RG AUDIO 081519   Acts 9:32-43 A man named Aeneas had been paralyzed. For eight years he had been stuck in bed. Then Peter came and told him to get up and pick up his mat in Jesus name. Aeneas was instantly healed. It sent shockwaves through his community. Everyone in town could see that […]

RG AUDIO 081419   Matthew 9:1-13 My daughter has a fairly rare skin condition. She has a mild case of it, so it almost never affects her life. Recently she needed surgery. Her skin condition meant that certain common types of anesthetic and pain medication could not be used during or after her surgery. While […]

RG AUDIO 081319   Leviticus 19:30-37 Pharaoh looked out at his domain and he saw something gross. He saw a people who spoke a different language and had been welcomed in by the prior administration. He worried that these people would not be loyal to him. They were different; they were a threat to his […]

RG AUDIO 081219   Leviticus 19:1-10 In Leviticus, Moses tells the people what it looks like for them to live as a people who reflect God’s holiness to the world. God commands His people not to get every speck of usable food from their fields. Leave some of the harvest for others. The world teaches […]

RG AUDIO 081119   1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 Parenting can be a joyful, and yet overwhelming role. Parenting never takes a break—there are no vacation days from your job as a parent. Sometimes it can be a harrowing, exhausting, confusing journey. In the midst of the growing pains, are nuggets of joy and hope. When our […]

RG AUDIO 081019   Acts 7:51-60 Sometimes when a young child (or even older people) does not want to hear something he plugs his ears. It’s as if stopping the sound waves from entering his ears will somehow stop the dreadful news from happening. He blocks out the incoming message. The Sanhedrin were not happy […]

RG AUDIO 080919   Psalm 139:13-24 Think of someone close to you, perhaps a family member or a dear friend. Can you see his or her face in your mind clearly? If this person is someone you’ve not seen in a while, do you picture them looking the way you saw them last? Are you […]

RG AUDIO 080819   Psalm 139:1-12 My little girl has very little fear. She will spring forward with enthusiasm and dance with her whole heart. She runs to catch up with her brothers and does a pretty good job keeping up with them despite several years difference in ages. The big slides at the park […]

RG AUDIO 080719   Exodus 20:1-17 Some rules seem to go without saying: wash you hands before returning to work, do not text and drive, always extinguish your campfire, do not murder. Despite the basic concept, God still had to make it clear that we are not to murder. If you read the news, you […]

RG AUDIO 080619   Genesis 9:1-11 One of our family members owns an English Bulldog named Lola. Lola is everything you think of when you think of a bulldog. Whenever our toddler Beatrice visits Lola, she comes running to see her and “lick all the sugar off,” as her owner puts it. Those two love […]