Pastor Erik's Sometimes Dangerous Blog
Erik DiVietro
Teaching Pastor,
Bedford Road Baptist Church, 2004
Master of Divinity,
Liberty University, 2016
PhD in Bible Exposition,
Liberty University, 2022
Oddball Contrarian,
Since Birth (according to his parents)
Recently, I spoke on Luke 8:4-18 – what is known as “The Parable of the Sower.” The passage deals with the complex issue of why some people are “saved” and others are not, and as I expected there were a lot of questions about the nature of salvation. Particularly, someone asked about the meaning of
So, I wanted to take a few minutes to note some veterans. My cousin Paul Bauschpies was a Marine. My cousin Michael DiVietro is still a crew chief in the USAF. Doug Pettit, my brother-in-law, served in the reserves. Ralph Thompson, another brother-in-law, was in the Marine reserves. And of course, my grandfather Jack Volkert.
This week, I heard news of yet another local congregation in our region that has been going through difficult times – “falling apart” as it was put to me. Every time I hear about something like this, it grieves my heart. I wonder, often out loud, how this could happen and what Jesus must think.
This video illustrates pretty succinctly the difference between Apple and Microsoft’s philosophies. Microsoft is all about specifications and information. Apple is about experience. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUXnJraKM3k]
Worship cannot be generated through mood lighting or great musicians because the source of worship must be the understanding (in part, 1 Corinthians 13:12) of God’s glory in Jesus Christ. Worship is not of this world; it is an attribute of resurrection. Only those raised in Christ can truly worship.
Peter Enns wrote a blog entry that I thought was worth linking to. A couple of months ago, Peter wrote a book on Genesis and the historical Adam that got the Christian blogosphere really buzzing. I wrote a couple things about it, just because I found the dialogue interesting. Anyway, here is the link to
Worship can be found in all of these things, to some extent, but worship’s core is the person of Jesus Christ. At the very core of worship must be the gospel – that Jesus Christ is God in the flesh, come to redeem and restore all of creation.
Ok, sci-fi nerds. How many unique androids/robots can you identify in this picture? I’m fairly certain this picture violates all kinds of studio rights, so I am going to blame George Takei – from whom I lifted said picture.
Google has finalized their $12.5 billion merger with Motorola, and if Google is smart, they will pull their licensing of the Android operating system and do an Apple. They will release Android 5.0 on a Google-owned and Google-manufactured device like Apple does with the iPhone. Why? Simplicity. Right now, Android developers have to write software
manifesto (ˌmænɪˈfɛstəʊ) — n , pl -tos , -toes a public declaration of intent, policy, aims, etc, as issued by apolitical party, government, or movement I am endlessly fascinated by the machinations of the modern church, in our varied attempts to justify our own existence. When we feel that sentiment is pulling toward social engagement, we become activists. When it is pulling toward leadership and programming, we become businessmen. When it pulls toward conversionism, we become evangelists. There
