August 19

Aug 17, 2018 | This Sunday in Baptist History

I don’t usually share historical notes which come within my lifetime, but with this I’ll make an exception. In January 1954 Quebec’s Premier Duplessis introduced “Bill 38” which amended the “Freedom of Worship Act.” It basically declared that...

The Proverbs of Solomon – Proverbs 14:6

Aug 16, 2018 | Wednesday

  I suppose there could be many qualities by which some people would like to be known. Someone might, for example, want to be remembered as beautiful. Another might want to be known as kind, generous, forgiving, loving or intelligent. Intelligent – what is...

Dead Lions and Living Dogs – Ecclesiastes 9:1-12

Aug 14, 2018 | Sunday Evening

  Have you ever gone to the grocery store and gotten behind a family of six pushing two full grocery carts? There you are with your small basket hoping you’ve added things correctly so you’ve got enough cash. Finally the big family in front of you reaches...

Dead Dogs and Living Lions – Ecclesiastes 9

Aug 13, 2018 | Sunday Evening

  Have you ever gone to the grocery store and gotten behind a family of six pushing two full grocery carts? There you are with your small basket hoping you’ve added things correctly so you’ve got enough cash. Finally the big family in front of you reaches...

August 12

Aug 9, 2018 | This Sunday in Baptist History

The persecution with which the Jews tried to stifle the early Christians, provided the impetus for the scattering of God’s evangelists throughout the Mediterranean. The same thing occurred in North Carolina 1700 years later. The Colony of North Carolina had already...

Why We Will Not be Participating – Ephesians 3:21

Aug 9, 2018 | Wednesday

  When my wife made a stop at the church one day last week, she found an invitation stuck in the door. It announced the “Franklin Graham, Decision America, Pacific Northwest Tour.” Tomorrow night at one of the larger venues in Spokane, Graham, supported by...

August 5

Aug 3, 2018 | This Sunday in Baptist History

William Wickenden was an elder in Rhode Island’s second Providence Church. He was a signator of the first compact of Rhode Island in 1637 and served as a member of the legislature. In 1655 he visited the Dutch colony of New Netherlands (New York), to preach the...

July 29

Jul 26, 2018 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Baptists do not believe in receiving support from the State, but depending on the circumstances, and beyond praying for governmental leaders, they may support the State even in fiscal matters. In second half of the 16th century, Europe was ablaze with religious...

The Proverbs of Solomon – Proverbs 14:1

Jul 26, 2018 | Wednesday

  Here in verse 1 we have another reference to someone who is “foolish.” It surprised me to learn that this is only the fifth time the word “foolish” has been used in Proverbs. I thought it was in every chapter several times – but it was a...