Jun 9, 2017 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the 2017 Summer Quarterly Explorer Seasons of the Church The winter and spring seasons are comprised of many different observances for churches like ours who follow the Liturgical Calendar. From January through May, we celebrated the light of...
Jun 8, 2017 | Pastor's Blog |
My daughter Ashley is a budding photographer. A few weekends ago, our family went to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Ashley grabbed the camera and got to work. Kneeling to capture a rose in the perfect light or framing the picture in an artistic manner, she was so...
Jun 2, 2017 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the 2017 Summer Quarterly Explorer If you follow national politics, you know that the Johnson Amendment is back in the news. If you’re unfamiliar, in 1954, then Sen. Lyndon Johnson sponsored legislation prohibiting churches and other non-profit...
Jun 1, 2017 | Pastor's Blog |
In the 1990s, I was a kid, a preteen and (just barely) a teenager searching for my place in the world. In 1999, I experienced a call to ministry, which was a bit of an anomaly in my Southern Baptist tradition. I went through middle and high school serving as a...
May 26, 2017 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the 2017 June monthly Explorer One of the things we love most about River Road Church, Baptist is her deep and abiding love and commitment to our children. We have a sacred responsibility before God to nurture our children in this community of...
May 25, 2017 | Pastor's Blog |
When my father became the pastor at Mathews Baptist in Hudgins, Virginia, I was a senior in high school. As you would expect, when Youth Sunday came in the spring, I was elected Youth Pastor. I do not remember what I said on that Sunday, nor do I remember who...
