"The Church of Negativity" (click hyperlink) is a must read for Christians from Ravi Zacharias Ministries.  You can see this and other articles on apologetics under "Investigating Christianity" on this blog.  I welcome your comments! Peace, Pastor Bob 

Here's a nugget from my devotional reading this morning.  The verse is Matthew 6:34 from The Message -- "Don't get worked up."  The photo is of the Smokey Mountains submitted by Steven D. from our church.

When Overwhelmed, Remember:

I came across this photo that I took last summer of one of the sunflowers that I grew in our yard.  This one was over 8 feet tall.  Just a beautiful way to see God's handiwork!  Blessings, Pastor Bob

The weekend of April 18-20 thirteen men from our church and community went down to Pinehurst, NC for a men's golf retreat.  This was our second annual trip.  We had a great time of fellowship, sharing, and golfing!

One of our students shared this text message with me.  It's good to know that our students are being bold in their faith!  See Matthew 10:33 for the reference to Jesus' words below.  Makes us think big picture.  Blessings, Pastor Bob

Tuesday of this week, four members of NHBC and I were among over 100 Baptists from the Metro-Richmond area who helped in Affordable Housing Awareness Week.  Habitat for Humanity was one of the regional partners and we worked in a new subdivision of 17 Habitat homes on Angus Rd. in south Richmond.  

Please pray for Bentley W. as he has tests and a procedure today.  He is still in the hospital.  Blessings, Pastor Bob

Please pray for Steve C. as he recovers from surgery.  Steve is Pastor Bob's step-cousin in SC.  Blessings, Pastor Bob