3 Books on Baptism & the Baptized Life

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 waters of baptism

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

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 in me

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 and to make him known

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…



becoming together

Becoming Together

What do you call a group of… You probably know this, but when animals gather in groups they’re called different things. So a cow by itself is just called a…



belonging

Belonging Together

Belonging Together This past week Alisha & I went out to see “The Greatest Showman.” It really is one of those feel good movies. As I watched the story unfold…