January 25

Hans Hut was led to the Saviour through the ministry of Hans Denck.  On May 26, 1526, he testified to his faith by receiving believer’s baptism.  Immediately his manner of life changed; he was a new creature in Christ.  Soon he was traveling about Bavaria and Austria,...

Paul’s New Passion – Philippians 3:7-11

A wrestler from a little town in North Idaho is in the spotlight, competing for a medal at the Summer Olympics. His Russian opponent wrestles hard, pushing him to the end of his strength and requiring him to use every technique he has ever learned. But he comes out...

December 2025

Dear Pastor and Brethren: Mission Activity               On December 7th, I had to ask Bro. Gaches to fill the pulpit for me because I was recovering from the negative side effects of a medicine called a Vaso restrictor to reduce the size of my veins and arteries so...

January 18 in Baptist History

For seven years, Samuel Howe pastored the church that met in “Deadman’s Place,” London.  To earn a living and pay the bills he worked as a cobbler, as did William Carey before he went to India.  Howe published a book called “The Sufficiency of the Spirit’s Teaching,”...

As Many as be Perfect – Philippians 3:7-15

The Lord spoke with Solomon, answering his prayer after the completion of the temple. In I Kings 9 God said, Solomon “if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee,...

The Third Knowledge of Christ – Philippians 3:7-11

If you had a job that paid $4,000 a week, would you give it up – if that was necessary to become a Christian? If you were President of the United States, but you knew that if you chose to become a true disciple of Christ you’d ruin your chances of reelection, would...

January 11

Thomas Jefferson Fisher made a profession of his faith in Christ when he was sixteen.  He was baptized and joined the Baptist church at David’s Fork, Kentucky.  At the age of twenty-two he was ordained, but he quickly found that he didn’t have the gift of pastoral...

The Three Sisters – Philippians 3:7-11

When the Kjeldgaards, and Judy and I went down to the Bible conference in Granite Bay, California, last fall, we drove through the middle of Oregon. Passing by the city of Bend, off to the west, we could see some of the peaks of the southern Cascades. Consulting my...

Paul’s Journey of Discovery – Philippians 3:1-8

In verse 1 Paul says, “Let me repeat myself.” And then in verse 2 he adds, “Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.” As I said in our last lesson, by “dogs” he isn’t talking about the expense and problems of family pets. He is speaking of...