if we’re honest, is something that every child of God has experienced. Even the most devout of us who serve Him have what… Read More ›
This is Spiritual Warfare – Dress Appropriately
By Rob Pue More often than not, as I sit down to write these commentaries, the finished message is completely different from what I initially set out to write… as the Holy Spirit guides me, frequently taking the message in a different… Read More ›
A Different Point of View
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Last weekend (March 28-31) I had the privilege of attending a conference entitled “Hear the Watchmen”, which consisted of three days of prophetic teaching, interpretation of the signs of the times, the problem of sleeping… Read More ›
Be Of One Accord
By Rob Pue In Matthew 21, we read of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. After the disciples brought the donkey to Jesus for Him to enter the city upon, we read, starting in verse 7, “they brought the donkey and… Read More ›
Author’s New Book Examines the Spiritual Darkness That is Destroying America and the Church
By Greg Holt (True Conservative Pundit) America is not what it once was; we have drifted away, far, far away from what and who we used to be as a nation. The Founding Fathers based and drafted our Constitution,… Read More ›
He is Risen!
By Lyle Rapacki Editor’s Note: We are once again publishing this Easter favorite. This wonderful article by Lyle has become a yearly favorite here at ICB. From all of us here at ICB, Happy Resurrection Day! Jesus Christ died. He… Read More ›
EASTER SPECIAL: How Jesus Might Look Back at the Cross
by Rev. Austin Miles (Note to Readers: In the late 1990’s a church prepared to produce an Easter Program, with several chosen to play the parts of those who had been with Jesus during the Crucifixion as they reflected on… Read More ›
America is at a Crossroads, What Choice Will You Make?
By Greg Holt From my forthcoming book: Spiritual Darkness is Destroying America and the Church Colossians 3:23-24 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; 24 Knowing that of the Lord ye… Read More ›