RG AUDIO 070118   Psalm 123:1-6 David’s lament expresses the yearning of a soul for hope and deliverance, and he gives voice to honest questions that haunt the mind during extended personal suffering. David’s questions reveal an agony over a sense of God’s abandonment, doubts over self-reliance for resolution, and frustration over the advancement of […]

RG AUDIO 063018   Revelation 13:1-10 Speculations on the beasts’ representation have varied at different times; however, full understanding awaits the completion of human history. The common factor has been that the beasts are an elevation of political, nationalistic authority, and secular power to worship status. The ultimate test of faith is maintaining allegiance to […]

RG AUDIO 062918   2 Peter 3:1-13 As I have gotten older, my understanding of time as relative has become clearer. Depending on the situation, the clock or the calendar progresses like molasses dripping up hill in winter and at other times, it flashes by with the speed of hummingbird wings. The theories of time, […]

RG AUDIO 062818   Isaiah 41:1-10 Abraham, Moses, and David were God’s servants; now for the first time, the nation of Israel is called God’s servant. God also called Abraham “my friend,” which indicates that the relationship of servanthood is rooted in love rather than duty. Although God had informed Israel that their neglect of […]

RG AUDIO 062718   Jeremiah 15:13-21 Confession is not only an act of repentance for conversion; it is also a vital aspect of ongoing spiritual growth in relationship with God (see Psalms 32 and 119:26). Confession has been part of corporate and personal worship throughout the history of religious practice. As the Spirit of truth […]

RG AUDIO 062618   Jeremiah 15:1-12 One of the objectives in counseling family members of persons dealing with addictions or who have suffered the consequences of an overdose is addressing the issue of responsibility and not accepting unwarranted blame or shame. No one is responsibility for how another person thinks, feels, or acts. Therefore, acting […]

RG AUDIO 062518   Jeremiah 14:10-22 Is any person or group of people beyond redemption such that we should stop praying for them? What if God says: “You need not pray; their sins are so persistent that the consequence of their sins is eminent”? Those were the deep questions that faced Jeremiah; and they were […]

RG AUDIO 062418   1 John 2:7-17 Our Russian tour guide took us through a city square in Moscow. For one of the winter holidays, artists had made ice sculptures that were on display. They were intricate carvings of animals, historical figures from Russia’s history, and a few were in the likeness of contemporary world […]

RG AUDIO 062318   1 Peter 2:4-12 I stopped off at the grocery store after work. We were going to be grilling hamburgers and having dinner with friends. I had a list of food to buy. Root beer was not on the list. The first thing I saw in the store was the cooler full […]

RG AUDIO 062218   Luke 12:1-12 In kindergarten, we played the game “Button, Button, Who’s Got the Button?” Everyone sat in a circle, eyes closed, hands behind their back. The teacher walked around the circle, and quietly placed the button in someone’s hand. When everyone had opened their eyes, it was time to guess who […]