RG AUDIO 022619   Philippians 4:14-20 We often think of giving to God as worship. We give our tithes. We give our offerings. We give monetarily for missions around the globe. We give our time to teach Sunday school or small groups. We give of our talents in leading worship in the local church or […]

RG AUDIO 022519   Philippians 1:1-11 Paul wrote the letter to the Philippians while he was imprisoned. Although biblical scholars debate the exact location of his imprisonment, the location is not as important as the fact that he was incarcerated for his faith in Jesus Christ. I imagine prisons in Paul’s time are not so […]

RG AUDIO 022419   Proverbs 22:1-12 My oldest son is an avid Lego fan. He loves to build with the plastic blocks whether it is a boxed set or a creation of his own. Lego is always designing new sets and retiring old ones. Every once in a while, my son will want a particular […]

RG AUDIO 022319   Romans 12:1-10 Who’s going first? Depending on what they are going first for, my boys may or may not volunteer. If we are visiting the dentist, I may not have any volunteers eager to go first. However, if the boy who volunteers gets ice cream first I may have to choose […]

RG AUDIO 022219   Luke 19:1-10 Zacchaeus thought he was a big deal. He had a wonderful scam going and no one was going to stop him. As a tax collector, he gathered the taxes the Romans demanded from the Israelites. This of course didn’t make him a favorite among his countrymen. On top of […]

RG AUDIO 022119   Luke 18:31-43 Our toddler is very adept at pointing out a small injury—like a scrap on her finger—and looking for a kiss for that injury. Several times a day she will bring it to a family member for the proper care: kiss my boo-boo, please. Usually she looks to one of […]

RG AUDIO 022019   Luke 18:18-30 Giving up something we enjoy, love, or constantly use is hard. My daughter, from her first day of life, loved her pacifier. Her older brothers had each used one, some. The rich young ruler loved God. He had heard about Jesus and sought him out to learn more. Asking […]

RG AUDIO 021919   Luke 18:9-17 One of these things is not like the other. There is a difference between them, although both men have come to the temple to pray, that is as far as the similarity went. The differences apparent on the outside (one man was a religious heavyweight, the other man was […]

RG AUDIO 021819   Luke 18:1-8 When a friend brought her new puppy to obedience class the instructor congratulated the new owner: you’ve just agreed to live with a toddler for the next several years! Anyone who has owned a puppy knows that they can be intelligent, but also curious, needing guidance, and full of […]

RG AUDIO 021719   Zechariah 7:1-14 Having lived in several different places, I’ve come across a variety of sports teams and their fan base. Some teams have very loyal fans: it doesn’t matter how well or terrible the team play the fans support them. Other teams are followed only by folks interested in a winning […]