RG AUDIO 052721   Ephesians 2:11-22 When I first moved to my new house, I met my next-door neighbor, who is a Pakistani Muslim. We exchanged pleasantries, spoke of our families, and he told me he would be a “neighbor of peace.” I asked what he meant by it, and he said he would not […]

RG AUDIO 052621   Ephesians 1:15-23 Some videos guarantee a smile and sometimes a tear from our faces. Videos of soldiers returning to their loved ones are a great example. Another video is the image of the deaf who hears for the first time. My favorite is those babies who receive glasses and see their […]

RG AUDIO 052521   Colossians 1:15-23 Glassblowing is a fascinating process to watch. The artist, with a long metal tube and a molten piece of glass, blows and shapes the glass into a bubble. The glass is then manipulated with scissors, metal tools, and trips to the furnace to reheat the glass. Any imperfection, a […]

RG AUDIO 052421   Romans 5:1-11 As a child and a procrastinator, there were times I submitted homework or an assignment late. I knew there was going to be a penalty, and that would affect my grade. There were times that a teacher would offer a grace period and accept my assignment late without affecting […]

RG AUDIO 052321   Hebrews 7:18-28 My wife bought me a pair of socks recently. The design really appealed to me. The socks say, Mr. PERFECT and picture an apron-clad man pushing a vacuum sweeper with one hand, carrying a cake in the other and holding a rose between his teeth. Maybe my wife was […]

RG AUDIO 052221   James 3:1-12 Someone said that by examining the tongue of a patient, physicians find out the diseases of the body, and philosophers the diseases of the mind. Listening to an individual talk, one can discover the disease of the heart. Without Christ in the heart, there is cursing, gossiping, and spiteful […]

RG AUDIO 052121   1 Corinthians 8:1-13 One of my favorite secular artists is Frank Sinatra. Unfortunately, one of his songs epitomizes the lifestyle of so many of us, “I’ll do it my way.” We have become “me” focused, not God focused Jesus epitomizes self-sacrifice and being mindful of others. I read the story of […]

RG AUDIO 052021   Romans 15:14-22 Over the years I have watched one witnessing program after another flow and ebb through the church. Many tools to advance the cause of Christ have been effectively used, but all the programming, tools, classes, and seminars then and now must do one thing: focus on Jesus. Nothing trumps […]

RG AUDIO 051921   Romans 15:1-13 Cooking relaxes me. I love to prepare brats, marinated chicken breast basted in raspberry vinegar and oil, and lip-smacking vegetables on the grill. Preparing it all is fun, except for one item on the menu. You guessed it: onions. They cause my eyes to turn red and tear up. […]

RG AUDIO 051821   Romans 14:13-23 Our world howls at us from all angles: political, social, financial, international extremism, and inner personal conflict. We don’t have control over segments of the chaos, but there are parts over which we do have control. Those fragments are what we are responsible for in life. How we approach […]