RG AUDIO 040719   1 Timothy 2:1-8 1 Timothy introduces us to a fascinating overview of Christian holiness. In chapter 2, he offers us a dimensional view of holiness, and it brings this truth alive. Holiness is not just following a disciplined list of things to do or not do. It is not just “resting,” […]

RG AUDIO 040619   Colossians 3:91-17 I receive a publication aimed at an audience that looks a lot like me. Every issue has something about physical fitness. According to the publishers, getting fit will enhance every aspect of my life. Of course, there is a price to pay, and that is usually the sticking point. […]

RG AUDIO 040519   Romans 3:21-31 As long as we indulge the popular notion that sin is just a synonym for mistakes or missteps everyone makes at one time or another, most folks will readily admit to being sinners. When the full range of consequences of sin is understood, however, many of us fall back […]

RG AUDIO 040419   John 20:19-29 Connecting the peace of God, the breath of God, and the gift of the Holy Spirit, anchors this triad in the deepest experiences of the Christ-follower. While we may typically think of the workings of the Holy Spirit taking place within the subterranean levels of one’s life, in truth, […]

RG AUDIO 040319   John 6:25-33 If you read through the Gospel of John, you will be amazed at the difficulty Jesus had trying to get people to simply believe in Him. It wasn’t like He was trying to enlist them to mount a guerrilla campaign against the Roman army. He was offering them eternal […]

RG AUDIO 040219   Ephesians 1:7-14 Recently I found a dead pigeon on my front lawn as I trimmed the shrubbery. Being something of a bird watcher, I picked it up (gloves on!) and noticed one leg was banded. I cleaned it off and wrote down the numbers. From there I went to my computer […]

RG AUDIO 040119   Ephesians 1:1-6 If you had your way, with whom would you rather be: people who are optimistic, happy, and thankful, or folks who are grumpy, negative, and ill-tempered? I’ve been blessed to be associated with lots of people of the former category. Ephesians 1 describes them as “God’s holy people.” Being […]

RG AUDIO 033119   Psalm 16:1-11 Each Sunday our congregation prays, “Everything that is good, everything that is beautiful, everything that brings a smile to our faces, joy to our hearts, or laughter to our lips is from you, oh God, and for them we give you thanks and praise.” Perhaps you had a still […]

RG AUDIO 033019   1 Timothy 6:6-19 When we watch television, almost half the content is advertisements. The commercials tell us about all the things we should want, convincing us to have needs we did not even know we had. There is always more to buy. Our world believes nothing of enough. It knows nothing […]

RG AUDIO 032919   1 Timothy 1:8-17 No matter who we once were, now as followers of Jesus Christ, God has called us into service. God works in and through all of us to bring God’s kingdom into this world. We are the hands through which God touches the people in our lives. We are […]