This is an extension of Gary Khan’s article, “Come On In, the Water’s Fine!” Why should I be baptized? Because Jesus commands it. Jesus tells us...
As a student in Bible college and seminary I was given tools for “rightly handling the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15, ESV). Bible study methods...
Even though the countries of Ethiopia and Eritrea were at war with each for years, one of Open Bible’s newest ethnic church plants is comprised of...
“For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 3:11, NASB). Michael and Bonni Hines planted...
If you’ve been around Pentecostal/Charismatic circles for any length of time, chances are that at least one person has delivered a “prophetic word” to you. A...
Most boys at the juvenile prison where we minister have lived on the streets with no one to care for them. These boys, boys as young...
Rev. Kris Beaird, an ordained Open Bible minister and certified John Maxwell leadership coach, has published her first book, There Had Better Be a Corner, written...
By Randall Bach We often identify and categorize people by their distinguishing characteristics: male or female, tall or short, talented or untalented, strong or weak, wealthy...
I must admit that I have a somewhat warped sense of humor, so it should come as no surprise that two of my favorite movies to...
My father left our family when I was a young boy, and my mother remarried shortly after. I was an angry lad, mad about something nearly...