RG AUDIO 091920   Ephesians 4:17-24 Look in the mirror. What do you see? Most likely you see someone who has aged, someone with a few more grey hairs and wrinkles. Do you know what God sees when He looks at us? He sees His child.  He sees glimpses of himself. Ephesians 4 reminds us […]

RG AUDIO 091820   Romans 6:15-23 We are trying to teach our son to be kind, to consider others, to share, to be respectful, and so on. Those things don’t always come naturally or easily. Often we ask our son to apologize for something he has done wrong. We can tell when the apology is […]

RG AUDIO 091720   Romans 2:17-24 Our son is a preschooler and has some pretty amazing questions.  Some questions are repetitive: Is my rest time over yet? Can I wear shorts (when it is freezing cold)? Other times his questions make us stop and think. His questions can get right at the heart of the […]

RG AUDIO 091620   Matthew 22:34-40 I have a four-year-old son who is very observant, sometimes very intuitive, and always has lots of questions. His questions range from “why is the sky blue,” to “have you ever seen an elephant with a trunk on his leg,” to “where is Jesus and why did He have […]

RG AUDIO 091520   Matthew 22:23-33 In Matthew 22, the Sadducees were trying to trick Jesus. However, Jesus knew who He was, responding, “I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?” He also knew where He came from and where He was going. If you don’t understand where […]

RG AUDIO 091420   Exodus 20:1-3 I often joke that my ability to forget is much higher than my ability to remember. This is true when it comes to simple tasks: why did I come into the kitchen, where are the keys, what was I supposed to be doing. It is also true in my […]

RG AUDIO 091320   1 Peter 2:1-10 I recently watched a TV show where the typical choosing of teams was taking place. Team captains were selected, and one by one, they chose who would be on their side for the impending paintball battle. They whittled down the players until only one man remained. Even as […]

RG AUDIO 091220   Hebrews 12:18-29 The Israelite people were terrified of God; even the thought of the voice of God made them tremble. They understood Mount Sinai as a sacred and holy space, and anyone who touched it faced eminent death. So, they lived fearfully, unsure what God would do in the face of […]

RG AUDIO 091120   1 Kings 19:7-13 The voice of God is a mysterious thing. Some people know it well, by mere instinct. Others spend their lives never feeling like they can fully understand what God has for them. And sometimes, like the prophet Elijah, our weariness can make it even more difficult to sense […]

RG AUDIO 091020   Exodus 13:17-22 As a child, I remember my dad taking us the long way on family vacations. He preferred the two-lane highways to the busy interstate. Back then, I didn’t see much difference or really care what route he took. Now, as a parent of littles myself, the thought of adding […]