Posts by David Cummins
Holy of Life, Eloquent of Speech, Patriotic of Spirit
A Slice of Baptist History (FrontLine • May/June 1994) Samuel Stillman was born in Philadelphia on February 27, 1737. At the age of eleven he, along with his parents, moved to South Carolina. Under the preaching of Oliver Hart, he was converted to Jesus Christ. Stillman was baptized by Hart and studied theology under his…
Read MoreA Slice of Baptist History
David Cummins The history of the “Separate Baptists” has been an ignored subject of our Baptist history, and yet we cannot account for the rapid growth of Baptists in the South and the proliferation of the Southern Baptist Convention without considering the influence of this group. Though our primary purpose is not to deal with…
Read MoreAnticipating Future Persecution
David L. Cummins Terror! Since September 11, that very word has taken on a new meaning to Americans across the land, and fear grips the hearts of many. After all, America has been known as the “Land of the Free,” but surely “911” has taken on a new meaning in our society. While Americans of…
Read MoreSeven Vital Volumes for Baptist Pastors
David Cummins One of the joys of an itinerant ministry is visiting pastors’ libraries. I have occasionally discovered books for which I have long searched. Usually, one of my first questions to a host pastor is, “Where is your Baptist section?” On many such occasions pastors appeared confounded. It is apparent that many have never…
Read MoreRoots of the First Amendment
David L. Cummins It is well that we understand the background of the First Amendment to our national Constitution. How tragic that the current Supreme Court members no longer seek to understand the Constitution with the use of “original intent.” The hermeneutical system of the justices is surely pedantic and panders to the liberal, left…
Read MoreWorthy Examples
by David L. Cummins This article first appeared in FrontLine • July/August 2000. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. Modern-day believers do well from time to time to meditate upon heroes from yesteryear, and then pause to consider that, in some small way by God’s grace, we might become miniature heroes for a future…
Read MoreBring … the Books: The Silence of God
By David L. Cummins This article first appeared in FrontLine • July/August 2000. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. Through the years, saints of God have struggled with the two-fold conundrum as to why the heathen prosper and why the righteous suffer. The Psalmist dealt with adversity’s unequal balance in Psalm 73. In verses…
Read MoreWhen the Court Confirmed the Bible’s Demand
by David Cummins This article first appeared in FrontLine • May/June 1999. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. The neighbors bristled to see the first Asian family move into the community. Though the mother appeared to be a young girl, she carried the little infant with all the tenderness of a seasoned mother. With…
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