Following Jesus

If you’ve been part of the Riverwood family in 2026, you know our theme for this year is To Know Him & Make Him […]

In the much-maligned movie Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace, there is a scene where the handmaiden for the Queen of the […]

If I claimed to be an NFL football player, you wouldn’t believe me. Not only because I’m far too small to play, nor do […]

One of the most well-known characters in the Lord of the Rings trilogy is the wizard Gandalf. However, that was his name primarily among […]

When God created humanity, He made them “in His image” (Genesis 1:26-27). This means He shared some of His characteristics with humans (called His […]

Imagine for a moment one of your coworkers or classmates is celebrating a milestone birthday. For some reason, the entire office or classroom decides […]

Even though school has been in session for nearly two weeks, and pumpkin spice everything is already back on the menu, I’ll still say, […]

Too often, we Americans live in the “or” rather than the “and.” And while many decisions require an “or” response, sometimes we allow the […]

Several years ago, a stay-at-home mom went viral on TikTok. In her first video, she explained the way she approached her marriage. As she […]

Many years ago, I heard a woman in her late 40s share a story about the time she truly surrendered everything to God. She […]

When I went to Kenya in 2019, local missionaries said the greatest threat to the spread of the gospel was the teaching from local […]

Today, we come to the end of our Punch in the Face email/blog series where we have been looking at the shocking words of […]