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Holy Monday, Temple Cleansinng, and Violence

By on Monday, April 10th, 2017 | No Comments

Holy Monday Reflection Today is often referred to as HOLY MONDAY.  It is the day after Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem.  It is the Monday before the LAST SUPPER…before Jesus’ arrest, trial, and crucifixion. This is the day that Jesus cleansed the temple.  Here is how The Gospel of Mark recounts this incident Mark 11:15-19 […]

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The Church Today

By on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 | No Comments

Contemporary society finds itself in the midst of change and transition.  The reality of these changes has been made evident in numerous ways:  the magnitude of technological advancements, the pervasiveness of social media, a mistrust of centralized governments, economic instability, and the destruction of the environment. In his book The Third Wave, Alvin Toffler writes: […]

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#YourLifeMatters

By on Saturday, July 9th, 2016 | No Comments

I sat down in a nursing home lobby to respond to some text messages. A young African American was sitting next to me. He was on break from the heat – a grounds-keeper for the facility. Me: “Hey, how are you doing?” Him: “Fine, I suppose. Some pretty messed up shit out there!” … (For […]

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Honor Killings

By on Saturday, July 9th, 2016 | No Comments

Unable to sleep, I found a Roku channel with over 1000 Ted Talks. Listening to former Jimmy Carter talk about “honor killings” in some places, where a girl is KILLED after it is discovered she has been raped. While we do not do that sort of this here…there are people who shame, insult, and mistreat […]

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Resolution Affirming the Meaninglessness of Resolutions Passed By The Baptist General Association of Virginia

By on Thursday, November 5th, 2015 | No Comments

No doubt it will never make it past the “Resolutions Committee” to the floor for debate and discussion at the BGAV meeting next week, but I will be submitting the following resolution to the committee. I intended this to be “tongue in cheek,” however, it turned our rather serious, in my opinion. In case you […]

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4th Annual Fall Festival October 18, 2-5PM

By on Monday, October 12th, 2015 | No Comments
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Was Jesus Forsaken By His Father?

By on Friday, October 9th, 2015 | No Comments

I used to believe that God turned his back on Jesus at the cross.  The reason for my blind acceptance of this idea is that the Sunday School teachers and pastors from my youth taught this as truth.  Further, it fit so well with their equally unbiblical notion that God was too HOLY to look […]

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Qualifications

By on Sunday, July 5th, 2015 | No Comments

Today’s blog contains the sermon manuscript and video for a message preached July 5, 2015 at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church, Richmond, VA.   You can also find an audio of this sermon by visiting the church website and subscribing to our podcast.  The sermon is titled:  “Qualifications” based on Mark 5:21-43 Whenever you visit any blog, please be kind […]

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Wacky Christians (Think Different) Video Manuscript Sermon

By on Sunday, June 7th, 2015 | No Comments

Today’s blog contains the sermon manuscript and video for a message preached June 7, 2015 at the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church, Richmond, VA.   You can also find an audio of this sermon by visiting the church website and subscribing to our podcast.  The sermon is titled:  “Wacky Christians” based on Mark 3L20-21 Whenever you visit any blog, please be […]

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Deleted Thoughts From Tomorrow’s Sermon (March 22, 2015)

By on Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 | No Comments

The sermon for tomorrow (March 22, 2015) at Patterson Avenue Baptist was going to be WAY too long.  So I have been editing it down to make it make more sense. There were a few thoughts that I just hated to part with, so I am sharing them here.  The sermon titled is “Lessons From A […]

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