RG AUDIO 080519   Genesis 4:1-12 I have two sons and one daughter. The boys are relatively close in age and have had each other as playmates for awhile now. Beatrice is the newer addition to the family, but even with the age difference the siblings can get along really well—for the most part. At […]

RG AUDIO 080419   Proverbs 20:20-30 Insulting and thinking less of our parents can be our downfall. The author of Proverbs 20 assumes the parent is seeking the wisdom of God, training a child in the way they should go (Prov. 22:6), and is living by the Torah teachings of guiding your children to follow […]

RG AUDIO 080319   John 19:16-27 John 19 is a fantastic example of being focused on others! Jesus is in tremendous turmoil on the cross but is taking time from focusing on his personal pain to make sure his close friend and disciple, John, is prepared to take care of his mother. Love for others […]

RG AUDIO 080219   Matthew 15:1-9 When I was a young teenager, I loved my parents, but sometimes I didn’t really feel the need to listen to their advice. After all, I knew just about everything. My dad came to me and shared how there were years as a teenager that he felt he was […]

RG AUDIO 080119   1 Timothy 5:9-16 Widows sometimes feel abandoned by the church and the people around them, weeks or months after the loss of their spouse. The world for everyone else goes back to normal. For the person who is now alone, a new dreadful, normal sets in. I’m thankful for many godly […]

RG AUDIO 073119   1 Timothy 5:1-8 In Matthew 9:36, we are told Jesus was moved with compassion as he saw the situations of hopelessness around Him. The Sermon on the Mount is filled with ways we are called treat one another as citizens of the kingdom. Jesus constantly spoke of living another way. As […]

RG AUDIO 073019   Psalm 71:15-24 It’s a pretty natural thing to desire to not be forgotten when we get older. What if this desire was bigger than our legacy? Others-focused is where we find this psalm’s author. David reminds us that our holy hope and confidence is not in our physical strength or in […]

RG AUDIO 072919   Psalm 71:1-14 The longer you live the more you may have the temptation to become jaded and think that the only person you can really trust is yourself. You see people being unfaithful, consumed with greed, not fulfilling promises, abusing one another, and you wonder who you could ever trust. Somewhere […]

RG AUDIO 072819   Psalm 138:1-8 David wanted all the kings of the earth to praise the Lord. Yet King Saul wanted him dead. Time and time again, the Lord preserved David’s life, and in a turn of events David even preserved Saul’s life. God’s love sustained David through some dark nights of the soul. […]

RG AUDIO 072719   Proverbs 10:1-12 “Is there anyone you trust?” the judge asked a divorced couple who had been arguing before him. “Yes, my pastor is here.” Sitting in the peanut gallery, the judge said, “Pastor, please stand.” With that he appointed me as mediator to this couple I barely knew at the time. […]