Things to Think About – Philippians 4:8

Mar 15, 2026 | Sunday Evening

It has been a while, but there was a time when I was spending hours regularly at the Kootenai County Jail. Technically it is called the Kootenai County Public Safety Building. On one occasion, I was there to visit an inmate whose name was Tim. For about 20 minutes, he...

Cardiac Care – Philippians 4:6-7

Mar 15, 2026 | Sunday Morning

Here are two verses which all Christians need to memorize and repeat daily. “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall...

March 15

Mar 12, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Those of you who have read the book “Grace Unto the Third and Fourth Generation,” might remember some of the glorious history of the Baptist Church at Hopewell, New Jersey.  It was organized in 1715 with fifteen members, and for the next thirty-two years it met in...

God’s “Response” to Our Prayers – Philippians 4:4-7

Mar 12, 2026 | Wednesday

Consider, once again, the Old Testament prophet Elijah. After he had been so blessed by God at Mount Carmel, Jezebel cast her dark cloud over him. She said, “I’m going to kill you for what you did to my priests and my theology.” “Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto...

Two Opposing Misconceptions – Luke 11:14-26

Mar 8, 2026 | Sunday Morning

After the Lord Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law, He was inundated with other sick and injured people. Mark 1:32 says, “And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him ALL that were DISEASED, and them that were POSSESSED with devils. And ALL the CITY was...

March 8

Mar 6, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History

In our book “One Hundred Testimonies,” we have the account of the conversion of Rolly McIntosh, one of the wealthy and powerful chiefs of the Creek Indian nation.  Today’s account is of the salvation and ministry of the man who was instrumental in McIntosh’s...

Be Careful, but Not Too Careful – Philippians 4:6

Mar 5, 2026 | Wednesday

Judy and I have been married more than half a century, and we have experienced millions of things together. But thousands of times, I have had to leave my wife at home, while I went out for one reason or other. It might have been to come to the church building, or to...

The Dignity of Death – John 21:18-19

Mar 1, 2026 | Sunday Morning

Last Sunday morning we looked at the necessity of love as proof of our new life in Christ. In the process, we looked at the earlier context and the Lord’s conversation with Peter. As Jesus had prophesied, His Apostle had denied Christ three times before hearing the...

March 1

Feb 26, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History

William Fristoe was a member of a Baptist church in Todd county, Tennessee, when he moved to Missouri and where he began preaching the gospel.  He was privileged to lead a few people to Christ, and with that he invited a pastor friend of his to come and baptize the...

Public Whisper: Moderation – Philippians 4:5

Feb 26, 2026 | Wednesday

As Paul often does in his epistles, Philippians begins its conclusions with practical exhortations. Eudoias and Syntyche, be of the same mind in the Lord. True yokefellow, help those women and the others who are our fellow-laborers. “Rejoice in the Lord always; and...