RG AUDIO 020621   Jeremiah 22:1-9 Many sports franchises have said that sustaining long-term excellence is much more arduous and many companies agree. Why is continuous quality so rare? In sports, the year after winning a championship could bring injuries or personnel changes. In business, fluctuating markets or new technology could mean a dip in […]

RG AUDIO 020521   1 Kings 17:7-16 In a great time of need, God came through. He led Elijah to a flowing brook with fresh water, where he drank and replenished himself regularly for several months. And then the brook dried up (v. 7). Victor had been a businessman for twenty-nine years. He had seen […]

RG AUDIO 020421   Exodus 22:16-27 Taking language classes four hours a day. Having a severely sick baby, and not knowing how to tell foreign physicians what is wrong with him. Spending nine hours in line at an immigration office with no air conditioning, only for the person at the tiny window to say you […]

RG AUDIO 020321   James 1:19-27 Stacy looked in the mirror as she got ready for her speech. They had served hors d’oeuvres an hour earlier, and there it was: a massive piece of lettuce between her front teeth. She then left the bathroom with confidence, having decided that she would start a new “lettuce-in-the-front-teeth” […]

RG AUDIO 020221   Ephesians 2:11-22 It was testimony time in the church service, and Billy stood up.  He was 55 years old, had unkempt hair and dingy clothes. “I remember when I was 17 and I had nothing. I was hopeless and penniless and friendless, too.” Several people in the pews groaned. It was […]

RG AUDIO 020121   Mark 7:24-37 Naaman was a brave soldier and influential man. He traveled to Israel to be cleansed of his leprosy. He didn’t expect the instruction, “Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored” (2 Kings 5:10). The soldier was incensed. It was embarrassing enough to […]

RG AUDIO 013121   Genesis 1:24-31 We should not miss the significance of the presence of the Trinity at the creation of humanity. Scripture quotes the Godhead, “Let us make . . . in our image” (v. 26). As the Godhead creates and forms humanity: body, soul, and spirit, so also do all three persons […]

RG AUDIO 013021   John 2:1-12 I confess that sometimes I feel jealous, of sorts, to have not had the opportunity to witness Jesus in the flesh on earth. What an awesome thing it must have been to watch Him perform miracles. The first recorded miracle of Jesus is tucked away within a community celebrating […]

RG AUDIO 012921   John 1:1-13 We hear a lot about “rights” in our world today. We hear about human rights and the rights of a nation or a citizen. We witness controversies over the rights of individuals to become citizens of particular nations. There are the rights of parents and the rights of women […]

RG AUDIO 012821   Luke 5:18-26 It is easy to read the scriptures and take for granted both the compassion and the kindness of Christ. We have heard the stories over and again until the actions of Jesus are assumed. And in some ways, perhaps the familiarity is beautiful. It is good that we understand […]