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VBS 2012 Video Report From Ocho

We had a great time at “Operation Overboard – VBS 2012” Here’s Ocho’s video report…Click Here Now!

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Redefining Success – A Sermon Based on 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

July 8, 2012 – The Patterson Avenue Baptist Church The scripture reading for worship is 2 Corinthians 12:2-10, with a special focus on 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. Our religious societies and congregations values things like: Clean Living – Religious Duty – Heritage – Spirituality.  It is thought that those who express these qualities in their daily […]

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Feasting on the Word – My favorite Bible study resource

The Word Feasting on the Word When it comes to feasting on the Word, we preachers have learned that there are no better guides than Barbara Brown Taylor and David Bartlett. . . . A wonderful resource in the weekly task of serving up the Word to Gods hungry people. —William H. Willimon, United Methodist […]

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An interview with Thomas G. Long, author of Accompany Them With Singing

Funeral An interview with Thomas G. Long, author of Accompany Them With Singing – The Christian Funeral Thomas G. Long, one of Americas most trusted and thoughtful pulpit voices, provides a theological and cultural critique of todays Christian funeral. Long begins by describing how the Christian funeral developed historically, theologically, and liturgically, and then discusses […]

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2012 is Almost Here: The End of The World Is Upon Us

End Of The World Have you ever had a song that has been stuck in your head and you just can’t get it out of there? Sometimes it’s a commercial jingle.  “A sprinkle a day helps keeps the order away!”   Oh, I hated that one. Maybe it’s a hymn.  “I come to the garden, alone, […]

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Confined: Christmas Sermon 2011 At Patterson Avenue Baptist, Richmond, Virginia

Here’s the good news for this Christmas day: “Jesus Christ, the human Son of God, is born into this world captive to all the things that bind and restrict us. Then, in our place and on our behalf, he escapes one confinement after another. In the process he opens us up into an ever-increasing and irreversible freedom. Because of what he has accomplished – in life, death, and resurrection – we have been set free.

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Little Drummer Boy Christmas

Little Drummer Boy Last five minutes or so of ”Little Drummer Boy.” Lamb is run over and they go to see ”the kings” to save him. I always like this Christmas special.  Oh, sure, it is completely extra-biblical, but so in Grinch, Rudolph, and Santa – so who cares.  Enjoy this clip and have a […]

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The Trinity and You (Video w/ great music)

The Trinity and You.flv Words John Crowder,Professor Thomas F.Torrance,Music by A.Christopher Welch Music played half written half spontaneous , recorded in one take for Early Harvest 1990 Double CD (Unreleased). Two Keyboards A.Christopher Welch,Michael Thom. Excerpt of track The Door CD2. How to Read T. F. Torrance: Understanding His Trinitarian & Scientific Theology by: Elmer […]

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Indifference is Fatal

“Christians have no business thinking that the good life consists mainly in not doing bad things. We have no business thinking that to do evil in this world you have to be a Bengal tiger, when, in fact, it is enough to be a tame tabby—a nice person but not a good one. In short, […]

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Cursing the Darkness

The lectionary texts for this coming Second Sunday of Advent encourage us to bring a message of hopeful peace into the dark corners of our world. Isaiah 40:1-11 says things like: “Speak TENDERLY” (Hebrew: “to the heart”) – ALSO “comfort. comfort” Bring words of healing and hope to broken people–of Consolation and care. 2 Peter […]

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