When Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee asked churches March 13 not to meet in person, leaders at First Baptist Church in Hendersonville, Tennessee, thought they would have to suspend normal worship services two or three weeks, until Easter at the latest. When those plans didn’t materialize, they figured everything would be back to normal by the …
Banner of Truth, Edinburgh, 1983, 316 pgs. Summary: Thomas Watson (c. 1620–1686) was a Puritan, non-conformist, and godly preacher who co-pastored with Stephen Charnock (1628–1680). He preached a series of sermons on the Westminster Shorter Catechism which were then published after he is death as A Body of Practical Divinity. Charles Spurgeon (1834–1892) with the …
It happens every day in courts across America. A judge utters a few words, pounds his gavel on the desk, and a child receives a new family. This moment is always bittersweet. Adoptions take place because biological parents are either unable, unfit, or unwilling to care for the child they brought into the world. But …
Perhaps best known for penning the hymn “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” Phillips Brooks was a celebrated 19th-century Episcopal preacher and bishop in Massachusetts. He published a famous book entitled Lectures on Preaching, in which he exhorted ministers to combine the two great essentials in preaching: truth and personality, which he called character. A chief feature of character …
22 You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. 23 If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, 24 and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. Exodus 22:22-24 (ESV) The textile mills of the American …
Editor’s note: This post is part of a series featuring outstanding excerpts from student papers at the BibleMesh Institute, which offers affordable online training for local churches, schools, and ministries. The author’s name has been withheld for privacy and security purposes. She is preparing to serve as a missionary among Muslims overseas. Peter’s first letter …