Heaven – Philippians 3:20

General details about Heaven: How many Hebrew words, in one form or other, are translated “Heaven” in one form or other (one; two; three; four)? Three – galgal; shachag (shak-ak); shamayim (shaw-ya-yim) – primarily the last How many Greek words, in one...

April 5, 1878

Dr. William Brisbane, became a Baptist through a different channel than most to which I have referred. He was born into an aristocratic family near Charleston, South Carolina, but none of my reference books could give me the year. His early education was entrusted to...

The Man Called “Paul” – I Timothy 1:12-16

In my spare time I am doing something that I rarely do – I am re-reading a series of books. There are so many books out there that it is rare that I re-read anything outside of study material. But the author of this particular series is so unique and entertaining that...

March 20, 2015

Dear Praying and Faithful Brethren, Greetings in Our Lord Who always causeth us to triumph in Christ Jesus (II Cor 2:14). I had mentioned that I was going to do some exams to see how my Multiple Myeloma is going. I received the results the week before last. They...

The Judgment of the Nations – Matthew 25:31-46

Continuity is one of the things provided by a chapter by chapter study like this. Some of the best orators that I have known reveled in topical sermons – picked from all over the Bible. Those may have been some great messages, but they were often pulled out of the...

January/February 2015 Report

Dear Pastor and Brethren: Affliction! Although we continued our regular preaching services, jail ministry efforts, and missionary outreach during the month of January, the Lord saw fit to afflict me once again with a heart attack on the 29th of January. This one was...

The Parable of the Servants – Matthew 25:14-30

I have given this message the title: “The Parable of the Servants.” In all my favorite old Bibles (I don’t believe that I have ever thrown away one of my KJV Bibles) – In every single one of my Bibles, either at the top of the page or in the margin, the...

March 29

  This material was taken from a “Christian Messenger” article, published on this day in 1871. Isaiah Wallace was born in Hopewell, New Brunswick on January 17, 1797. The Lord saved his soul at an early age and after his baptism he began to publically...