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The Baptizer – Video

By on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 | No Comments

On Sunday, 12/16/2013, at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church, we celebrated the ordinance of baptism, dedicated a young baby to the Lord’s care and grace, and heard the choral anthem celebrations prepared by our adult choir. After all that inspirational fun and festivity, I cast aside my prepared notes and spoke about John the Baptizer for […]

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Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow!

By on Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 | No Comments

We’ve been getting ready for Christmas around here. We’ve got a new Christmas tree in the education building. We’ve order and will place poinsettias in the sanctuary next Sunday. We’ve even got a new crèche for the church.  You’ll notice it in the display case in the education building.  The crèche  (and the new Christmas […]

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Painting The Stars

By on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013 | 1 Comment

“When I have a terrible need of – dare I say, ‘religion’? – then I go outside at night and paint the stars.” – Vincent Van Gogh Van Gogh’s quote serves as inspiration for the title of a new educational DVD/video series, titled:  “Painting the Stars: Science, Religion and Evolving Faith.” (Disclosure:  I received this […]

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AUTHORITY From The Cross

By on Monday, November 25th, 2013 | No Comments

Authority From The Cross – Luke 23:33-43 The sermon was preached on November 24, 2013, by Dr. Bill Nieporte, at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond, VA.  You can read the manuscript below, or watch the video (the link comes up after this little note.   You may also visit the church website at http://www.pattersonavenuebaptist.com […]

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A Collection of Trinitarian Theologians

By on Saturday, November 23rd, 2013 | No Comments

The list below includes the names of 36 Trinitarian theologians.  The list was compiled by “Kerry’s Loft” and is made of folks from the last 100 years, or less.  If you click on any name, you’ll be taken to a list of resources about each theologian. What, exactly, is Trinitarian theology? It is MORE than just […]

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Question: “Who Gave You The Right…?”

By on Tuesday, November 12th, 2013 | 3 Comments

Here are some more “stupid questions” If you mated a bull dog and a shitsu, would it be called a bulls***? Why is Grape Nuts cereal called that, when it contains neither grapes, nor nuts? If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him? Why is it called a […]

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Dumb, Silly, Foolish, Ridiculous Questions

By on Monday, November 11th, 2013 | 1 Comment

Many years ago, I started a collection of ” stupid questions.  It started when my son, Michael (now age 17) was just a little kid. I looked for a moment to the back seat of the car as we prepared to take a trip.  There he was, stretching as far as he could out of […]

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God Invites You To Intimacy

By on Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 | No Comments

In recent blog posts, I have told you about a young woman whom I met at a nearby bookstore.  She had a baby in a stroller and a mobile office.  She was managing her “Mary Kay” business from the bookstore coffee shop. Finding out I was a pastor, she announced:  “I do not believe in […]

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Papa

By on Friday, October 25th, 2013 | 1 Comment

I got into a conversation with a young entrepreneurial mom at a local bookstore.  She spoke with me about some of the reasons she did not believe in God.  I think I surprised her by agreeing with her reasons for rejecting a belief in god – at least her concept of god.  Heck, I agree […]

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What Do You Believe About God?

By on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 | 3 Comments

I was in a local bookstore, recently.  It was chilly out, so I made use of a gift card to buy a cup of hot chocolate and peruse the magazine rack. I noticed a  young mom there.  She had a young baby in a carriage, a phone on the table in front of her.  In fact, she had […]

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