April 19

Apr 16, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Cape May is a community at the most southerly point in New Jersey – on the north side of the mouth of Delaware Bay.  Ships headed toward Philadelphia, which for a time was a more important port than New York, all passed by Cape May.  Today that county is about half...

Unending Supply – Philippians 4:19

Apr 16, 2026 | Wednesday

I don’t know how many, but I several books of quotations by C.H. Spurgeon. Some of them are one liners – proverbs – and some of them are sentences and paragraphs. Some of them are indexed by subject, and some of them are listed by scriptural reference. On a whim I...

March 2026

Apr 15, 2026 | Timothy Parrow

Dear Pastor and Brethren: Good News From Tenerife, Spain               I made an audio call through Facebook Messenger with the help of Roxanne to Bro. Jose Manuel Garcia, the pastor of Bible Baptist Church, on March 19. He had been seriously sick from a infected...

The Arimathaean Agent – John 19:38-42

Apr 12, 2026 | Sunday Morning

Over the last month, in addition to considering the resurrection of God, we have looked at a couple of the people in and around Christ’s crucifixion. Among them, we considered King Herod. During the arrest and trials of the Lord, this man had a perfect opportunity to...

April 12

Apr 9, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History

William Screven emigrated to Boston from Somerton, England about the year 1668.  Desiring to start a Baptist church, he was informed that he would be violating the law of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, so he moved to Kittery, Maine.  But then Massachusetts acquired...

All things? Really? – Philippians 4:13

Apr 9, 2026 | Wednesday

Coming out of Bethany one morning, Jesus’ disciples were hungry, but they saw a fig tree off in the distance. With their mouths watering, when they came up to the tree, they found that it was fruitless. The Lord Jesus then said to it, “No man eat fruit of thee...

God’s Resurrection – Mark 16:1-6

Apr 5, 2026 | Sunday Morning

Over the years, we have looked at the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, from several perspectives. We’ve considered it from the position of the ladies who were first to the sepulchre on Sunday morning. We’ve studied how the resurrection was essential to the completion...

April 5

Apr 3, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History

William Brisbane was born into aristocracy near Charleston, S.C.   Despite his wealth and position, the Lord eventually saved his soul and used him for His glory.  William’s early education was through a Roman Catholic priest.  After that he attended Beaufort College...

What I have Learned – Philippians 4:11

Apr 2, 2026 | Wednesday

According to a 1997 article in the “New York Times,” Bill Gates, who was then worth $35 billion dollars, was speaking to an audience of 1,500 at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. After his presentation, Dr. John Kiley, a medical...

Just Deserts – Luke 23:39-43

Mar 29, 2026 | Sunday Morning

Thursday is the first day of Passover, making this a good time of the year to consider Jesus’ crucifixion. (But, of course, any time of year is a good time to consider the crucifixion.) Next Sunday is the day that most Christians celebrate Christ’s resurrection. The...