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...
Jul 17, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Alfred Taylor was born on this day in 1808 in Kentucky. He was born again in the autumn of 1829 after which he joined the Sandy Creek Baptist Church in Butler County.After the Lord saved Alfred, he couldn’t be kept from preaching. Having little general education, it...
Jul 13, 2026 | Timothy Parrow
Dear Pastor and Brethren: Celebrating July Fourth On the last Sunday of this month, the patriotic hymn that I wrote in 2007 was sung by the church choir where the pianist is my elder sister, Phyllis Diehl. I insert its words here for your enjoyment and...
Jul 12, 2026 | Sunday Evening
The Apostle John has been dealing with the Christians of the last days. “Even now are there many ANTICHRISTS; whereby we know that it is the last time.” As he says in chapter 4, there is a SPIRIT of antichrist “and even now already is in it is the world.” The world...
