RG AUDIO 040222   1 Corinthians 15:20-31 Ever considered the biblical report of others who had “fallen asleep” and were brought back from their slumber? Even in life, Jesus had power over death. All who had been brought back eventually “fell asleep” again, except one, Jesus. Jesus is “the firstfruits of those who had fallen […]

RG AUDIO 040122   Luke 15:22-32 The prodigal’s brother and Jonah may have been cut from the same cloth. Both seemed to be frustrated because of the generosity offered to those they deemed unworthy. The other son was unable to celebrate his brother’s homecoming because he didn’t think his brother deserved it. Jonah sulked because […]

RG033122   Psalm 41:1-13 My father-in-law as a great man. He loved his Lord, family, country, community, and church. He dealt with a long list of health issues that slowly took his life a few years ago. There were more than a few trips to where he lived because we had received a call that […]

RG033022   Psalm 31:14-24 “I trust you are well?” These words are a greeting. They are said to someone we hope is well. We usually don’t know all that we need to in order to know someone is well. The greeting is a question that hopes for a good answer. When you say you trust […]

RG032922   Psalm 31:9-13 Almost paralyzed. As I reflected on that season of my life, those two words captured a lot. I pressed on regardless. If I had taken the time to get really honest, I would have joined the Psalm writer in the words of chapter 31, verse nine. I found myself in distress […]

RG032822   Psalm 31:1-8 The words of Psalm 31:5 are familiar. They were quoted centuries after they were put down by a man going through the most trying moment of His life. There was a purpose behind what He was going through. He knew the only way He would make it through what was happening […]

RG032722   1 John 4:10-18 Love without fear seems like a contradiction. Love comes with risk: that someone won’t love us back or we will be taken advantage of loom towards the top of that list. Love gets twisted so often into something that it’s not. It’s not meant to be manipulative, it’s meant to […]

RG032622   Psalm 34:15-22 Being afraid generally leads to one of three responses: fight, flight, or freeze. When we are afraid, we move into a primal state of protecting ourselves. In certain situations, this is a life saving response. At other times, however, it keeps us from following God in the big and adventurous ways […]

RG032522   Psalm 34:15-22 There is a theme throughout Scripture that is echoed here in Psalm 34: God hears and is close to the brokenhearted. We see this idea in the story of Hagar in Genesis 16, where she cries out to God after running away from the abuses of Sarai. Hagar gives God the […]

RG032422   Psalm 34:8-14 Doing good and pursuing peace go hand in hand. When we look closely at the things that rob us and our world of peace, it is generally acts of sin and evil. We can see this illustrated in our own homes. I’ve noticed in our home, when things are the most […]