Following Jesus

By Erin Bird, Prayer TimeLast Sunday, we had the pleasure of having Patrick Ray teach us on the topic of prayer from Romans 8. […]

by Erin Bird, Deeper WorshipWe spent some time looking at the spiritual discipline of worship this week at our worship gathering. I’d like to give you a […]

By Erin Bird, This past Sunday, I talked a little too much about porcupines. But I thought these prickly rodents were the perfect example […]

Welcome to summer! School is done, diplomas have been handed out, the pool is open, and summer activities are getting started. Many people see […]

By Erin Bird,  I want to conclude our series on four internal shifts that need to take place within Jesus-followers as they share their […]

By Erin Bird,  There is a Bible verse found in the Apostle Peter’s first letter that says, “[I]n your hearts, honor Christ the Lord as […]

By Erin Bird, For this week’s article, I am continuing the Four Shifts in Sharing Jesus series I started last week here in our […]

Like every year, the month of May has arrived in the Bird household with the usual flurry of end-of-school year busyness. Each evening seems […]

This week, we finish up our series on Riverwood’s definition of the Church, which is… “The redeemed people of God living on mission together […]

By Jeff Willis, This week, we come to part 3 of our series on Riverwood’s definition of the Church, which is… “The redeemed people […]

by Erin Bird Even though I was under 5 foot tall and weighed a whopping 75 pounds sopping wet, I went out for football […]

By Erin Bird In 2008, Waverly, Iowa experienced a 500-year flood. Over 90 homes were lost, as were several buildings. Two of those buildings belonged […]