July 19

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...

Abide or Abashed – I John 2:28

Like it or not, we live in the midst of Satan’s world, surrounded by temptations designed to ruin us. We are not to love the world, neither the things, the temptations, the joys, the promises of the world. John gives us that exhortation, because many professing...

June 2026

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...

This is the Promise – I John 2:25

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...

July 12

Algerius was a young man of Naples, so he was raised amidst Catholicism.  While in school he was befriended by another student who spoke of a personal knowledge and relationship with Jesus Christ.  He spoke boldly of his faith, stirring a desire in Algerius to study...

Do You Have the Unction? – I John 2:18-27

One of the greatest and most significant words of the New Testament is “Christ.” It is used in more than five hundred verses, eighty-two of which it is linked to “the Lord Jesus – CHRIST.” Christians have no difficulty understanding who Christ is. Christ is the...

Go Straight to the Strait Gate – Luke 13:23-30

The little sailboat had hoped to cruise further down the coast to its home in the big harbor. But it wasn’t going to happen. No one expected this sudden storm with its hurricane strength winds. The little craft was making no headway against the wind, despite using...

July 5

For those of you who remember what a newspaper is, imagine opening the paper one day to read the following announcement: “For the promotion of morality and the prosperity of the Redeemer’s Kingdom in this part of the world, I desire to constitute a regular...

Sirens on the Bridge – I John 2:18-23

“Eschatology” is the theological word for the study of future events, or more specifically the “last things.” It comes from the Greek word “eschatos” which is found here in verse 18, and where it is translated “last” followed by the word “time.” Despite John’s use of...

June 28

Milo Jewett was the son of a successful medical doctor.  He graduated from Dartmouth in 1828, practicing law, which he promptly left in order to study at Andover Seminary. From there he went to Marietta College, in Ohio, where he became a professor.  He also became...