Author: Jeff Voegtlin

Dr. Jeff Voegtlin has been in Christian service for over twenty years. He is an associate pastor at Fairhaven Baptist Church in Chesterton, Indiana, and a Vice President of Fairhaven Baptist College. As conductor of the church and schools' orchestra program, and overseer of the educational program of the college, his teaching has helped to train hundreds of young adults to prepare for full-time ministry. After completing a bachelor's degree from Fairhaven Baptist College, he received a master's degree in Bible from Pensacola Christian College. In 2007, he completed the requirements to finish a doctor's degree in education from Bob Jones University. Dr. Voegtlin is available for seminars in instrumental and choral music practice and philosophy, for education seminars, and to preach and present the college ministry.

Teaching Math – What I’m Reading

â€œToo many parents teach their kids to countdown to obedience. A child is told to do something, and he declines to obey. The parent repeats the command. The child just…

Have You Tasted My Jesus?

I don’t know if the details of this account are actually true. The principles and possibilities certainly are, and it is quite an inspiring tale. Enjoy… At the University of…

Impossible Parenting – What I’m Reading

"The task of parenting is simply impossible. Any sane look at what is required of parents by God is completely and utterly overwhelming. This is why the task must be…

Hidden Bible Books

Some of you may have seen this before. I have looked at it many times, and each time, only found fifteen. Between the many times I may have found sixteen, but…

Inescapable Discipline – What I’m Reading

"The fact that discipline is occurring in a home doesn't mean the children are being disciplined in godliness. Often the standard of discipline is merely selfishness on the part of…

What Is A Veteran?

"The Commander," Steve Silverio, read the following on his last show with Spike O’Dell, WGN am radio, Chicago. Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, a…

Mental Health Institute Emergency Hotline

Hello, and welcome to the Mental Institute Twenty-four hour Help Hotline: If you are Obsessive-Compulsive, press 1 twenty times and then go wash your hands ten times. If you are…

Learning English must be hard

NO WONDER THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS SO VERY DIFFICULT TO LEARN We polish the Polish furniture. He could lead if he would get the lead out. A farm can produce…

A Letter From Junior Camp

Dear Mom, Our scout master told us all write to our parents in case you saw the flood on TV and worried. We are OK. Only 1 of our tents…

Spurgeon’s Theology

"He who preaches the whole truth as it is in Jesus will labor under continual disadvantages; albeit, that the grand advantage of having the presence and blessing of God will…

Demeanor – What I’m Reading

"Language cannot be limited to the set boundaries of the propositional. The connotative value of words carries as much freight as the strict denotative value of words. In addition to…

On the Dark Side of the Time Zone

Does anyone else think about things like this? While out trying to "nail down" some people to come to our anniversary church service, I noted how quickly the sky turns…

Memories and Knowledge – What I'm Reading

"Most of what shapes the character of children as they grow will not be consciously remembered. Because we have been well-trained by certain rationalistic methods of education, we think someone…

A Liturgy of Spanking – What I’m Reading

"The liturgy of spanking often teaches as much as the spanking itself does. A child when grown will no doubt have forgotten all the various offenses he 'caught it' for.…

Odious Comparisons – What I’m Reading

"One of the more grievous sins committed by parents against their children is the sin of comparing them to one another. 'Why can't you be more like your sister?' 'Your…