February 22

Feb 19, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Lady Deborah Moody was the widow of Sir Henry of Garsden in Wiltshire, England.  Her wealth and position didn’t protect her from the religious persecution in her homeland, so she emigrated to Lynn, Massachusetts.  There she stepped beyond her fellow Puritans embracing...

Ever Exulting – Philippians 4:4

Feb 19, 2026 | Wednesday

Joseph, the son of Jacob, was a prisoner in Egypt – through no fault of his own. First, he was in Egypt, not because he was taken captive by some enemy, but because of the hatred of his some of his own family. That would be heart-breaking to most people, and may have...

The Wonderful Book of Life – Philippians 4:3

Feb 15, 2026 | Sunday Morning

Every once in a while I’ll get a 21st century version of a letter from one of the distant friends of our church. Today, it is called an “email,” because it is mail that arrives in my mail box electronically. I suppose that the longer ones could be called...

February 15

Feb 12, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Cuba has long been a place plagued with political instability – due in part to its lack of a gospel ministry.  During the insurrection of 1868, when Cuba first sought independence from Spain, three ladies made their way from Cuba to Mississippi.  There they were met...

Pleadings – Philippians 4:2-3

Feb 12, 2026 | Wednesday

Let’s say that your left knee has started giving you some pain, but… you ignore it as best you can. Over time it becomes bad enough that you have to start taking take over-the-counter pain medicine. But it is not getting any better. Furthermore, the pain in your...

January 2026 Report

Feb 11, 2026 | Timothy Parrow

Dear Pastor and Brethren:  Mission Activity               This month our Sunday attendances were very low, mostly due to various health issues among the congregation. We did have a visitor, Mark Hastings, but he has not returned. Apparently he has a charismatic...

The Tender Exhortation – Philippians 4:1

Feb 8, 2026 | Sunday Evening

Paul loved the church in Philippi. He seemed to be closer to this group of people than to most of the other congregations of Christians. We can see his affection beginning in the first chapter and extending throughout. “I thank by God upon every remembrance of you.”...

Diligently Watching – Philippians 3:17-21

Feb 8, 2026 | Sunday Morning

Paul begins this chapter with warnings about the dangerous condition of the last days. “Beware of (predatory) dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the (Jewish) concision.” “To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe” – and...

February 8

Feb 6, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History

George Wagner was arrested in Munich, Bavaria, because he held to four particular articles: Priests cannot forgive men of their sins; no man can bring God down from heaven; Christ is not to be found in religious bread and wine; and water baptism does not save from...

The Bivocational Christian – Philippians 3:20-21

Feb 5, 2026 | Wednesday

There has been a term flying around Evangelical Christianity for many years, which many of you have heard. From the very beginning, there have been pastors and evangelists who have been “bivocational.” It is not a Biblical WORD, and in some ways it is not a Biblical...