by Matt Walker | Aug 10, 2016 | Falwell Confidential
I had the privilege of baptizing an 18-year-old young man a couple of weeks ago after he and his parents drove from Richmond to Thomas Road Baptist Church for that very thing. Even though they were a bit late and I had to run up to our baptistery right before I was...
by Matt Walker | Aug 2, 2016 | TRWW
I often think back on June 21, 1956. That was the date of the first meeting of Thomas Road Baptist Church. My father was the young pastor and my mother was the pianist. The church would move into an old Donald Duck Bottling Company building and within a year outgrow...
by Matt Walker | Aug 2, 2016 | TRWW
Scottish theologian James Moffatt (1870-1944) said, “When a man leaves this world, be he righteous or unrighteous, he leaves something in the world. He may leave something that will grow and spread like a cancer or a poison, or he may leave something like the...
by Matt Walker | Jul 20, 2016 | TRWW
At Thomas Road Baptist Church and our campus church plants — Dan River Church (Danville, Va.), Crossroads Church (Roanoke, Va.) and Nuevo Amanecer (Spanish-language church in Lynchburg) — we function with SIX CORE VALUES guiding us. They are: • A...
by Matt Walker | Jul 10, 2016 | Falwell Confidential
“The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood, and the Lord sits as King forever. The Lord will give strength to His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace” (Psalm 29:10-11, NKJV). In recent days, we have seen the people of West Virginia suffer incredible loss of...