What If You’re Not Always Right?
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 or poor. Of course,…
Who’s in Print? | Kris Beaird
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 to encourage people in…
Creating a Safety Net
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 as twelve years of…
Five Ways to Test a Personal Prophecy
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 great example of this…
Former Enemies Worship Together: The Ethiopian and Eritrean Fellowship Church
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 people from both countries….
We Need Both the Spirit and Scripture
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 and the art of…
Baptism FAQs
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 in Matthew 28:19-20 that…
Come on In, the Water’s Fine!
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 watch are O Brother,…
My Journey to God
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 every day – for…
Passing of Lola Brown
On November 25, 2019, surrounded by family, Lola Brown made one last move of many she had made serving the Lord, this time to her eternal home. This was a…