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Baptist History

John Rippon — 63 years a London pastor

by Doug Kutilek The mortal remains of Baptist pastor John Rippon (1751-1836) repose in Bunhill Fields cemetery, London, the burial site of many famous and faithful names in English Non-Conformity (non-Anglican Christians), some 120,000 souls, […]

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November

The pastor and the witch

by Charles Lyons “Bring drums, rattles, whistles, and noise makers of all types. Dress to shock and/or impress. Come in costumes and show your rage.” So trumpeted the handbill promoting what was being called a […]

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AfterWords

Annual preaching calendar

by Randy Harp I try to live by this simple principle: begin with the end in mind. I am sure it has something to do with my engineering background. As a senior pastor, I applied […]

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November

I am thankful

by Randy Harp My wife thinks I am crazy, but I absolutely love the fall. She doesn’t mind fall; she just really doesn’t like what comes after it. But I love the warm days and […]

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November

Thanksgiving

by Eddie Lyons There is something about our fallen nature that grabs hold of criticism and lets it occupy our meditation while the encouragement of a word of praise easily slips away. One of the […]

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November

Giving thanks

by Jon Konnerup Thanksgiving, as it relates to world missions, brings to mind the heartfelt words I hear repeatedly as I travel around the world, “Thank you for sending the missionaries who brought the Gospel […]

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Church Planting

A helping hand

by John Gross You cannot plant a church without help. How we choose to produce this help distinguishes the differences in church planting styles. Two approaches to church planting have become popular in the last […]

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Baptist Bible College Update

Thankful for you!

by Mark Milioni Jesus healing the man born blind is one of my favorite Bible stories. The man states, “I was blind, but now I see.” I often feel the same way. I get so […]