tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252Thu, 05 Feb 2026 23:32:43 +0000Rob BellJesus Wants to Save ChristiansleadershipDallas WillardScot McKnightJordanUnited Methodist Churchfootballworshipfoodjohn ortbergneighbors food pantryBill HybelsChloeJesus CreedTom Berlincowboysgeneral conferencekingdom of Godmissional churchresurrectionshadow missionsierra leonesixdegrees.orgspiritual disciplinessportsthe Blue Parakeet9:45 serviceBarack ObamaBibleBible StudyBig BiteBlue ParakeetBook DiscussionBoston RedsocksC. S. LewisCORCivicColbertDEDDallas CowboysDan KimballDoctor of ministryE. Stanley JonesJames DobsonJesus is a friend of mineJuly 4thLewis FellowsMarcus BuckinghamNT WrightNorthern virginiaPat TillmanProverbsRichard FosterSt. Matthew's NewsTim KellerTony CampoloTony RomoWesley SeminaryWillow Creekadventatonementbaptismbasketballbeing a Christianbeliefsbishop scott jonesbottle waterchristmaschurch nameschurch statisticscolin powellcommunioncommunitycreativitydeathdiscipleshipdonuts with dademering churchevangelismexercisefast companyfruitful congregationsgolfgospelsgracehospitalityhouseintuitive leadershipit's not your birthdaykariskhakislittle peoplemichael vickmiriclesmusicmusicaloperation sharehouseorganorganizationoutbackpantspersecutionpodcastprayerpreachingsermonsservicesinslobsonseedstewardshipstop hunger nowtap watertenth avenue northtowunchurchedvacationvideovisionyouth mission tripThe Blog of Gordon Pruitt the Pastor of St. Matthew's United Methodist Church in Richmond Virginiahttp://biblemoth.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)Blogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-1193197223542193141Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:34:00 +00002010-04-23T22:34:16.984-05:00http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2010/04/april-22nd-weekly-newsmov.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-3533702869625002051Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:01:00 +00002010-04-16T12:01:44.334-05:00http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2010/04/april-16-st-matts-enews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-65242635547310733Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:01:00 +00002009-12-07T11:08:42.009-05:00stewardshipI went to Kansas City back in October for the Church of the Resurrection Leadership Institute with my annual stewardship sermon series already planned out. It was 3 weeks and was going to be from the book of Acts and was going to be titled "Enough." I had also written the fist letter to be mailed out to the members of the church. While I was at COR (short for Church of the Resurrection) I was http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2009/12/need-help-with-stewardship.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-4020488024693996787Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:07:00 +00002009-11-24T17:16:52.270-05:00footballhouseWhen I started watching House two years ago I was amazed by how much Foreman (Omar Epps) looked like Pittsburg Steelers' coach Mike Tomlin. Last night this was referenced. I wonder if anyone has ever seen them in the same room?http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2009/11/funny-moment-on-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-3235882194550390737Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:06:00 +00002009-09-03T21:25:34.864-05:00http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-dont-want-to-go-to-church.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-7436569358009401843Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:48:00 +00002009-09-01T08:50:59.232-05:00Dallas Willardkingdom of GodRereading a Devotional guide to Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard and the first chapter is titled Kingdom Possibilities. When we read certain parts of scripture its as if we are looking into another world, a world that many professing Christians do not believe can be entered into. Willard believes as i do that this world is possible and is promised. Ephesians 3:19-20, 1 Peter 1:8,22, 2http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2009/09/kingdom-possibilities.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-2215129746265058463Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:46:00 +00002009-06-23T14:01:55.575-05:00communionA few weeks ago we had a new family attend our church. I sent a thank you for coming email and below is part of the response I received.Also, my children are still growing from their communion experience! Ourbackground is Baptist and while my kids have witnessed and heard aboutthis ceremony they so enjoyed the action. My middle daughter asked if wewere going to go back to 'that church to http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2009/06/remembering-jesus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-917861482881731945Wed, 20 May 2009 14:36:00 +00002009-05-20T09:37:46.221-05:00john ortbergsinRead a great article byJohn Ortberg in Leadership Journal titled The Sin Tamer (don't think the article is online yet). Here are a few quotes.Sin is both the overstepping of a line and the failure to reach it-both transgression and shortcoming. Sin is a missing of the mark, a spoiling of goods, a staining of garments, a hitch in one's gait, a wandering from the path, a fragmenting of the http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2009/05/sin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-3985714307821322331Tue, 12 May 2009 11:36:00 +00002009-05-12T06:46:45.647-05:00church statisticsI was watching 60 Minutes on Sunday night and they had a great story about a guy named Bill James, (view video here). Bill James is a former security guard whose love of baseball and statistics helped change the way we view what is important in baseball. One example. Batting average used to be one of the key stats when looking at the effectiveness of a hitter. James came up the On Base http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2009/05/church-statistics-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-1431812779162789629Thu, 07 May 2009 14:38:00 +00002009-05-13T07:34:56.505-05:00Wesley Junia Pruitt born May 6 at 4:14 PM.7 pounds 9 ounces20 inches longhttp://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2009/05/wesley-junia-pruitt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-2680642972821654316Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:06:00 +00002009-04-29T11:34:56.736-05:00tenth avenue northI just heard that Tenth Avenue North won the best new artist award at the Dove awards. I was fortunate to be part of an event with them and got to spend some time with them, including lots of basketball. Needless to say i tore them apart and gave them some lessons. Congrats to Tenth Avenue North! This is my favorite song of theirs. http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2009/04/tenth-avenue-north-can-sing-but-cant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-3248036360773115630Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:29:00 +00002009-04-06T12:34:05.303-05:00operation sharehousestop hunger nowOn March 22nd we had one of the best days that we have had at St. Matthew's in the 4 years that I have been here, when we hosted a Stop Hunger Now, Operation Sharehouse packaging event. It rocked! Here is a video that my friend Kirk Andrews put together of the event.http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2009/04/operation-sharehouse-event.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-1626419215326770213Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:17:00 +00002009-01-18T23:22:08.630-05:00i've been reading instead! These were the books i had to read for my dr. of ministry classes that just ended. I plan to get back to blogging in the next couple of days.http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2009/01/this-is-why-i-havent-been-blogging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-7474211751874558231Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:18:00 +00002008-12-04T15:21:03.025-05:00neighbors food pantryJust kidding. But we are in the equally circulated Goochland Gazette!Check it out!http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/12/st-matthews-food-pantry-in-washington.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-6178240399355615688Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:45:00 +00002008-12-03T10:53:49.389-05:00Scot McKnightthe Blue ParakeetIn chapter 2 of Scot McKnight's the Blue Parakeet, Scot suggests that there are 3 ways to approach the Bible. 1. Reading to Retrieve. "We return to the times of the Bible in order to retrieve biblical ideas and practices for today". If Moses or Peter tell us something then we do because it says so. Some try to retrieve all and some seek only what can be savaged. A. J. Jacobs humors book Thehttp://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/12/blue-parakeet-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-3262181585404929787Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:59:00 +00002008-12-01T23:03:15.333-05:00Scot McKnightthe Blue ParakeetYou know you are a lame blogger when you blog a record amount of times in October and follow that up with a single blog post in November. The good news is that it is now December! The December book of the month is the same as the November!Here we go.Scot McKnight's, The Blue Parakeet starts off with his journey of reading the Bible and I think its a journey that many of us can relate to, i knowhttp://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/12/blue-parakeet-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-2114099864601131945Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:07:00 +00002008-11-13T23:09:52.095-05:00videoMy good friend Brian Greene has had a little too much free time lately but the results are very cool!http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/11/brians-got-editing-skills.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-6479860132597223012Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:03:00 +00002008-10-28T10:06:08.942-05:00Jesus Wants to Save ChristiansRob BellChapter 6 and the Epilogue of Jesus Wants to Save Christians closes out the book as any Christian book should, with hope. The title of this chapter is Blood on the Doorposts of the Universe, an obvious reference to the Passover. Rob and Don connect the Passover Meal, to the last supper, to Jesus on the cross, to the mission of the Church. The solution to Exile, because of God’s grace is http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/10/jesus-wants-to-save-christians-6.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-4433931246697626931Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:23:00 +00002008-10-28T08:07:26.703-05:00Blue ParakeetScot McKnightOur November book discussion will be Scot McKnight's new book, The Blue Parakeet. Scot is one of my favorite theologians and also the author of my favorite blog. We will do a few chapters a week starting next week. This is form the back cover.Why Can't I Just Be a Christian?"Parakeets make delightful pets. We cage them or clip their wings to keep them where we want them. Scot McKnight http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/10/november-book-discussion-blue-parakeet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-3727924711344446020Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:45:00 +00002008-10-20T11:49:32.434-05:00Jesus CreedJesus Wants to Save ChristiansRob BellScot McKnightChapter 5 of Jesus Wants to Save Christians is not the feel good chapter of the book. Rob and Don start off reminding us of the disciples on the Road to Emmaus who were with Jesus everyday but still did not recognize him. They make the connection that Christianity in the West, particularly in America have fallen into this mindset. We think we are following Jesus, and in many ways we are, but http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/10/jesus-wants-to-save-christians-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-4931792029096984183Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:56:00 +00002008-10-17T00:07:51.983-05:00Jesus Wants to Save ChristiansRob BellOne of the things I love about Rob Bell’s preaching is how he connects dots where you did not even know there were dots to be connect to, particularly dots from the Old Testament to the New Testament. The 4th chapter of Jesus Wants to Save Christians connects many dots and brings clarity, and deeper understanding to Biblical passages that I have read many times before but had often skipped http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/10/jesus-wants-to-save-christians.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-4069113708598222680Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:45:00 +00002008-10-27T22:18:59.517-05:00neighbors food pantryEight days ago we hit double digits for our food pantry as we servered 10 families. Last night we served 23 families! Say Amen if you can!http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/10/update-on-neighbors-food-pantry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-4630830327191748872Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:29:00 +00002008-10-15T22:35:33.302-05:00Last night St. Matthew's had a table at the Goochland County Chamber of Commerce Business Expo. I went to this event last year and i thought what a cool thing it would be for us to be represented. There were over 60 businesses there and we were the only church. For me the main objective was to get our name out and let people in our community know what St. Matthew's is doing and i believe we http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/10/chamber-of-commerce-business-exp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-8566275812018008484Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:10:00 +00002008-10-13T10:15:32.777-05:00Jesus Wants to Save ChristiansRob BellWe are continuing our discussion of the new book Jesus Wants to Save Christians. Chapter 3 starts with the Israelites back in Jerusalem, but things are not well. The current superpower, the Rome Empire is the occupying force. The Israelites are in Jerusalem but are captive like they were in Egypt and Babylon. After 400 years or so like this, Jesus is born and he fulfills all the prophecies of http://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/10/jesus-wants-to-save-christians-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31129252.post-5957237423363711369Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:02:00 +00002008-10-11T21:04:16.689-05:00you need to turn the volume up and pay attention, but its worth it!thanks Markohttp://biblemoth.blogspot.com/2008/10/cool-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gordon Pruitt)3