RG AUDIO 110820   Proverbs 30:1-9 What is the balance between not enough, and too much? Sometimes I’m not so sure we know the difference. In fact, if you were to go out and ask your neighbors and those you meet in the grocery store or on the street, how much more they would need […]

RG AUDIO 110720   Ephesians 4:25-32 Several years ago, Kristin’s family had just moved to a new state. She planned to stay home with her young children but without an obvious mission, she struggled with her purpose. Every night Kristen prayed, asking God to use her somehow. It wasn’t long until she was introduced to […]

RG AUDIO 110620   1 Corinthians 6:5-11 What exactly is the kingdom of God? We don’t ask these questions enough, and their answers are vital to our journey as Christians. So often we assume that heaven is a place we go when we die. That is true. Heaven is, in part, the life we will […]

RG AUDIO 110520   John 10:1-10 Take a moment to think about all the different things in your life that vie for your loyalty. Jobs are demanding. Community organizations guilt us into volunteering. Children’s sporting events fill our evenings and our weekends. Social gatherings draw us in. None of these things, in and of themselves, […]

RG AUDIO 110420   Matthew 6:25-34 Around six years ago, we received an anonymous gift. It wasn’t an outrageous sum, but as a young pastoral couple with small children, it was a generous gift in our eyes. We contemplated what we might do with this unexpected sum of money. We decided to put the money […]

RG AUDIO 110320   Matthew 6:19-24 Western culture lends itself to an environment of consumerism. A wealth of information, ideas, and things are available to us at the drop of a hat. Credit cards easily resolve any unquenched desire and just about anything we want is waiting in cyberspace to be added to our online […]

RG AUDIO 110220   Exodus 20:15; 22:1-4 Consequences are difficult to accept, especially for a child. Recently, my son struggled with a choice between two consequences. He was having a rough morning, but we had promised to go to the water park that day. We told him that he could either make better choices and […]

RG AUDIO 110120   Proverbs 3:1-6 On this All Saints Day, take time to reflect on all of those who have gone before us and led us in the way of Christ. My dad is the saint who showed me the way. He instilled in me the importance of serving God, the church, and in […]

RG AUDIO 103120   Hosea 4:1-9 Under the leadership of King Jeroboam II, the kingdom had expanded and prospered. The people of God became enticed by the new ideas and ways of worship practiced by surrounding pagan cultures. The priests became facilitators of religious compromise. While it was bad enough that the priests had perverted […]

RG AUDIO 103020   Genesis 2:19-25 Recently I officiated a family wedding, the bride chose Genesis 2 to be read during the ceremony. The foundation of the marriage relationship is rooted in these verses. This verse is well-known and Jesus even cited this scripture during His ministry. It is interesting that after God created the […]