Oct 30, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Over the years I have asked many pastors from Virginia and the Carolinas if they have visited the site of the Sandy Creek Baptist Church: the North Carolina home of Shubal Sterns. I have often heard they had. But I don’t know of a single person, besides myself, who...
Oct 26, 2026 | Sunday Morning
Obviously, the theme of these two verses, as well as the theme of the entire context, is “love.” And as I said the other day, poets may be the better than most people at describing love. A case in point is a well-known hymn written by Frederick Lehman. We sang this...
Oct 23, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Allen Wyley was not an ordained minister, but late in his life he did preach and exhort the brethren. After being baptized by David Thomas in 1765 he yearned to have a Baptist preacher to come to Culpepper, Virginia, to evangelize the people and possibly to start a...
Oct 19, 2026 | Sunday Evening
This will be a short message this afternoon, but not because of anything you are probably thinking. It is not because I preached this morning. Nor is it because you had a big lunch, and I know you’re waiting for a nap. It is not because we have some preparation work...
Oct 19, 2026 | Sunday Morning
It is open to some debate, but I think that the Spirit’s primary purpose in leading John to write this epistle, was to lay down guidelines whereby we can test whether or not we are children of God. Are you unsure if you are saved? Read and study I John. It is not the...
Oct 15, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History
On this day in 1649 the Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony wrote the following letter to the leadership of the Plymouth Colony, chiding them for their leniency toward the Baptists in their realm. “Honored and beloved Brethren: We have heretofore heard diverse...
Oct 13, 2026 | Timothy Parrow
Dear Pastor and Brethren: Mission Activities During this month, we had a fellowship meal after the morning service to create a successful time of spiritual fellowship and social fellowship. Sis. Elaine Maginnis attended for the first time since she moved to...
