September 2021

Dear Pastor and Church, “That ye may know that ye have eternal life” 1 John 5.13 July – September 2021 Praise the Lord for new births! Another soul has been born again, and Shelley and I have become grandparents! On the 14th of June, Caitlin and...

May 2020

Dear Pastor and Church, “Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.” Psalm 68:19 I recently asked prayer for Luke who had stopped attending services. In the past two weeks he has been back for some...

March 2020

Dear Bro. and Sis in Christ: The Work in Talihina The Lord has blessed us with a one new member and our attendance has been stable. The Sunday school is slowly growing and the Lord answered prayers, we now have four Sunday School classes with four teachers. We hosted...

August 29

Thomas Baldwin died on this day (August 29) in 1825. Baldwin had been born 72 years earlier in Bozrah, Connecticut. Having a love for books, he decided to prepare for a profession as a lawyer, but the Lord had other plans. When he was seventeen he was brought under...

Speaking Without Words – Malachi 1:6-14

Let’s say that I did something to offend you, and, as every Christian should, I came and apologized. What should I think, if you put your hands on your hips; your eye-brows narrowed; you raised your voice; and you crisply said, “I forgive you?” Should I believe your...

March 2021

Dear Praying Brothers and Sisters, “Continue in prayer and watch in the same with thanksgiving; withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ” (Colossians 4:2-3). Our witness and work for Christ is utterly...

Spring 2021

Greetings in Jesus Name, We would like to begin our Spring 2021 update by giving thanks to our Great Savior. 2020 was a year that most of us were glad to put in our rear view. From great social and political problems to the loss of many dear friends and family it was,...

The Sallow, Shallow Sacrifice – Malachi 1:6-14

Before we get into the application of this scripture, please remember the historical context. Malachi, the last of God’s Old Testament prophets, served the Lord after Israel returned from Babylon. Some commentaries place his ministry during the days of Zerubbabel, but...

August 22

In these days when church after church is throwing aside the name “Baptist,” people need to consider the life and choices of Isaac Backus. On this day (August 22) in 1751, Isaac Backus was dipped into water as a testimony of his faith in Christ. A man who had been...

The Lord will be Magnified – Malachi 1:3-5

Much of the Book of Malachi compares and contrasts God’s blessings to Israel’s whining. For example, as we have seen, the Lord reminded the nation that He loved them. But Israel retorted, “Wherein hast thou loved us, Lord?” God answered, “Haven’t you seen the...