Care Casting – I Peter 5:6-7

Twenty to twenty-five years ago, Judy and I began to set aside a few dollars every month in the hopes of leaving it to our children should the Lord not take us away together at some point. We established an account with a well-known investment company, and other than...

Indescribably Delicious – II Corinthians 9:15

A lot of people are very interested in the appearance of their bodies, but they don’t care a penny’s worth about the condition or appearance of their souls. They spend thousands of dollars on beauty creams and treatments – injections of gels and poisons. They may even...

December 4

Nathaniel Chambles was born in 1762 in Sussex, Virginia. Even though his parents were faithful and godly Baptists, Nathaniel didn’t see himself as an unworthy sinner and in need of Christ until he was twenty-six. After his conversion he was received into the...

Fear the Divine Resistance – I Peter 5:5-6

In Acts 7 Stephen was being called to defend his faith in Christ as he stood before Israel’s high council. Someone had said, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.” His blasphemy was in declaring that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of...

The More things Change… – John 6:30-35; 47-51

“The more things change, the more things stay the same.” It is fun to research the history and origins of common phrases like this. That research can be done today on the computer. But years before the internet, I used a book called: “Morris’ Dictionary of...

Novermber 27

Lee Compere and his wife were British missionaries in Jamaica before the climate drove them out and up to Charleston, S.C., where they met Richard Furman. After some time in the Carolinas they moved to Alabama to work among the Creek Indians. It was there that their...

Receiving the Crown – I Peter 5:1-4

Peter reminded the pastors of the churches in Galatia, Cappadocia and Bithynia that their primary duty was to feed God’s sheep. Then he concluded his thought by saying there is a reward for faithfully carrying out that duty. “When the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye...

From Witness to Partaker – I Peter 5:1-4

Luke 24 describes Jesus’ first visit with His church after the resurrection. He had already revealed Himself to Mary at the tomb, and He had met the 2 disciples on the Emmaus Road. But this was His first appearance before the assembled church. The members were...

October 2022

Greetings in Jesus’ Name, Fall has finally arrived for us here in Smithville, Oklahoma. It was an extremely hot, dry summer but the winds have changed and as I write this letter it is much cooler and the Lord has sent us some much needed rain. Our God displays...

October – December 2022

Dear Pastor and Church The Lord gives the increase! In August I received the following text from a Pastor in the Philippines.  “Hello, Pastor Tottingham! This Bro. Javier of Bible Way Baptist Church, Cubao, Metro Manila, Philippines. I send this message just to...