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...
Jul 14, 2022 | This Sunday in Baptist History
David George was born a slave in 1742. At some point another slave began to witness to him of the grace of God, and he came under deep conviction. Eventually, repenting of sin and putting his trust in Christ Jesus for deliverance and forgiveness, he became a child of...
Jul 11, 2022 | Sunday Evening
The Bible describes life in a number of ways. James says that it is a vapour, a puff of steam, “that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away.” David, approaching his earthly end, described his life as nothing more substantial than a passing shadow. Job...
Jul 7, 2022 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Edmond Botsford was born again under the ministry of Oliver Hart of Charleston, South Carolina. In March, 1773, he was ordained and shortly thereafter he began an itinerant ministry, preaching throughout the Carolinas and Georgia. On this day in that year (1773) he...
