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...

Corollary to the Cross: Confession – I John 1:7-10

You won’t find this in the Bible, but one day the Lord Jesus and His disciples were eating a meal together. It wasn’t much, just a few fish and some barley cakes. As usual, as they were dining, the Lord was sharing some instruction on how to live the Christian life....

That Cleansing Blood – I John 1:7

The other day, one of the members mentioned that he was enjoying his study of the Book of James. He said there is a lot in common between James’ Epistle and this First Epistle of John. But then he said something that made me snicker. He said that James was probably...

May 24

In 1786 James Lemen, with his wife and family, along and several others, settled in Illinois.  A few weeks later Mrs. Lemen’s sister and her husband were killed by Indians and their two children were taken to Wisconsin, where one died and the other was eventually...

The Sheep’s Big Problem – I John 1:8 (#08)

I trust we’ve established that John was writing this epistle to Christians. Thus far, I have called those recipients: “Christians,” “Sons of God,” “Disciples” and “believers.” Let me throw another familiar Bible term into the mix: “God’s sheep.” Psalm 100:3: “Know ye...

Sin and Sinfulness – I John 1:6-10

I never had any interest in it, but there used to be a “reality” TV show called “Undercover Boss.” It stopped filming in 2022; maybe COVID had something to do with its demise. As I understand. It was about various CEOs, company owners or other bosses, who posed as...

May 17

Charles Luther was born on this day in 1847.  Luther was a Baptist even before his conversion.   That is the church in which he was raised. But just because someone is a professing Christian that doesn’t make him one.  Charles was later born again just prior to, or...

Heaven’s Matchmaker – I John 1:3-7

I will move away from the subject of fellowship soon, but not quite yet. John says, “That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.” Notice...