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...
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...
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...
Why do some Bible translations skip Matthew 18:11?

Why do some Bible translations skip Matthew 18:11?

If you read through the book of Mathew in the ESV translation of the Bible you may notice something odd: there’s no Matthew 18:11.  In fact, you won’t find the verse in the New International Version (NIV) or the New Living Translation (NLT) either.  The...
Applying the Gospel to Interpersonal Conflict

Applying the Gospel to Interpersonal Conflict

We’ve all been there. Someone does something to us that we consider hurtful. Sometimes they know they hurt us (and the depth of the hurt) and sometimes they don’t. In that moment (and in the critical moments that follow) we have a bunch of decisions to...