What Manner of Love – I John 3:1-2

Let’s pretend that baby has been born, immediately giving great joy to his parents. But it is only a matter of months before his mother recognizes that her baby is blind. Taking him to their doctor, her fear is confirmed, and it is declared there is nothing that can...

May 11

John Hart was a resident of Hopewell, New Jersey, before the Gano family moved to the area.  In my book on the Ganos, I mentioned Brother Hart, but I didn’t call him a Baptist, as is often implied in other histories.   He appears to me to be a Presbyterian.  He was...

Spring Up, O Well – Numbers 21:10-20

In the midst of this uninspiring travelogue, we have a lesson on faith. I have read this paragraph many times and usually found my eyes glazing over and my mind falling to sleep. We should fight against this tendency whenever we read God’s Word, because every part of...

March 2025

Dear Pastor and Brethren: Terrible Fires On the fourteenth of March, the west side of Stillwater was ravaged by terrible windblown fires. Some seventy homes of high-end quality were burnt to the ground in just a few minutes because the wind velocities reached as high...

Stalking the Lord Jesus – John 1:35-39

This afternoon I would like to take you to three semi-related scriptures. They all have questions which were posed to the Lord Jesus, but they had different purposes and answers. I bring them up because perhaps we should have the same questions – if we ask with proper...

May 4

In Great Britain during the 17th century, God’s Baptist people were brutally persecuted. Toward the end of that period, Edward Terrill, a member of the church in Bristol, kept a journal, from which we can glean an insight into the dangers of that period. 1682. Jan....

Wherever Your Feet May Take You – Joshua 1:1-3

I understand that Bro. White was preaching series of messages from the Book of Joshua before his move. He may have addressed this thought, and some of you may have heard it. But the rest of us haven’t had that privilege, so I turn first for you. But if you are among...

The Heart of the Matter – Genesis 6:5-6; 8:21

This morning, I’d like to talk to you about the health of your heart. No – as you shall see in a minute, this is not a new twist on the social gospel. However… doing a little research on the internet, I found a list of cardiovascular diseases. Some of you may...

April 27

Rarely do we get to follow the chain of faith which has led to our salvation. We may know the person who led us to the Lord, but rarely do we know who was instrumental in that person’s salvation, and beyond that we know even less. Ultimately, this is to the Lord’s...

Wednesday or Friday? – John 19:16-18; 28-35

Last Friday, after our time of prayer, some of the men were talking, and wife of my former pastor came up. I mentioned that she had found a church to attend in the DC area, but she was disappointed that her new pastor was leading the church in a “Good Friday” worship...