Life After Death: The Power of Baptism
Is there life after death? People always ask this question. And I wanted to know the answer too. So, I did what everyone does when they have a question to which…
Life After Death: The Power of Baptism
Baptism: The Turning Point
Origin Story Do you have one of these? It’s very valuable. It’s the kind of thing you normally don’t take out of the house. In fact, if you’re anything…
3 Books on Baptism & the Baptized Life
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Baptism For the last few weeks at Riverside where I’m blessed to preach, we’ve been talking about baptism. You may have your own questions about baptism. I’ve found that this is…
Through the Water: The First Baptisms
1500 Years Later… In my last post, we talked about the defining moment in the life of Israel… the Exodus. With all of that history in mind I want you…
Through the Water: The Red Sea
Get Out of Jail Free Card? When I was a kid one of the board games I loved to play with my family was Monopoly. Any Monopoly fans? For you…
Lord, reign over me.
Let it go Every parent in the room knows this feeling, that moment when one of your kids hands you all their stuff so they can run off & play….
Sovereign in the Silence
What do you do when you hit rock bottom? A few years ago when The Muppets movie came out. And my kids loved it. What they loved even more was…
We Live to Know God & to Make Him Known
There’s something about us that loves a good showdown. When I was a kid one of the things I loved to do with my dad was watch western movies. If…
Our God Reigns Over All the Earth
What’s the State of the Union? I’m not one to talk much politics. But this past week our country once again heard the president give the State of the Union…
Beloved Together
Does this $100 have any value? If I were to ask you, does this $100 bill have value, what would you say? Absolutely. Some of you could use this $100…