Jan 7, 2021 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Daniel Defoe was born into a English Christian home in 1661. As a young man he fell in love with the word of God, and during a period when there were few copies of the Bible, he was one of many to copy it in short hand for future use. Being a good writer, he began to...
Jan 3, 2021 | Sunday Morning
We have no way of knowing how long Paul was in Athens before moving across the isthmus to Corinth. By the year 51 AD, Athens had lost its greatest luster and had a population of about 20,000 – smaller than Post Falls. This was about a fifth the size of bustling...
Jan 3, 2021 | Timothy Parrow
Dear Pastor and Brethren: Thanksgiving Month! Although we are thankful for all that the Lord is doing, November is the month in which we give special thanks to the Lord for His wonderful works to the children of men. The mission had a fellowship dinner after the...
Jan 2, 2021 | This Sunday in Baptist History
On this day (January 3) in 1644 the British Parliament, which was then controlled by the Presbyterians, passed a bill making sprinkling the official act of “baptism” in England. The bill read, “The minister is to demand the name of the child, which being told him, is...
Dec 31, 2020 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
On this day (January 3) in 1644 the British Parliament, which was then controlled by the Presbyterians, passed a bill making sprinkling the official act of “baptism” in England. The bill read, “The minister is to demand the name of the child, which being told him, is...
Dec 27, 2020 | Sunday Morning
When I ask someone to read the scriptures during our song service, there is usually a specific thought in that scripture which I plan to emphasize during my message. But, unless the reader has seen the sermon title and made an accurate guess about my intent, he won’t...
Dec 24, 2020 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Benajah Harvey Carroll was born on this day (Dec. 27) in 1843. His father was a Baptist preacher and the rest of his family were devoted Christians. His brother, J.M. Carroll, authored the often-published booklet “Trail of Blood.” Despite being surrounded by the...
Dec 20, 2020 | Sunday Morning
This has been one of the most unusual “Christmas” seasons in our life times. Many of the traditional social and family activities are being cancelled, curtailed or changed because of the virus hysteria. But life must go on, as they say. So our neighbors and some of...
Dec 17, 2020 | This Sunday in Baptist History
John William Jones was married on this day (Dec. 20) in 1860. That fact has nothing to do with today’s vignette, it just gives us a reference to the calendar. John Jones was born in 1835, and he was born again while a teenager. He was preparing himself for missionary...
