Tag: Jesus

body of Christ

We are the body of Christ.

What are you a member of? A few months ago, my wife & I decided to join the local YMCA. I’ve always been resistant to joining a gym, but when…



we are perfectly imperfect

We are Perfectly Imperfect

Do you have any scar stories? I don’t know if you’ve ever done this, where you swap scar stories with your friends & try to one up each other? I’ve…



made to worship

We were made to worship.

The In-Between, To Be Continued Moments of our Lives… The other night my son was watching the very last Harry Potter movie in the series. He’s been reading each book…



Do Good Be Brave

5 Ways to Do Good, Be Brave.

Do Good. Be Brave. Over the past few weeks at Riverside where I am blessed beyond measure to preach each week, we’ve been talking about this simple idea of what…



who is your king?

Questions: Who is this King of Glory? Psalm 24

The Question of Authority One of the things I’ve noticed about people is that we love to question authority. We question every coaching decision made by the head coach of…



tips to pray

12 Tips to Deepen Your Prayer Life

#JUSTASK At Riverside where I am so blessed to preach we have been talking about prayer & wrestling with some pretty deep questions.  Questions like, Where are you God?  If…



how long, o lord

Questions: How Long, O Lord? Psalm 13

Have you ever had a “How long, O Lord?” moment or season in life? My daughter Emma, she’s our 3rd child, keeps us laughing.  She’s 6 years old now &…



five love languages touch

The Five Love Languages: Touch

Did you know… You cannot live without the power of touch. We learned a long time ago from research done in orphanages caring for infants that babies who were not…



five love languages Quality Time

The Five Love Languages: Quality Time

Is there anything of more value than your time? This past week we’ve had some excitement at our house.  My youngest daughter is in Kindergarten. Last week they were watching chicken…



words of affirmation

The Five Love Languages: Words of Affirmation

This past Sunday we started a new series at our church at Riverside about the Five Love Languages. We’re doing this for 2 reasons… 1. This is a part of something our…