Bible Translation Week: New Living Translation

Bible Translation Week: New Living Translation

As we head into a new series skipping through the entire Bible this weekend at Riverview, I am nerding out on various Bible translations. [divider style=”circle” align=”center” color=”#669999″ opacity=”1.00″...
Bible Translation Week: English Standard Version

Bible Translation Week: English Standard Version

As we prepare to dive into a crazy new series at Riv this weekend, I am using my blog to talk a bit about different translations of the Bible and why I use them for different purposes. [divider style=”circle” align=”center”...
Bible Translation Week

Bible Translation Week

Next weekend at Riverview, we are launching into the craziest series we have ever attempted.  Our plan (God willing) is to teach one sermon from every book of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.  Because there are 66 books in the Bible, it will take us (you guessed...
There’s a reason it’s called Friday Random Linkness

There’s a reason it’s called Friday Random Linkness

Reasons To Not Get Married Really interesting article on reasons not to get married. Gonna have to chew on this one a bit, but it’s a different take on singleness than I have normally heard. The Colts, Titans and Vikings got into a Twitter spat. Then the...
Unchained has been out 7 months!

Unchained has been out 7 months!

My book (Unchained) came out seven months ago today (even though it seems like a lifetime ago). I have to admit that I am super humbled at the response from people who have read it. In fact, one of my neighbors flagged me down yesterday when we were driving past each...
Gospel Preaching Marriage (1:28)

Gospel Preaching Marriage (1:28)

Not many of us walk into marriage thinking, “I am about to preach a sermon” but that’s the centerpiece of our marriages. They are little sermons. Our children, our neighbors, our families, and our co-workers are watching our lives. If we profess to follow Jesus, they...
Please stop with the #SOMETHINGporn

Please stop with the #SOMETHINGporn

Would you mind if I stepped onto my #soapbox for a second? As I have mindlessly scrolled through my Instagram feed the past few weeks, I’ve noticing an uptick of a moderately recent trend: adding the word “porn” to the end of a hashtag. #foodporn...
Do Justice, Love Kindness, Walk Humbly

Do Justice, Love Kindness, Walk Humbly

A couple months ago, I invited my friend and Detroit church planter Tyler St. Clair to preach at Riverview.  He told me he wanted to preach on this provocative and challenging passage: He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to...