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...
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 bother with prayer? A lot of Christians I know are in one of two camps. Either they pray a lot or they think prayer is important, but not as important as the Bible. We’ll call them prayer people and Word people. The Word people see no need for prayer, or limited...
What drives you to do “good things?” Is it a reward that you will receive at the end? Perhaps you have a duty or obligation to someone. Or maybe it’s an unfortunate fear of punishment that drives you to carry out a task. Whatever it may be, one...
