Tag: faith

books grow faith

4 books on how to grow your faith

“How do you grow your faith?” Throughout the month of May at Riverside,  we’ve been talking about this question. It’s an interesting question, no doubt.  And there’s more than one…



breathe deep the breath of God

Breathe deep the breath of God

Have you ever felt like you couldn’t catch your breath? Have you ever had the air knocked out of you? Maybe you were somehow stuck under water just a second…



grow roots grow faith

Before a Plant Grows Up, It Grows Down

Grow What’s the first thing that happens when a plant begins to grow? The very first thing is that a seed develops roots. I think it’s important to note that…



How to Grow Your Faith

How do you grow your faith? This is a question I asked at our church this past Sunday.  I had my daughter & one of her friends help me illustrate…



What to do when you don’t know what to do: Part 2

What do you do when you don’t know what to do next?  Where do you turn?  Where do you find your hope? As I meet & talk with people on…



risen

It’s Sunday. Hope is Risen!

It’s Sunday.  And Hope is Risen. That’s right.  Just three days ago it seemed like hope was lost.  It appeared that hope had died.  Friday brought a darkness like the…



hope

It’s Friday. The Day Hope Died.

It’s Friday.  It’s the day hope died on a cross. For the last three years hope was on the rise.  He wasn’t exactly like the Messiah anyone expected, but He…



The Family & Faith

How do we raise our kids to know, love & serve Jesus?  What does it look like… There’s no doubt about it, God has given parents the primary role &…



6 Apps That Help in My Ministry & My Personal Spiritual Life

Apps… we all use them.  One of my favorite things to discover are the apps people are using that are most helpful.  So in that spirit, here are my top…



5 Reasons to Journal & How it Changed Me

Do you journal? For the longest time, I hated journaling.  I wasn’t much for writing.  But there came a point, & I’ve had multiple points like this over the course…