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)
Let’s consider the times Jesus referred to his kingdom as sheep. Jesus really tackles this idea in John 10: As his sheep, we hear his voice and recognize his authority over us (v 2) We follow him only (vv 3-4) We do not follow the voices of strange shepherds (v 5) He protects us as
You know, for a book on “biblical marriage” there isn’t a lot of Biblical exegesis in here. The Driscolls do eventually get to the Scriptures when talking about marriage as a covenant instead of as a contract, and I thought that section of this chapter was decent. Only three chapters in and it is fairly
In the midst of terrorism and presidential elections (and sometimes I am not sure which people take more seriously), remember that historically human government has opposed the work of the Church far more often than government has supposed us. Rather than complaining about the way the government makes life difficult, the followers of Christ should
In the Christian Scriptures, the church is depicted in a number of metaphors and images. This varied imagery has led to a lot of crazy theology when taken too far, and not a few whacked out worship songs that I refer to as “prom songs for Jesus.” Among the images we have in the Scriptures
Out of Ur posted an interesting discussion from the Elephant Room that touched on non-pastor bloggers and authority in the church. In the panel discussing the topic are a couple of my favorite pastors: Matt Chandler and Perry Noble. I have respect for their ministries primarily because they have respect for God’s word. Also present
Three observations about the Super Bowl last night: #1 The Patriots got nervous and crumbled under pressure. No denying it. #2 Chris Collinsworth may have officially become the most annoying commentator in professional football. #3 For $3.5 million a spot, the commercials were pretty awful. And even as awful as they were, they were better
According to Amazon.com, their profits are down this year. This is despite a wildly successful Christmas season? How can you be wildly successful and sell a record number of products and still come up short, profits-wise? Because Amazon is selling their biggest and best items, the Kindle lines, at a loss. The underselling of the
Tim Tebow is every evangelical’s favorite NFL player right now. In only his second year in the NFL and his first as a starter, he has garnered widespread acclaim for his “miraculous” fourth quarter wins. The son of a Baptist minister, Tim’s outspoken Christian faith has been well-known since his college years. So I was
After reading an article from Michael Hyatt about working at a standup desk, I have been considering it for a couple of weeks. Last weekend, I asked one of the guys from our congregation to help me move a piece of furniture to my office so I could set it up as a standup desk.
Ed Stetzer recently wrote in Facts and Trends that the “Elephant in the Church” is the lack of robust disciple-making. He writes: Many churches are now rediscovering ways to push more depth from the Sunday morning stage, better ways to assimilate the crowds into small groups and discipling relationships, more organic ways to nurture spiritual
