LIVING FAITH BIBLE INSTITUTE

While much of the Western church experiences Christianity with relative freedom and security, millions of believers live in places where identifying with Christ can cost them their homes, their families, their livelihoods, and even their lives. Few places illustrate that reality more tragically than Nigeria. 

For years, Christians throughout Nigeria—particularly in the northern and central regions of the country—have endured violence, displacement, kidnapping, and the destruction of their churches and communities at the hands of Islamic extremists and militant groups. But behind the statistics are real believers, pastors, widows, children, and churches learning what it means to follow Christ in the midst of suffering.

Persecution isn't simply a humanitarian or political issue—for Christians, it is a biblical reality. Scripture tells us to expect persecution, teaches us how believers should respond when it comes, and commands the church to remember and care for those who suffer for the name of Christ. That means our response must be informed not merely by outrage or politics but by a distinctly biblical philosophy of ministry. 

In this episode of The Postscript, we are joined by Brad Brandon, founder and CEO of Across Nigeria, a ministry serving some of the most vulnerable and persecuted communities in Nigeria. Brad helps us understand what Nigerian Christians are experiencing, what the Bible teaches about persecution and our responsibility toward the persecuted, and how those convictions have shaped the philosophy and methodology of Across Nigeria.

And don't forget to catch this week's episode of SoundMind! 

 

What do you do when creating distance from a difficult relationship brings relief—but also leaves you wondering whether you made the right decision? In this listener-question episode, Jonathan Kindler responds to an anonymous voice message from someone wrestling with a strained relationship with her mom. After going no contact, she feels lighter, calmer, and less anxious—but she’s also asking whether that relief means the boundary was healthy or whether she may have simply built a wall.

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What if trying to prepare yourself for the end of something good is actually keeping you from enjoying it while it’s still here?

In this final episode of the Stewarding the Good series, Jonathan Kindler explores the temptation to brace for change before it comes. Through stories from a family road trip, childhood Christmas nostalgia, changing friendships, ministry seasons, and the strange pressure to always get “one more” out of a good experience, Jonathan considers what it means to receive a season without trying to make it permanent.

Hello Students!

Welcome to another semester. As we begin I want to share with you the two realities every LFBI student needs to understand as you prepare for the Fall.

First, LFBI is supposed to be hard. Students are sometimes surprised by the difficulty of the courses, but if your classes don't challenge you, they won't develop you to the level we expect. LFBI is a degree-granting school with high academic standards. This isn't the same as simply sitting through a Sunday service or listening to preaching. You should expect reading, assignments, essays, quizzes, and tests. Prepare your mind now to work hard, think deeply, and be challenged.

Second, get ahead now. Start your required reading. Set aside regular study time. Complete quizzes and assignments as soon as you can. Don't make your goal to simply keep up—strive to get ahead. Life will inevitably interrupt your schedule, and having margin will keep an unexpected week from becoming an academic crisis.

Most importantly, decide that you love learning. You're going to spend a lot of hours studying God's Word, theology, history, and ministry. If you approach that work as a burden, school will feel like a burden. But if you decide that learning is a privilege and an opportunity to grow, you'll be surprised by how much you love the work.

God Bless,

Brandon Briscoe / LFBI Provost

If God inspired His Word, what happened to those words after they were given? 

In this PostScript Essentials conversation, Brandon Briscoe sits down with Dr. Alan Shelby to explore the relationship between inspiration, inscription, transmission, preservation, and translation—and what those doctrines mean for our confidence in the Bible we hold today.

From a KJV, Bible-believing perspective, this conversation asks whether preservation ended with the original manuscripts or whether God providentially preserved His Word through history, transmission, and translation. Dr. Shelby discusses textual criticism, the history of the English Bible, the King James Bible, Jeremiah 36, the Received Text, and the providential preservation of Scripture.

Originally recorded as PostScript Episodes 100 & 101, these two conversations have been brought together into one PostScript Essentials presentation. If God was capable of inspiring His Word, is He also capable of preserving it?

And don't forget to catch this week's episode of SoundMind! 

What if one reason God gives us more peace, strength, time, or provision is that now some of it is available for someone else? In this episode, Jonathan Kindler continues the "Stewarding the Good" series by exploring what happens when life finally gets a little easier—and our instinct is to protect what we’ve gotten back. Through stories about parenting, opening his home to someone who needed a place to stay, and his own struggle with overcommitment, Jonathan considers how to enjoy God’s good gifts without guilt while still remaining available for His purposes.