LIVING FAITH BIBLE INSTITUTE

Hey Everyone,

No lectures will be released this weekend (9/5) in light of Labor Day, but this is a great opportunity to get ahead on your reading and assignments. The library will also be closed. 

Have a restful weekend.

The LFBI Team

Hello students!

One small but important detail for your LFBI Microsoft Account is to add a profile picture:

1. Go to your Microsoft Account Dashboard 
2. Click the Pencil icon next to the circle icon with your initials.
3. Upload a photo of your face and make sure that the image is as close to a square as possible. (Microsoft may crop or resize your photo in strange ways if it is not.)
4. Click Save.

Your profile picture should update in Microsoft and MyLFBI within 24 hours! 

Note: You may have tried to add a profile picture in myLFBI but been unable to edit the field. This is because we push photos from Microsoft to MyLFBI, so you have to fill it out in Microsoft in order for it to populate in Moodle.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to contact me.

Romeo Bagunu
LFBI Technical Support
rbagunu@lfbi.org

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.

Hello students!

Your LFBI student email inbox is the official method of communication for LFBI. Important updates from Teacher Assistants, Professors, and Faculty will be sent to your LFBI.org address.

• Check your LFBI email inbox at least once a week so you do not miss any messages.
• Install the Outlook mobile app and sign in with your LFBI account to receive notifications when new messages arrive.
• Consider forwarding your LFBI email to a personal email address so that messages are delivered to an inbox you already check regularly. (An email forwarding rule tutorial is available here.)

If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to contact me.

Romeo Bagunu
LFBI Technical Support
rbagunu@lfbi.org

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.