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How Grace Changes You

By on Thursday, May 19th, 2011 | No Comments

A tremendous thrill swept through Jericho in anticipation of Jesus’ arrival. This was nothing unusual. An appearance by Jesus always caused some sort of commotion. The sick came to be healed. The hungry came to be fed. Parents brought their children to be blessed. Curious onlookers came to observe. Even the enemies of Jesus were […]

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Easter Gift: Freedom

By on Friday, April 22nd, 2011 | No Comments

Read John 8: 14-36  In John 8:14-36, we are reminded of the fact that as human beings apart from grace, we are enslaved to sin.  We will also learn that Jesus meets our needs by teaching us that the only way to experience real freedom is through becoming a disciple – a follower of Jesus […]

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You Want A Revolution

By on Friday, March 25th, 2011 | No Comments

As we make our way through LENT, I have been thinking about ADVENT. That makes sense because Incarnation and Atonement are tied together – and they mean more than just missing our on hell and eventually finding our way into heaven. At least that what Mary thinks. Read Luke 1:46-55 When seeking a biblical personality […]

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Amazing Grace

By on Friday, March 25th, 2011 | No Comments

Read I John 3:1; 4:7-18 He left school at age 11. He made his living on the ocean. In time, he became the captain of his own ship. He earned profit by engaging in the practice of kidnapping West African slaves for slave trade. One day, while in a fierce storm and fearing a shipwreck, […]

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Confessional Prayer

By on Thursday, March 24th, 2011 | No Comments

Read Daniel 9 I am privileged to serve the Patterson Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia. Situated in an established Richmond neighborhood, the church has been involved in a process called “Pursuing Missional Faithfulness.” The aim of the process is that we ponder our current setting and discern God’s will for out future course of […]

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Review of Jay Bakker’s “Fall to Grace”

By on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 | 3 Comments

  I recently picked up a copy of Jay Bakker’s latest book, Fall to Grace: A Revolution of God, Self and Society (Faith Words 2011) out of curiosity, really.  I was in seminary during the days when Jay’s parents, televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker and their PTL (Praise the Lord) ministry experienced their own […]

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Jack the Dog

By on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011 | No Comments

Jack has been a part of our family for about 10 years. He is a dog that followed Michelle home from the bus stop when we were living in Charlotte, North Carolina. We took all the appropriate steps to find Jack’s home, but nobody stepped forward to claim him. Eventually we adopted him as a […]

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Does Love Win?

By on Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 | 2 Comments

The net is all a buzz about the forth-coming book by Rob Bell titled:  “Love Wins!”  Not just the net, however!  There have been stories broadcast by most major media television networks asking the question:  “Is Rob Bell a heretic?” The hubbub started as a result of a promotional video by Rob in which he […]

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Religious Magic

By on Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 | No Comments

One of greatest forms of entertainment today is provided by good magicians.  Anytime any magician performs anywhere I want to be a part of the audience.  I love to see modern day illusionists reenact the escape artist routines made famous by Harry Houdinni.  I love to watch the sleight of hand skills of David Blane.  […]

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Have You Been Raised Right?

By on Saturday, March 5th, 2011 | No Comments

I’m Just Saying… I was recently introduced to a book by Ferrol Sams titled The Whisper of the River.  It is a story about a young boy, reared in Georgia, as a part of the Southern Baptist tradition.  In the book Sam speaks about being “Raised Right.” He says:  The child who had been Raised […]

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