Sep 3, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History
“Swearing Jack Waller,” should be a name known to all Baptists. He had been a vulgar, sinful man before the Lord saved him. He went on to be the pastor of the Baptist church in Spotsylvania, Virginia. Jack’s brother was a member of that church and into his home...
Aug 30, 2026 | Sunday Morning
As every American patriot knows, an event took place at Harper’s Ferry, WV, in 1859, which helped launch the Civil War. An abolitionist named John Brown led eighteen armed men into the little town at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers. They not only...
Aug 27, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Hezekiah Johnson was a true pioneer missionary here in the United States. When a few Baptist families moved across the Mississippi from Illinois into Iowa, the first church in the new territory was constituted in Burlington in 1834. The first “settled” pastor of the...
Aug 23, 2026 | Sunday Morning
I wonder if the Gallop Poll pole, or if Pew Research, has ever asked the religious people of America if they considered themselves to be “children of God?” Another word might be “saint.” I am reasonably sure that most professing Christians would not go so far as to...
Aug 20, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Eleaszer Clay was the uncle of the famous statesman Henry Clay. Historian David Benedict claimed that Eleaszer was reportedly worth 100 thousand dollars, and therefore was a powerful man. One of his positions was as Sheriff of Chesterfield County, Virginia. That was...
Aug 15, 2026 | Timothy Parrow
Dear Pastor and Brethren To share the beauties of our great salvation which we have in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the depth of that doctrine, is a rare opportunity these days. I had that wonderful opportunity when I went to keep my appointment with my primary...
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...
