Posts by RBC (Page 60)

We are back here at the office. Scott and some of the deacons are working like crazy removing snow. The phones and internet are intermittent today. If you have tried to call our offices or correspond with us via email please be patient with us as w…

What a storm! I am posting this from home. I don’t think any of us will be going much of anywhere today. Everything is canceled. When I can make it out to church I will bring a camera and try to post some pictures of what the place looks like. What a…

“David’s life was a torrent of spiritual desire and his Psalms ring with the cry of the seeker and the glad shout of the finder.” Here are some Psalms to meditate on. They are followed by prayers arising from them. Psalm 40:8, 1…

Here is the first paragraph of the chapter I am writing today on my doctoral project: What does a bridge do? It spans a gap. Open space is covered safely and securely. How does the bridge do this? Basic bridge construction involves constructing suppo…

It is Wednesday morning 10:30 am. I am writing with a quick prayer request. Right now, in the office next door to mine, Pastor Wayne is meeting with some people from the city of Racine. They work in Social services, senior services, and other off…

What I am up to lately… Visiting a widow in her eighties who just lost her husband. Meditating on Jeremiah 9, Isaiah 40 and Romans 1. Trying to think deeply about knowing God and turning to Him from idols. Making every effort to communicate …

It is one of the defining marks of Our Time that God is now weightless. He has become unimportant. He rests upon the world so inconsequentially as not to be noticeable. He has lost his saliency for human life. Those who assure the pollsters of their …

We really enjoyed viewing The Four Holy Gospels project by artist Makoto Fujimura. He presented his artwork last Saturday evening in Chicago. It was a privilege to meet him. Amy and I asked him about our favorite of the paintings and he told us &l…

RBC Youth ministry. I was happy (but not surprised) to hear this story from one of our high school students this week. “I brought a friend to youth group for the first time on Wednesday. The guys in the group really reached out to him. It was awe…

A Song of Praise for Creation John Mason Thou wast, O God: And thou was Blest. Before the World begun; Of thine Eternity possest Before Time’s Glass did run. Thou needest none thy Praise to sing, As if thy Joy could fa…