Jul 6, 2025 | Sunday Morning
In the 1850’s England was at odds with Russia in what was called the “Crimean War.” At the “Battle of Balaclava” (1854), a British cavalry unit, the Light Brigade, charged into a valley surrounded by Russian artillery. The charge was the result of a...
Jul 3, 2025 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Barnas Sears was one of the great educators of this country, but that may not be his most important role in Baptist history. In 1825, he graduated with the highest honors from Brown University, after which he studied at Newton Theological Institution (both respected...
Jun 29, 2025 | Sunday Morning
This was such an important miracle that all four gospel evangelists record it. And even though each of them add different points, they all agree on the major points. This is the feeding of the 5,000 and not of the 4,000 which came later. That multitude came together...
Jun 26, 2025 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Isaac Sawyer was born in rural New England in 1770. When he was a baby his village was attacked by Indians, and his father and all the other men were taken captive, leaving the women and children to fend for themselves. On the eleventh night of their captivity,...
Jun 22, 2025 | Sunday Evening
After spending several hours meditating on these four verses, I thought I had a distinct four point outline. But then after trying to put my words to paper, they became an extinct four point outline. As a result these thoughts this afternoon will be brief and somewhat...
Jun 19, 2025 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Thomas Armitage quoted an article, written by a historian named Some, which described the persecution of the Baptists in England at the end of the 16th century. Mr. Some records that the charges against our forefathers were that they “insisted on maintaining all...
Jun 15, 2025 | Sunday Morning
Picture with me a little Jewish boy, named Caleb, growing up in ancient Israel, but without a father, grandfather or any uncles. Every male influence in his life has died in war. Caleb has been crushed by his loss, and he is angry with God. The boy’s mother does the...
