Just Deserts – Luke 23:39-43

Mar 29, 2026 | Sunday Morning

Thursday is the first day of Passover, making this a good time of the year to consider Jesus’ crucifixion. (But, of course, any time of year is a good time to consider the crucifixion.) Next Sunday is the day that most Christians celebrate Christ’s resurrection. The...

March 29

Mar 27, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History

While visiting Kiokee, Georgia, and the first Baptist church in that state, I was not looking for the burial place of Jabez Marshall.  I was searching for the better known names of Daniel and Abraham, but Jabez was there in the graveyard next to that ancient building...

How to say “Thank you” – Philippians 4:10-23

Mar 26, 2026 | Wednesday

For a great many people, there are three little sentences which are very hard to say out loud. They are just eight little words, broken down into three short phrases, but some find them difficult. The first is, “I love you!” Between spouses may be easy, but...

Herod’s Opportunity – Wasted – Luke 23:1-15

Mar 22, 2026 | Sunday Morning

In Genesis 6 we have Noah’s construction of an ark (a ship) – preparation for the upcoming world-wide flood. Just for fun, let’s say that one of Noah’s neighbors owned a logging and lumber business. When that man saw a big building project next door, he offered to...

Mar 21, 2026 | Timothy Parrow

Dear Pastor and Brethren:  Preaching Themes                                        The Lord has enabled me to preach four messages on the subject, “Christ’s Role in the Covenant of Redemption.” His official position in the covenant of redemption is dual. Hb.7:22...

March 22

Mar 19, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History

John Gill was born on November 23, 1697, at Kettering, Northamptonshire.  Early in life, he displayed a keen mind, and before he was eleven years old, he was reading Latin and Greek.  He was so thirsty for knowledge that the owner of the local book store permitted him...

The Glory of the Final Four – Philippians 4:6-9

Mar 19, 2026 | Wednesday

Yesterday was the beginning of “March Madness,” or as it is sometimes called, the “Big Dance.” Those are nicknames for the NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association’s – basketball tournament. Sixty-four of this countries “best” college basketball teams are...

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...