June 14

Daniel Fristoe was born again during the days when there was much persecution against the preaching of the gospel in Northern Virginia.  Several years after his conversion, on this day in 1771, he was ordained to the ministry.  Perhaps as a prophecy of his future...

Four Stages of Life – I John 2:12-14

There are well-meaning Christian publishing companies which produce Sunday School curricula. Sometimes they take a Bible book, or it might be a doctrine, theme or Bible character. With the plan to have everyone study the same thing at the same time, their experts...

Resurrected Requisite – I John 2:7-11

John is writing to his Christian friends, sharing with them various evidences of Spiritual life. And spiritual life means eternal life. There are billions of people who are physically alive at this moment, but who will live not a single moment after they die. Their...

Christ Jesus is Passing this Way – Luke 9:51-56

It’s important to know some of the background to this episode in order to grasp the lessons. Even though this is only the 9th chapter of Luke, Christ was on His way to the end of His earthly purpose. “That he should be received up” refers to His upcoming crucifixion...

June 7

On this day in 1835 Joseph Morrow was born into the family of an itinerant Methodist preacher. At the age of nineteen, Joseph was converted to Christ and joined the Green Fork Baptist Church, south of Augusta, Georgia. After attending Mercer University he became a...

Knowing that We Know – I John 2:3-6

This chapter begins with John telling his “little children” that if they sin they have an advocate with the Father. Of course, the Father of whom he writes is God the Father, the one we call, “First Person” of the Trinity. And the Advocate is Jesus Christ, the...

The Solicitor’s Satisfaction – I John 2:1-2

I hope that we all agree that we must not edit the Bible to match the preconceptions or our theology. It is the Bible student’s job to bring his doctrine into agreement with the Word of God. There are multitudes of religious people who magnify their creeds and...

May 31

On this day in 1969 Judy Lynn Price said “I do,” when asked if she wanted to marry David Oldfield Also on this day in 1784, John Bryce was born in Goochland County, Virginia.  He was raised in the Episcopal denomination, but when he was twenty-one, under the preaching...

Don’t You Do It – I John 2:1-2

There are various ways to do the math, but many observers say there are between three and and major divisions of Christianity, including – Catholicism, Protestantism, Orthodoxy and Independents. Some of those experts subdivide their major divisions into an...

April 2026

Dear Pastor and Brethren:  Resurrection Day                For our “Resurrection Day” service, I asked Bro. Dick Gaches, faithful attendee to our mission services, to preach. He did so on the subject, “The Best Is Yet to Come,” showing us from I Peter 1:1-10 some of...