The last few weeks at Riv, we have been talking a lot about the freedom Jesus has granted his followers. We are truly unchained from the law AND our sin (lots more about this in the coming weeks). The first week of the series, I said something like this: “Some Christians say the being a [...]
When my wife and I were in our first home with a mortgage, car payment, student loan payments, credit card debt, and two kids we thought there was no way we could give financially to the church. We thought somehow that our financial situation exempted us from giving sacrificially and generously. One week, we heard [...]
A couple weeks ago, I mentioned in one of my posts that “Often the way we use accountability is a stupid thing because it doesn’t actually accomplish anything. But if used well, it can be a powerful tool.” It was suggested that I devote an entire post to this topic and I planned on doing [...]
Jesus made this most remarkable statement: Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops. – Luke 12:2–3 Let that [...]
A few weeks ago, our weekly handout dealy at Riv featured a story from Brittany Jozwiak about what God has done in her life. For those of you who didn’t get a chance to read it, I wanted to post it here. It’s so cool to read stuff like this! I first got involved at [...]
This is the continuation of my slightly longer than a week long series through the 8 Marks of a Sacrificial Followers we have been talking about at Riv. The goal of this blog post is to create a forum where you can give and receive suggestions that help you as you grow in these areas. [...]
This is the continuation of my week long series through the 8 Marks of a Sacrificial Followers we have been talking about at Riv. The goal of this blog post is to create a forum where you can give and receive suggestions that help you as you grow in these areas. Today, we are talking [...]
This is the continuation of my week long series through the 8 Marks of a Sacrificial Followers we have been talking about at Riv. The goal of this blog post is to create a forum where you can give and receive suggestions that help you as you grow in these areas. Today, we are talking [...]
This is the continuation of my week long series through the 8 Marks of a Sacrificial Followers we have been talking about at Riv. The goal of this blog post is to create a forum where you can give and receive suggestions that help you as you grow in these areas. Today, we are talking [...]
This is the continuation of my week long series through the 8 Marks of a Sacrificial Followers we have been talking about at Riv. The goal of this blog post is to create a forum where you can give and receive suggestions that help you as you grow in these areas. Today, we are talking [...]