Posts by RBC (Page 74)

Posts by RBC (Page 74)

parenting and discipline

Think about this one. God does not “punish” His children. He corrects them. What does that show us about God’s love? How should that help us as mothers and fathers? This is from Bruce Ray’s excellent book Withhold not Correction: God’s disci…

some highlights

Some highlights from the weekend… Praying for our High School ministry while they were up at camp Ripley. Hearing from them, upon their return, about how God challenged them. Out shopping with Amy on Saturday I actually accompanied her (willingly) …

Congratulations to Shepherds

Congratulations to Shepherds Ministries for being a Midwest finalist in the Hope Award for Effective Compassion at World Magazine. RBC is delighted to have many of the staff and residents from Shepherds in our church family. …

my little bark sails on a restless sea

At staff meeting today I will be sharing this during our prayer time. It is from Valley of Vision O Lord of the Oceans, My little bark sails on a restless sea, Grant that Jesus may sit at the helm and steer me safely; Suffer no adverse currents to di…

studying a rose

This is from Expositor’s Bible Commentary Introduction to the book of Numbers: The Book of Numbers is not only a part of Scripture and, hence, inspired, inerrant, and relevant for doctrine, guidance, and instruction in righteous living. It is…

Able to teach

Our elder Bible study from last month: Duties of an Elder: Feeding the Flock Biblical Terms The word teach and its cognate nouns teaching and teacher are used in the NT mainly to denote the careful transmission of the tradition concerning Jesus Chr…

What I am up to…

What I am up to lately… Thrilled to preach the gospel to many visitors yesterday. Thankful that opening Colossians 3 enabled me to do more than talk about family. What the church needs is a truly Christian understanding of family so that we are e…