Following Jesus

Let’s dig right in to Psalm 118, verses 5 through 13: 5     I called upon the Lord in distress: The Lord answered me, and set me in a large place. 6     The Lord is on my […]

By Riverwood Elder Matt Townsley Last week, we reflected on Psalm 118:1-4. Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his […]

Have you ever wondered what the Bible says about work?  Is it wise to put in 40 hours and be done?  Is working overtime […]

by Matt Townsley Growing up, the Memorial Day weekend indicated the beginning ofsummer in the Townsley household.  It meant the school year was wrapping up and […]

By Erin Bird This week, we conclude our series in Job 38 by looking at verses 19-21, which say: 19 Where is the way […]

By Erin Bird Let’s jump back into Job 38. This week, we come to verses 16-18, which say… 16 Have you entered into the springs […]

By Erin Bird In this series, we are looking at the topic of peace through God’s self-descriptions in Job 38. This week we come to […]

By Erin Bird Well, here we are – the end of April. The grass is greening, the trees are budding, and Iowans are emerging […]

By Erin Bird How are you doing? Hanging in there? I am discovering many people are at a similar stage in this pandemic – tired, […]

By Erin Bird This week, I want to begin a new series here about finding peace. Living in a pandemic, I keep hearing about […]

by Erin Bird In case you didn’t know, this is Holy Week in the Christian calendar. Normally, liturgical churches are holding services almost every evening […]

Dwell By Erin Bird Today we have the joy of completing our series in Psalm 23. We already looked at the first part of […]