Following Jesus

by Erin Bird To my fellow Iowans, I know you are starting to think we live in Narnia, but I promise you Winter will end. […]

by Erin Bird Last week, I kicked off an email-only series on the topic of the Imago Dei, because I believe this ancient theological […]

By Erin Bird If you’ve been part of Riverwood for more than 3.6 weeks, you have probably caught on that I talk quite a bit […]

Happy Valentine’s Day, In this week’s post, I want to do something a bit differently (if not, slightly cliché). Rather than try to wax […]

By Erin Bird,  Following Jesus to Lead OthersEvery other Tuesday, Riverwood’s Elder Team discusses a chapter from a great little book simply entitled Church […]

by Erin Bird Have you ever considered the existence of the electrical outlet before? There he is, stuck in a perpetual wall-sit as if being […]

We are almost done with our 21 Days of Prayer. However, even though this spiritually journey technically ends Saturday, my encouragement is to take what […]

by Erin Bird We are just over halfway through our 21 Days of Prayer. If you missed last Sunday, I encourage you to at least […]

In case you missed it, Riverwood started 21 Days of Prayer this past Sunday. I thought it was a great start! If you missed it, […]

Welcome to 2019! For those of us in Iowa, the turn of the calendar usually means cold weather, snow, and new resolutions for a […]

This coming Tuesday is Christmas! Hard to believe it’s almost here. Chances are your day will be filled with food, noise, wrapping paper, entertainment, conversations, […]

by Erin Bird So how’s your Christmas season going thus far? According to the Christmas songs, this should be your favorite time of year. But […]