October 1

Sep 29, 2017 | This Sunday in Baptist History

In his history of New Hampshire, William Lamson wrote: “Unquestionably the constant persecutions and repeated litigations which the Baptists were subjected in those years had much to do with retarding their growth. The standing order (the Protestant State...

The Proverbs of Solomon – Proverbs 4:5-13

Sep 28, 2017 | Wednesday

  Once again, Solomon turns to the subjects of wisdom and understanding. Why does he so often instruct us about wisdom? Because, as he tells us throughout this paragraph, there is nothing of greater importance. And he is not speaking from the pedestal of the title...

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem – Psalm 122

Sep 25, 2017 | Sunday Evening

  Mrs. Charlotte Yeoman was a member of our church in Calgary thirty-five years ago. She has remained such a family friend that Judy and I refused to visit Canada a few weeks ago without driving eight hours out of our way to spend a day with her and her husband....

September 25

Sep 21, 2017 | This Sunday in Baptist History

While in Virginia, Baptist pastor John Leland was a neighbor to James Madison. The two men often talked about the state of the nation and of the Word of God. Leland once wrote, “Government should protect every man in thinking and speaking freely, and see that...

The Proverbs of Solomon – Proverbs 4:1-4

Sep 21, 2017 | Wednesday

  Let’s deliberately deviate from Solomon’s direction of thought, still keeping it mind while we move on. He is obviously telling young people to listen to their fathers – or more particularly to him. He may have been directing his thoughts toward his own children,...

Rahab – Change in Citizenship – Joshua 2:1, 8-15

Sep 17, 2017 | Sunday Morning

  Joshua chapter 2 is one of the most captivating passages in all the Word of God. It appeals to the imagination, to the heart, and to the faith of the child of God. It appeals to Christians; to Hollywood script writers; to children; to virtually everyone. There is...

September 17

Sep 14, 2017 | This Sunday in Baptist History

I have mentioned both Pastor Addison Hall and missionary Lewis Shuck recently. Brother Hall was the father of Henrietta Hall, and this lady married Brother Shuck. On this day in 1835, while still a teenager, Henrietta and her husband stepped on board the deck of a...

The Proverbs of Solomon – Proverbs 3:31-35

Sep 14, 2017 | Wednesday

  When we got to Lloydminster, Saskatchewan last Tuesday, the Yeoman’s put us up in a beautiful hotel. As Judy was taking a shower, I turned on the television and watched an interesting documentary. It was about mud and landslides, beginning with the Oso, Washington...