Pastor at Dover Baptist Church in Goochland, VA.
2021 was quite an eventful year for me. Somehow between buying and moving into a new house, adjusting to being a dad of newborn baby girl, and all the madness that came from helping to pastor a church through the second year of a pandemic, I still managed to get some reading done. I read... Continue Reading →
Why Don't We Pray? Prayer may be the most powerful, and least utilized gift that God has given us. It is our direct line of communication with God, and we are told not only that God hears prayer, but also that He answers prayer. In the gospels we frequently see Jesus going away from the... Continue Reading →
OPENING: If you have been keeping up with our Bible Reading Plan you know that this week we wrapped up the short books of First and Second Thessalonians. Both of these letters were written by Paul to the church in Thessalonica around the same time, and both deal with the same subject, namely the second... Continue Reading →
Introduction: Last week Bro. Brian preached a wonderful message on the ending of the Gospel of John, but we know from the gospel of Matthew and the book of Acts that this was not the last time the disciples would see Jesus. In the moments before he ascended to heaven, Christ spoke to his followers... Continue Reading →
No death in all of human history even comes close to arousing as much interest or speculation as the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. It has been studied by scholars, historians, philosophers, and theologians for ages. And some 2,000 years later nearly 3 billion people around the world gather in places of worship like... Continue Reading →
Introduction: You know, it is really hard to hit the target if you don't know what you are aiming for. Likewise, it is hard to know what success is if you have never taken the time to defined success. I hope today that all of us are striving to be faithful Christ-followers, but sometimes we... Continue Reading →
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