Last weekend at Riv, we launched into a new series which will take us through the Bible one book at a time.  We started out with Genesis, which is not only the first book in the Bible but the first of five books of “The Law.”  Over the course of the next month, we are

John’s account of the Christmas story is 46 words. But in these 46 words we see all of Jesus’ glory.

We want to put everything into the tiny, beautiful, little box that we have created for our world and we expect God to live inside of that box.

God, in His perfect righteousness, provides not only for those who follow Him, but also for all of mankind.

Our job isn’t to protect the Gospel, rather, our job is to proclaim it. You can’t proclaim the Gospel to a culture you are isolated from.

From time to time, I grab a meal with another Christian and when the food shows up, I dive right in. Sometimes, the people I am eating with think I have just committed a grave sin for not praying.

Our kids will learn from us what it looks like to serve the one true God. The greatest thing you can do for your kids is to introduce them to the greatest loving Father.

The utter inability to let a verbal offense go is becoming one of the defining traits of our generation and that is tragic because taking an offense well is a picture of the Gospel of Jesus.

An appropriate fear of God leads us to tell people about Jesus because if we truly love them, we will want Him on their side on that last day.

“It’s not a religion, it’s a relationship!” Ever heard that one before? Not only have I heard that one, I’ve said it—many times! I think I had the right motives whenever I used this phrase to passionately defend Christianity’s mischaracterization, but I’m not sure this cliche is entirely accurate. First off, where did this phrase originate? Honestly,

I just love the whole Christmas thing with all the traditions. Lights on the house, Christmas music playing, my wife watching “Elf” for the millionth time, me watching “Christmas Vacation” for the millionth time, my dad reading “Twas the Night Before Christmas” to his grandkids. All of these are so familiar to me, and I’m sure you have

Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. Luke 6:27–28 It’s strange to think about having enemies. We don’t want anyone to hate us, foster harmful designs against us, or engage in antagonistic activities against us (as Dictionary.com defines “enemy”). But Jesus