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A couple weeks ago I preached on Marriage from Malachi 2:10-16. Having mentioned pre-marital in that sermon, I thought it appropriate to share with you my 30 favorite quotes from Tim Keller’s book, The Meaning of Marriage”

​I have been noticing lately how much I really don’t like to wait.  Actually, if I am honest, I don’t like to wait for much of anything.  I want everything in my life to happen when I want it – quickly – efficiently – no hitches.

​It’s fun watching God in action, especially with His church and how He uses His people.  On any given Sunday at RiverLakes Church there are many tasks being completed by many people.  These tasks run the gamut from highly visible to behind-the-scenes.

Learning to receive criticism is challenging enough but being gracious in response to praise is often even more difficult. For some, humility becomes self-deprecation; instead of learning to accept the praise, they shirk it and insist they don’t deserve i

​Following a wonderful celebration of our risen Savior; it seems appropriate to look at some promises we have because of Christ’s death and resurrection.  John MacArthur calls these promises “Certainties because of Christ” from 1 John 5:13-15 and 1 John 5

“I knew about God’s grace, but didn’t really understand its depths until I experienced the hardest trial of my life,” stated Chuck Gray.  “As the Lord walked with me through a difficult situation, I truly began to grasp the depths of His grace…

Several years ago I was a member of a law enforcement SWAT team. I was one of the snipers on the team and when we deployed we always did so as a two man team. During a SWAT call-out the sniper elements were the first SWAT guys to be deployed.

In 1939, the film adaptation of the book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, graced the screens for the first time. Its whimsical characters made a place in our hearts and became known as the first American fairytale and has become an icon of American culture. T

​In a given week, Justin Ader is directly involved in the spiritual development of more than a dozen people. Some are as near as the local jail and others are as distant as Africa, courtesy of an internet evangelism program.

To be successful in the future, while letting go of our old selves, means learning what God has for us in the “Here and Now.”  Right here, right now, is the only place we can physically dwell.  Talking our minds into living here is the challenge.