The Baptist Classroom

Rosie In the space of a month, the house I was renting was robbed, a pitbull attacked the little dog...

Sticks and Stones  "Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me." I heard this proverb...

Thanks to God  The Encyclopedia Britannica article on Thanksgiving Day doesn’t focus so much on the Pilgrims and Indians but...

Pray Without Ceasing  Prayer must be pretty important if Paul urges the church to pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17)....

Rejoice Have you ever noticed how often "rejoice" is used ironically? I looked at some headlines from the last week...

Know Your Pastor  You should get to know your pastor. There’s no end of books on pastoral ministry on how...

Another Season I love the fall. The leaves start to turn their various shades of color. The shorter, and much...

A Rare Bird The California Condor almost went extinct. In 1987, a team captured 27 remaining birds and put them...

Well Done, Church At the beginning of chapter four of 1 Thessalonians, Paul tells the church God's will for their...

Forest for the E's E—I sat and looked at the letter for several minutes. It was about six inches tall...