RG AUDIO 100417   2 Samuel 11:1-13 Our family was out running errands. We picked up the Easter lilies for the church platform and secured them in the backseat area. We visited people. We stopped at the grocery store. My wife and I chatted about the upcoming weekend and the choir’s cantata. The day was […]

RG AUDIO 100317   Genesis 3:14-24 Actions have consequences. Our proverbs tell us so. The proverb “A stitch in time saves nine” urges proactive action to ward off future troubles. The Swahili proverb “When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled” reminds us that others may be affected by our deeds. The […]

RG AUDIO 100217   Genesis 3:1-13 My sister and I were sitting in the lounge chair. It was the most comfortable seat in the house. We saw our father’s head as he passed by the front windows. We heard as he opened the front door and trudged into the house after a long day at […]

RG AUDIO 100117   Psalm 33:1-15 Many years ago, we visited the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, where we saw Rembrandt’s magnificent, oversized painting called “The Night Watch.” Five years previous, a man had slashed the canvas with a breadknife, and we saw many art restoration experts working busily to repair it. Yet no matter how much […]

RG AUDIO 093017   Proverbs 27:1-10 As a born extrovert, I always want to be first to arrive and last to leave any event. However, I married an introvert who is the exact opposite. Over the years, we have learned to compromise. Being around people energizes me because that’s the way God designed me. We […]

RG AUDIO 092917   Leviticus 25:1-12 Several fascinating studies on “circaseptan” (“about seven” or weekly) rhythms have revealed that nature revolves around a seven-day cycle. Everything needs to rest every seven days. Humans experience a drop in energy levels on the seventh day. Plants and animals experience similar rhythms. As they make their discoveries, scientists […]

RG AUDIO 092817   Genesis 50:15-26 I only have one brother, so I can’t relate to Joseph and his 11 male siblings. Our house was pretty quiet, and the five-year difference in age meant that we didn’t do much together. But when I first started dating my wife, I was thrown into a family of […]

RG AUDIO 092717   Genesis 2:16-25 Albert Schweitzer is reported to have said, “We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.” The first thing that God declared not good in creation was loneliness. Adam had named all the creatures that surrounded him and yet he was alone. God noticed and […]

RG AUDIO 092617   Genesis 2:1-15 Recently I retired from pastoral ministry. As the day drew nearer, I became depressed. I was not ready to retire. I felt I was too young and had too much to offer. Fortunately, God intervened, and my church retained me on post-retirement service to continue God’s work. The Bible […]

RG AUDIO 092517   Genesis 1:26-31 I recently found a photograph of my wife from our early days of dating that was very striking. She was gazing off into the distance; to me the image conveyed her great beauty and intelligence. Inspired, I made a pencil drawing of the photograph, eventually managing to capture those […]