Archives: Riverview

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I am often asked when Riv bands will be releasing new albums. The answer is now. You can download 2 new albums by Riv bands for only 5 bucks a piece.  Quite the deal. We Have Found a Home by The Difficulty Half Dozen by Ish    

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Lansing Venue Info Meeting

As you may have heard, Riverview is launching a venue in Lansing this upcoming fall, which is just a fancy way of saying we are opening a new location.  This new venue will have all the things you love about Riv (most of the same weekend service teachings and programs, along with great music and [...]

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Man Conference Summaries

Many thanks to Rivite Adam Sanborn for his summaries of each of the messages at the Man Conference. Until audio and video are available, this will have to suffice. My summary of each pastor’s lesson from today’s Man Conference in 2 sentences (and 1 key passage of Scripture) or fewer: James – Our lives should [...]

ManConference

Next weekend, Riv is hosting The Man Conference and you should register right now.  Here are the top ten reasons to attend: 10. You shouldn’t attend if you are a woman. 9. There will be short teachings from all 8 of the Riv pastors. 8. The conference is made with bits of real panther, so you know [...]

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There are a lot of people in the city of Lansing that will never venture out to the suburbs of Holt or the campus of Michigan State University to go to church.  Because of this, Riv is launching a new venue in the heart of Lansing this fall.  To lay the groundwork for this new [...]

MWConference

Are you a married woman that wants to attend the upcoming Woman Conference (on March 16) for free and you’d like your hubby to attend the Man Conference (on February 9) for free? Here’s your chance! Simply post a comment on this blog post, sharing a brief story of something super manly your man has [...]

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Galatians is by far my favorite book in the Bible.  Because of this, I have been hesitant to teach from it.  You see, I am still a young 41 (quiet, you).  I figured I would save this book until I was in my 50′s or 60′s.  It’s like saving your favorite part of the meal [...]

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New Year, New Blog

I have been blogging for nearly a decade. Seriously. Every couple years, I rethink my blogging habits and how they intersect with my life and ministry.  The time has come to rethink them again. A lot of pastors I know have blogs that are just church or theology related. My goal here is a little [...]

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Keeping Our Kids Safe

When you go to the airport, you expect to see Security. When you go to a concert, you expect to see Security. And more and more, when you go to a school, you expect to see Security.  This hasn’t always been the case and it isn’t always the case now, but the writing is on [...]

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I Love Lamp

Do you have an old lamp sitting around your house that you want to get rid of? We are working on a project at Riv and we need a lot of old lamps.  If you would be willing to donate yours, just stop into our our Holt Venue anytime and give it to the person [...]