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God is a Gift – Doug Reed (Book Review)

By on Thursday, December 13th, 2012 | No Comments

For the last twenty-seven years, Doug Reed has been the pastor of the Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Spring, Arkansas.   If you get a chance, visit the congregation’s website and see the beauty of the chapel’s structure and surrounding.  In addition to being a pastor, Reed has also been the editor of Thorncrown Press for the […]

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The Shack (Book Review)

By on Friday, November 16th, 2012 | 1 Comment

Paul Young’s popular fictional book “The Shack” begins with tragedy. Young Missy Philip is kidnapped during a family vacation. Her remains are found near a shack in the Oregon wilderness. She had been brutally murdered. Her father, Mackenzie Allen Philip’s, is (as one might expect) traumatized by his daughters brutal murder. His pain impacts every […]

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Becoming A Missional Church

By on Thursday, November 8th, 2012 | No Comments

We have begun our journey toward the year 2021. Patterson Avenue Baptist Church has asked the question:  What might our congregation look like in the year 2021 if we live into our sense of God’s calling.  We’ve answered that question with a prophetic and imaginary look into the future – producing a video report to […]

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The “Confuser” Wants To Give You A Case Of Spiritual Vertigo

By on Monday, October 8th, 2012 | No Comments

The sermon for 10/7/2012 at Patterson Avenue Baptist Church was titled:  “The Confuser.” My friend Bill Winn from Richmond’s “Grace Community Church” shared a thought with me from his friend (and my favorite theologian) Baxter Kruger about how our enemy “satan,” “the devil,” “the tempter” works to distract and cause disarray.  Most of the time […]

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The Shack Revisited by Dr. C. Baxter Kruger

By on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 | 1 Comment

“Dr. Baxter Kruger’s “revisits” Wm. Paul Young classic best seller “The Shack” in his new book “The Shack Revisited!” There is a revival happening – a hunger in the heart of the church to return to the Gospel of the triune God of grace.  Paul Young’s imaginary story was a huge best-seller because it tapped […]

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Project 2021: Our Future Story

By on Monday, October 1st, 2012 | No Comments

What’s the FUTURE look like? Only God’s know, right? Well, certainly only God KNOWS our future!  But still, we can imagine what the future might be like. The Patterson Avenue Baptist Church has be on a journey called “Pursuing Missional Faithfulness.”  It’s been a couple year journey of prayer, study, and reflections – all aimed to […]

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Jesus Is My Life

By on Sunday, September 23rd, 2012 | No Comments

I use to preach Jesus as Savior. While I think that is true, it turns out it is not enough. That makes Christianity little more than fire insurance, and it totally discounts the life of Jesus, because it teaches that Jesus simply came to die. Next I started preaching that Jesus was Lord. That made his […]

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The Lord is with you!

By on Friday, December 23rd, 2011 | No Comments

You and I, just like Mary, have been favored — blessed — by God’s grace! “Greeting, favored one! The Lord is with you.” We are favored by God not because of who we are and what we’ve done, but rather because of who God is and what God chooses to do out of his mercy and grace. Christmas is the story of Immanuel — God with us.

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Max Lucado: Gabriel’s Questions

By on Monday, December 19th, 2011 | No Comments

These stories-like your favorite Christmas ornaments-come in all shapes and sizes. They unfold in a variety of settings, from ancient Bethlehem to rural England. From a small Texas town to the heavenly realms. Some are short. Others many chapters long. Some offer reflections. Others imagine Christmas through the eyes of a burnt-out candle maker, a lonely business man, or heavenly angels

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A Christmas Great Christmas Story

By on Thursday, December 15th, 2011 | No Comments

. The above video is from my friend, John Upton, Executive Director, Virginia Baptist Mission Board.    I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.   Kids Christmas Activities And Games Printable Kids Christmas Activities – Ideal For Entertaining Kids At Home Or School. Includes Word Puzzles, Mazes, Christmas Games, Math Worksheets, Coloring Pages, […]

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