Aug 7, 2022 | Sunday Morning
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 is one of the best known and most beloved verses in the Bible. It is familiar to people of every faith and...
Aug 7, 2022 | Sunday Evening
I read a statement a few weeks ago which I saved to put into the bulletin some day, but I’ll use it right now. Jim Petersen asked, “Why didn’t Jesus go back into the temple after His resurrection?” That is an interesting question with several possible answers, but...
Aug 6, 2022 | Timothy Parrow
Dear Pastor and Brethren Health Update First of all, thank you all for your prayers concerning my heart health needs. Although I am much better, I am still having problems with extreme fatigue due to a low ejection fraction which also causes shortness of breath, low...
Aug 4, 2022 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Anyone who has a love for American history, knows the name Daniel Boone, or Dan’l, Boone. Far fewer people know the name “Squire Boone,” Daniel’s brother. On the first day of May 1769, Daniel and five other men set out from North Carolina to penetrate unchartered...
Jul 31, 2022 | Sunday Morning
It seems to me that the Book of Job is becoming more and more applicable these days. By that I mean more and more people are finding their lives running parallel to this man named “Job.” For those who don’t know his history, Job was enjoying the greatest blessings of...
Jul 29, 2022 | This Sunday in Baptist History
God’s providence and guiding hand are often wonderful things to behold – in looking back – but perhaps not so pleasant at the time. Jonathan and Deborah Wade were missionaries in Burma, where Brother Jonathan served for fifty-seven years, during which time he took...
Jul 21, 2022 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Aeltgen Baren, an elderly lady, and Meyken Wouters, a woman of about twenty-four, were brought to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, and were baptized by immersion upon their declaration of faith. This behavior could not be tolerated at that time by the Netherlands...
Jul 18, 2022 | Sunday Evening
The Statue of Liberty stands on a rock in New York Harbor. Tens of thousands of immigrants have passed it before disembarking at Ellis Island and entering the U.S. That statue, sometimes called “Lady Liberty,” is about half as tall as Seattle’s Space Needle. Green in...
Jul 17, 2022 | Sunday Morning
Before he became a supervisor, our son Kraig worked directly with various forms of nuclear waste. He was employed at the Hanford Nuclear site in Washington State and then at the Oakridge facility in Tennessee. Between those jobs, he was at the Savanna River Facility...
