July 3

This little history staggers the imagination. The blessing of God in this history is beyond the belief of the unbelieving man. John Clough was born in New York in 1836, but he was raised in the Midwest. While in school in Iowa he was born again, and felt led of the...

Paul’s Prayer for the Colossians – Colossians 1:9-12

As a rule it is not the best thing to talk about your personal devotional life in any great detail. It goes beyond the semi-private into the really private. It is far more personally important than talking about an unfinished business deal. It is infinitely more...

May 2016

Visitors from England! One Sunday morning this month, we were delightfully surprised to find that an elderly couple from England had walked from their rental house to our little church building to attend our Sunday morning church service. They had come from Cambridge,...

June26

As you know, the persecution of the saints at Jerusalem, in the day of the Apostles, encouraged the spreading of the gospel into other areas – Samaria, Syria, Joppa, and even Rome. Similarly, the persecution of God’s people in Virginia and North Carolina drove good...

When Things Get Tight – Exodus 13:17-18; 14:1-4, 10-14

I wouldn’t be surprised to have confirmation some day that the ante-deluvian world was flat. It appears to me that mountains arose during the flood. But all of them??? I don’t know for sure. We do know that since the flood we have lots of mountains and valleys...

When God Gave Up – Romans 1:20-32

It appears that our church is going to the dogs. In addition to the dog who ordinarily lives in the apartment down stairs, and to his cousin who visits almost every week, we have had one, two or three other puppies outside during just about every church service for...

June19

Luther Rice is as synonymous with modern Baptist missions as William Carey and Adoniram Judson, but Rice more of a missionary for missions than an actual foreign or home missionary. He was a man obsessed with the need of missionaries to preach the gospel to the...