RG AUDIO 010719   Luke 5:33—6:5 I have a friend whose daughter is a good student. She enjoys learning and makes her schoolwork look like it takes very little effort. Math is one of the subjects this little girl does well. One evening, however, she was struggling. After trying and trying, she finally broke down […]

RG AUDIO 010619   Proverbs 14:20-35 Some folks like to post a reminder to themselves and others about integrity: what you do when no one is looking reveals your character. When you are all alone, what do you say, watch, do? Likely, that is a clearer picture of who you truly are then when you […]

RG AUDIO 010519   Luke 5:21 Do you remember as a child when you were certain there was something scary standing along the wall in your room? Flip on the lights and voila it was simply the shadow of your stuffed animals. We see a shadow and try to reconcile it with what we know […]

RG AUDIO 010419   Luke 5:12-20 I am not much of an athlete. I also didn’t grow up in a home that participated in, watched, or talked about sports. Most of my knowledge about any sports came gym class. While there are many things I’ve forgotten from all those hours spent in the school gym, […]

RG AUDIO 010319   Luke 5:1-11 My boys like to fish. Our set up was great: the pond was stocked and the fish fed regularly with an automated fish-feeder. At a set time each morning and evening, the fish-feeder starts up, flinging fish food into the water. Very quickly the water begins to churn with […]

RG AUDIO 010219   Luke 4:31-44 Want to be distracted? Look no further than your phone! Distractions are made for moving us away from what we are suppose to do. Throughout the course of his ministry, Jesus performed many miracles: casting out demons, feeding the hungry, and healing the broken. It was surely an amazing […]

RG AUDIO 010119   Luke 4:14-30 What is a question you ask someone new to you? Perhaps you ask their name or where they are from. Most likely, you will also ask that person, “what do you do?” What you spend your time doing shapes who you are. Luke tells us that Jesus, after being […]

RG Audio 123118   Luke 4:1-13 Have you ever been asked who you were? Perhaps when you were in school and the first day the teacher took roll: you had to respond when your name was called. You were identified. You were distinguishing who you were. Our names are often the first, and easiest way […]

RG Audio 123018   Psalm 84:1-12 Have you ever been homesick before? Chances are, even if you have not traveled far from home, you’ve felt that pang in your heart called homesickness. Whether young or old, people have a special place in their hearts for whatever, wherever they call home. As children my wife and […]

RG Audio 122918   Jeremiah 7:1-15 Some folks are the type to skip the instructions and try the “intuitive” route when trying something new. Others prefer to read through instructions and know the plan ahead of time. My father-in-law can fix almost anything. While his own father was not much of a fix-it guy, he […]