Aug 14, 2025 | This Sunday in Baptist History
John Leland was a man greatly used by God throughout his life – even in his “old age.” When he was 77, he recorded God’s blessings on his ministry – on July 11, 1831 he baptized 10 new converts, and 4 the next week, 2 the following week and 4 the next (July31). One...
Aug 14, 2025 | Wednesday
The famous violinist, with his Stradivarius, stepped onto the stage to a huge applause from the audience. But the acclamation at that point was not in expectation of hearing a great violin masterpiece. When he reached center stage he turned and motioned for a slight,...
Aug 10, 2025 | Sunday Morning
Unlike you, I am not a particularly good speller. It is probably due to laziness, but even as a child I remember my mother and I working on my spelling without a great deal of success. And so I thank the Lord for the “spell checker” and “auto-correct” programs...
Aug 9, 2025 | This Sunday in Baptist History
On this day in 1567, Christian Langedul, Cornelis Claess, Mattheus de Vick, and Hans Symons, were arrested on suspicion of being Anabaptists. Each confessed his faith in Christ alone for salvation and they were jailed. After a month of confinement and horrendous...
Aug 7, 2025 | Wednesday
Let’s pretend that Peter was writing to a church that was experiencing, or beginning to experience, revival. Souls were being been saved – adults – some of whom professed earlier to have been believers. The waters of the Sea of Galilee, or some other lake or river,...
Aug 4, 2025 | Sunday Morning
I am aware that my love of vocabulary is not shared by everyone. I like to use old words, big words, words that are interesting to me – even words I make up. But… I know that not everyone has the same delight. Yet, I’m going to continue my use and practices,...
Aug 1, 2025 | This Sunday in Baptist History
When George Fownes became the pastor of the Broadmead Baptist Church in Bristol, England, he knew he was stepping into danger. His immediate predecessor had been imprisoned many times between 1671 and 1678. And that man’s predecessor had even died as a result of the...
Jul 27, 2025 | Sunday Morning
Last week we considered Mary’s anointing of Jesus’ feet. You might have pictured her washing the Lord’s feet before she anointed them with her spikenard. But that washing took place on an earlier occasion (Luke 7). An infamously sinful woman “stood at his feet behind...
Jul 25, 2025 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Here is a bit of local history. How many can picture the location of Dayton, Washington? It is about 150 miles southwest from Post Falls and 41 miles north of Walla Walla on highway 12, resting under the shadow of the Blue Mountains. Today it has a population of...
Jul 24, 2025 | Wednesday
Robert Louis Stevenson, author of “Treasure Island” and “Kidnapped” was a conflicted professing Christian. He was raised by a staunch Presbyterian father, but his nanny was much more evangelical. Stevenson, as a child heard the gospel. During university Stevenson...
Jul 20, 2025 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
The Lord Jesus said something in regard to His anointing which is often overlooked. At least I have overlooked it until recently. Most preachers consider this passage and its cousins in Matthew 26 and John 12 merely in the light of worship. Mary loved the Lord Jesus...
Jul 17, 2025 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Samuel Pearce was born on this day in 1766. As a young man he happened to be in a house where a man lay dying. The man in despair cried out, “I am damned forever.” The words filled young Samuel with terror. For more than a year, the death of that man and the...
Jul 17, 2025 | Wednesday
A little boy grew up wanting to play professional baseball. As a child he lived baseball; he dreamed baseball, he watched baseball; he studied baseball. He played catch with his dad and his uncle. He played five hundred with the neighboring kids. He played baseball at...
Jul 13, 2025 | Sunday Evening
Our Bible’s translators show us that verse 4 into verse 10 is one sentence – one primary lesson. But, as we have already seen, there is a wealth of information here. There are three illustrations each split into two sections – one positive and one negative. This...
Jul 13, 2025 | Sunday Morning
Isaac Newton was an early English scientist, and probably a “genius” before the word had been defined. He was raised in the Anglican denomination, but he held to some unorthodox views about Christ. Because of those views, I can’t say that he was a Christian in the...
Jul 10, 2025 | This Sunday in Baptist History
William Powell (not the actor of by-gone days, but William Rufus Powell), was born into a godly home in 1808, but he was not born again until many years later. At an early time in his life, his mother died, and other family tragedies sent him swinging back and forth...
Jul 10, 2025 | Wednesday
When this epistle was first read, Peter’s friends they didn’t hear: “Now, let’s move to chapter two.” They simply heard – “Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man:...
Jul 6, 2025 | Sunday Evening
One of distinctives of a New Testament Baptist church is that its message and authority come from the scriptures. We have no loyalty to Rome, or Philadelphia, or wherever Southern Baptist Convention is headquartered. True Baptist churches believe what they believe...
Jul 6, 2025 | Sunday Morning
In the 1850’s England was at odds with Russia in what was called the “Crimean War.” At the “Battle of Balaclava” (1854), a British cavalry unit, the Light Brigade, charged into a valley surrounded by Russian artillery. The charge was the result of a...
Jul 3, 2025 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Barnas Sears was one of the great educators of this country, but that may not be his most important role in Baptist history. In 1825, he graduated with the highest honors from Brown University, after which he studied at Newton Theological Institution (both respected...
Jul 3, 2025 | Wednesday
Peter was one of the most God-blessed of all the children of Adam. No, he wasn’t wealthy, but money is not necessarily a blessing from the Lord. And he wasn’t a powerful political figure. He didn’t become famous in secular history. He didn’t die peacefully in the arms...
Jun 29, 2025 | Sunday Morning
This was such an important miracle that all four gospel evangelists record it. And even though each of them add different points, they all agree on the major points. This is the feeding of the 5,000 and not of the 4,000 which came later. That multitude came together...
Jun 26, 2025 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Isaac Sawyer was born in rural New England in 1770. When he was a baby his village was attacked by Indians, and his father and all the other men were taken captive, leaving the women and children to fend for themselves. On the eleventh night of their captivity,...
Jun 26, 2025 | Wednesday
Peter was writing to people with whom he had an earlier ministry, and not just through his first epistle. And three times now he has mentioned his “reminding ministry” – “I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things.” But in these next...
Jun 22, 2025 | Sunday Evening
After spending several hours meditating on these four verses, I thought I had a distinct four point outline. But then after trying to put my words to paper, they became an extinct four point outline. As a result these thoughts this afternoon will be brief and somewhat...
Jun 19, 2025 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Thomas Armitage quoted an article, written by a historian named Some, which described the persecution of the Baptists in England at the end of the 16th century. Mr. Some records that the charges against our forefathers were that they “insisted on maintaining all...
Jun 19, 2025 | Wednesday
You’ve probably seen cartoons of Peter at a booth in front of a gate, regulating people’s entrance into heaven. Of course, it is totally unscriptural, and, I hope, it is just for fun. But let’s run with that ridiculous and unbiblical idea this evening. Let’s pretend...
Jun 15, 2025 | Sunday Morning
Picture with me a little Jewish boy, named Caleb, growing up in ancient Israel, but without a father, grandfather or any uncles. Every male influence in his life has died in war. Caleb has been crushed by his loss, and he is angry with God. The boy’s mother does the...
Jun 15, 2025 | Timothy Parrow
Dear Pastor and Brethren: Latino Ministry The Latino ministry is having a difficult time because of the work of ICE agents here in our area. Instead of giving three Latinos a monetary bond on charges such as disturbing the peace, public intoxication, and obstructing...
Jun 12, 2025 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Edward Jerome was born on this day in 1826. While at Yale college studying to become a lawyer, the Lord graciously saved his soul. With his new life in Christ, he was determined to be the best lawyer he could possibly be. While still attending a Congregational...
