RG AUDIO 092920   Ezekiel 36:16-27 Onomatopoeia is when a word’s pronunciation imitates its sound, when the utterance itself is reminiscent of the sound to which the word refers. Popular examples include words like buzz, drip, groan, and squeak. In Ezekiel 36, God is concerned His people do not “sound” like Him. We read that […]

RG AUDIO 092820   Exodus 3:11-15; 20:7 Myopic refers to being nearsighted or shortsighted. We can tend to only see our past or present instead of envisioning what God can do through us in the future. This is an all-too-common ailment of Christians. We become so focused on the baggage of our past, that we […]

RG AUDIO 092720   Psalm 12:1-8 I imagine you’re either heard someone say it or read it on social media: people are convinced the world is the worst off it has ever been. The news is terrifying to watch. The psalmist could identify with our feelings: “no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal […]

RG AUDIO 092620   Mark 7:5-15 For years now Stefanie and her husband have said that their oldest child should be a lawyer. He loves to find the loophole in requests. You may ask him to tidy the sheets on his bed, only to discover the blankets on a floor. “You only said to take […]

RG AUDIO 092520   Acts 17:16-25 My youngest child loved a show that had animals singing a variety of songs. She watched it every day. She pretended to sing and play guitar. So, for her birthday we found an inexpensive ukulele. The philosophers and even the people of Athens loved to talk about the latest […]

RG AUDIO 092420   Acts 7:37-43 Rejection is painful. Have you ever experienced a time when you were rejected by another? To be rejected is traumatic. Rejecting someone is also a matter of choice. In Stephen’s speech in Acts 7, he reminds his attackers that God had rescued Israel from slavery. God brought them out […]

RG AUDIO 092320   Romans 1:18-25 Too often we hastily take a superior tone and look down our noses and state that unlike those unfaithful Israelites, “we would never choose to worship an idol rather than God.” It seems reasonable, right? Here are a people, chosen by God to be His people, and they just […]

RG AUDIO 092220   Deuteronomy 4:15-24 One of our family jokes is about distractions. We may be driving in the car, having a conversation, and then suddenly someone will yell out, “squirrel!” It’s really not a very sophisticated joke, but it reminds us of how easily we can be going about our day and the […]

RG AUDIO 092120   Exodus 20:4-6 Substitution is the act of replacing someone or something with another person or thing. Substitutions happen throughout our lives. My son had a substitute teacher in his classroom since his teacher was away for the day. God was setting the groundwork, the parameters for healthy relationships between God and […]

RG AUDIO 092020   Isaiah 52:1-7 When I think of beautiful things, different images come to mind, not a single one of them has anything to do with feet. Feet are not beautiful. Sometimes they are stinky and smelly. To be quite honest, they look a little funny. People spend a lot of time and […]