The Postscript Show

We have made a habit over the years of inviting church planters and missionaries onto The Postscript to share their testimony, along with the twists and turns of the work of church planting, which is not an easy endeavor. One such church planter is Vinnie Nigro and his wife, Megan, of First Baptist Church in New Philadelphia, Ohio. Brandon Briscoe, the provost of Living Faith Bible Institute, has...

In this episode of the Ps+ we join Pastor Blade Sbisa in a conversation about Biblical Anthropology. This series will focus on a biblical study of what makes us human—beginning at the soul-level. 

“WWJD?” It's a virtuous aim for Christians to behave like Jesus Christ. Feeding and clothing the poor, caring for the orphan and widow are the command of Scripture, and a righteous pursuit of any disciple of Jesus Christ. But what about other social injustices like economic equality or racial equity? Is it the aim of the Christian to fight against child labor or unjust wars, or advocate for enviro...

There is no doubt about it, we are living in some strange times. In November of 2024, New Jersey citizens began reporting sightings of strange drone-like objects lingering over their neighborhoods, bodies of water and even over military bases. Since that time, the department of defense has received over 5,000 reports of unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP). To make matters worse, government offici...

In this episode of the Ps+ we join Pastor Thomas Harding one last time to discuss the Biblical way to return home from a missionary or church-planting work. 

In the song “With God on Our Side,” Bob Dylan famously criticized the American predilection to confidently claim that our personal and political endeavors are touched by God, “Oh, my name, it ain't nothin', my age, it means less. The country I come from is called the Midwest. I's taught and brought up there, the laws to abide. And that the land that I live in has God on its side.” Now Dylan is no...

To be “filled with the Spirit” is a biblical phrase, often used but rarely understood. Some would use the phrase to describe either another Christian's character or a moment when someone seems to have divine inspiration. Most commonly, the term “filled with the Spirit” is used to describe sudden ecstatic behavior. What is clear is that the church struggles to understand what the Bible means when i...

In this episode of the Ps+ we join Pastor Thomas Harding to consider the cost of living a mission-focused life and the necessity of passing down our Biblical DNA to those we disciple. 

The trumpet is one of the most often used symbols in all of scripture. We see, particularly in the Old Testament, that the sound of a trump was used to gather an assembly, to call soldiers to war, and to draw people into worship. The Bible presents us with trumpets that call us into Christ’s arms, and trumpets that mark destruction during the tribulation. How do the trumpets differ, and how do the...

In this super-sized episode of the Ps+ we join Myles Cheadle as he walks through different facets of the person of Jesus Christ. 

Today, as a continuation of the Unknown Missionary series on The Postscript, we discuss the intriguing testimony and life (1887-1913) of missionary William Whiting Borden. Borden was a rich young man with incredible intellect and aptitude who gave everything he had for the cause of Christ. Provost of Living Faith Bible Institute Brandon Briscoe has invited James Fyffe, former missionary and facult...

In this episode of the Ps+ we join Pastor Thomas Harding to discuss what success in ministry looks like, how to respond to it, and why culture can be used of the enemy to derail and distract from the Mission. 

In American revivalism, there is a long history of charismatic experientialism being justified under the subheading of spiritual gifts. Speaking in tongues, healing and prophesying are often pulled from their scriptural context, redefined and then reapplied to substantiate euphoric behavior in the church. Have the spiritual gifts been co-opted? Do certain spiritual gifts cease? If so, which ones a...

We all have that family member who is obsessed with the family tree, perhaps that uncle or that aunt that knows the exact year that your family immigrated to the United States. Family members like this help us to understand our history and heritage and have a stronger personal identity. What about our faith lineage? What about our spiritual history, the legacy of those that helped establish the wo...

Your local church youth ministry gets just a few hours each week to make an investment in the lives of the young people who attend your church. In that time they are relationship building, teaching and holding our youth accountable to God's word. There is a lot of pressure for them to get it right, but is all of that pressure reasonable? Could our expectations for the breadth and scope of their im...

In this episode of the Ps+ we join Pastor Thomas Harding to discuss a biblical framework for responding to closed doors and rejection in evangelism, Gospel ministry, and church planting. 

The church has been fitly joined to accomplish God’s will in this world. This is confirmed in Scripture. Ephesians 4:16 says, "From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love." God has provided each individual with unique...

In this episode of the Ps+ we join Pastor Thomas Harding to discuss appropriate biblical responses to sharing the Gospel—giving a critical look into the benefits of Christian fellowship and developing thick skin when it comes to rejection. 

In this episode of the Ps+ we join Thomas Harding for some Biblical tips and reminders for when it comes to preaching the Gospel to lost people in our families, schools, workplaces, and the world. 

Many Bible students believe that Timothy was only 16 years old when he left home to follow the Apostle Paul in the work of church planting. It's hard to believe that someone so young would commit to something so big. What kind of mindset would be required for such a young man to make such an important decision? Can you imagine the fears that he and his parents had to overcome to get to that place?...

In this episode of the Ps+ we join Pastor Thomas Harding to investigate the flexibility required of a man or woman of God who desires to live a lifestyle that is obedient to the Great Commission. 

Today Pastor Brandon Briscoe, Provost of Living Faith Bible Institute interviews Pastor Brian Hedges, Director of Word First Bible Publishers, on themes regarding the upcoming (October 6-9, 2024) Living Faith Fellowship's annual Certainty Conference. Brian will be teaching the morning session on the subject of Revelation 2 and 3, its prophetic depiction of the “church ages” and its inspirational a...

In this episode of the Ps+ we join Pastor Thomas Harding to talk about the various forms of opposition that faithful ministers will face in the work of discipleship, evangelism, and church-planting. 

There are what can feel like an overwhelming amount of skeptics today concerning New Testament scholarship, even within evangelical and Baptist circles. Today on The Postscript we demonstrate a few apparent contradictions in Jesus’s miracles across gospel writers Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, showing how many so-called contradictions in the Bible are dismantled with simple Bible study principles s...

As believers, we know what we have in the Holy Bible is God's very words. In episodes 100 to 102 of The Postscript, Dean of Living Faith Bible Institute Alan Shelby addressed the doctrines of Scripture like inerrancy, inspiration, preservation, translation and transmission. On today's show Provost of LFBI Brandon Briscoe has invited Pastor Alan back onto the show to discuss the related topic of Bi...