RG AUDIO 022621   1 John 5:1-12 The ideas of discipline and submission seem unsavory, unpleasant, burdensome. If we are not careful, we can be tricked into the belief that freedom is a lack of rules. In 1 John 5, we are reminded of the love of our Father and that our expression of love […]

RG AUDIO 022521   1 Corinthians 15:50-58 It is by faith that we believe that death is really life. It is by faith that we believe that because God so loved the world—because God so loved me—that God sent Jesus. It is by faith that we profess that Jesus, though dead and buried, walked out […]

RG AUDIO 022421   Luke 8:27-39 There is something about the spiritual discipline of gratitude that changes my heart and my mind. It must be a daily exercise to be thankful because I easily take for granted the elements that I assume should be mine: The intake of oxygen, the clatter of people, the food […]

RG AUDIO 022321   Mark 9:14-29 Chapters and books have been written on prayer over the ages. Though we may understand something, we understand little about how it works. We know that we are to pray. We know that prayer works miracles. The intellectual pursuit of the power of prayer, though a worthy endeavor, surely […]

RG AUDIO 022221   Matthew 12:9-21 The instances when Jesus heals or performs other miracles and then instructs the receivers of the miracle to “not tell anyone” are intriguing. Such is the case here in Matthew 12 as He heals the shriveled hand of a man and then heals others in the large crowd. We […]

RG AUDIO 022121   Psalm 138:1-8 Do you remember this hymn? “Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him all creatures here below.” I lead the kids’ choir at my local church. I often explain to the kids how the songs and script we are working on is their gift of praise to the […]

RG AUDIO 022021   Revelation 21:15-27 At the end of a good vacation most people are ready to get back to their routines. After all, having that much fun is hard work! However, have you ever been on a vacation so wonderful that you wish you could just live the rest of your life in […]

RG AUDIO 021921   Romans 8:12-21 My grandpa was the holiest man I’ve ever known. I knew if anyone was getting an audience with the Father, he would. When my grandpa slipped away from this world into the next, I am convinced two things happened. I am convinced that he began planting the ultimate garden, […]

RG AUDIO 021821   Acts 7:44-56 If you’ve ever taken a road trip through a small town, there’s a good chance you were greeted by a sign with the name of the town on it. It may have been a simple, wooden sign or an elaborate monument made of bricks. It could have been adorned […]

RG AUDIO 021721   Mark 9:2-13 I have a sweet friend in my classroom that shows great leadership potential. One day she’s going to make a great teacher, but not yet. We have many conversations about who the teachers are in the room. We season those little chats with reminders about the importance of her […]