Aug 13, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History
David Thomas was born on this day in 1732. He trained for the ministry at Hopewell, N.J. and was recognized by Rhode Island (Baptist) College, the predecessor of Brown University with the bestowal of a Master of Arts degree. In 1762 he became the pastor of the...
Aug 10, 2026 | Sunday Evening
I think it was Brother White who said this week: “When you see the words ‘wherefore’ or ‘therefore,’ check to see what it is there for.” I don’t know where I first heard that little ditty; it may have been Bible school. But it may have been as far back as...
Aug 8, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History
After considering Stephen Gano, who was ordained to the gospel ministry on August 2, 1786, we turn to his father John Gano, who passed away on this day in 1804. John was born again while living in Hopewell, New Jersey, after which the Lord called him into His...
Jul 30, 2026 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
Even though he was born on Christmas day, Stephen Gano wasn’t given the name of the eminent Welsh Baptist Christmas Evans; he was named after his great-grandfather, Etienne (Stephen) Gerneaux. Stephen’s father, John, was the pastor of the Gold Street Baptist Church...
Jul 26, 2026 | Sunday Evening
John tells us in his Gospel about a man named Nicodemus, who came to Christ looking for answers to some of his spiritual questions. We are told that he was a ruler of the Jews. That doesn’t mean he was a member of the city council, because the secular government was...
Jul 26, 2026 | Sunday Morning
John was writing this epistle to a group of unidentified Christians. It was not intended to be evangelical, explaining to nonbelieiver how to become children of God. You could say that this letter was addressed to children of the family of God. Nevertheless, for...
Jul 24, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History
In November 1681, the Baptist Church in Boston granted a letter of recommendation and approval to William Screven “to exercise his gifts in ye place where he lives or else where as the providence of God may cast him.” Well, in the providence of God, eventually...
Jul 19, 2026 | Sunday Morning
As you read these words, remember that this is part of a friendly letter. And so verse follows verse in same way that sentence follows sentence in your texts or conversations. Not only is that sequence of words logical, but it can be emotional as well. Sometimes you...
