Jul 5, 2018 | This Sunday in Baptist History
On this day in 1663, after 12 years of lobbying, John Clarke, obtained a British charter which established Rhode Island as America’s first colony providing true freedom, including religious freedom. While many Baptists are aware of this fact, many are not aware of the...
Jul 2, 2018 | Sunday Evening
One of the benefits of studying history is that it helps to keep one’s current situation in proper perspective. That is, history SHOULD keep things in perspective. But like everything else, people have a tendency to look at things through prejudiced eyes. For...
Jul 1, 2018 | Sunday Morning
Without a doubt this Psalm of Asaph is speaking about Israel. It was written some time during the reign of David. This Asaph was one of David’s chief musicians. But we can’t be sure of the occasion, so we don’t know the particulars. This may have come during the...
Jul 1, 2018 | Timothy Parrow
Dear Pastor and Brethren: Visitors in May The first Sunday in May the Lord sent us eight visitors! They were the relatives of Bro. Phillip McGee: his mother and stepfather, his brother Gary and his wife and family. Those relatives are members of two other churches of...
Jun 28, 2018 | This Sunday in Baptist History
During the mid 18th century the official state church of Norway and Denmark was Lutheran. King Christian VI had been sprinkled as a child and was called to defend Protestantism against the Catholics and others who might proselytize her members. Spiritually, he was...
Jun 25, 2018 | Sunday Evening
What is the difference between “fast,” “faster” and “fastest”? Isn’t it obvious? “Fast” means that something goes quickly. “Faster” means that something goes more quickly than the thing which only goes...
Jun 24, 2018 | Sunday Morning
There are very few things which so clearly demonstrate God’s hatred sin as the sacrifice of the Red Heifer. For example, this is a blood sacrifice which was made – not for the wicked – but for professing believers. This came after all the sin offerings,...
Jun 23, 2018 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Pastor David Jones served as a Baptist chaplain under General Horatio Gates. There was such a bond between the two men that when, on this day (June 24) 1798, there was a son born to pastor Jones, he named him Horatio Gates Jones. When Horatio was 21, he was born...
