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Worship at Work
October 24, 2014
By Erin Bird When you read the Bible, you’ll meet a lot of people God used who didn’t have “Christian” jobs. Nehemiah was a […]
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3 Reasons Why You Should Read the Bible
October 3, 2014
If I could, I would make you read the Bible every day. Yes, 7 days in a row. Why? Because it is through the Scriptures […]
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More Than One Way to Grow Spiritually
October 1, 2014
More than One Way to Grow At Riverwood, we want to help you be like Jesus. And our “pathway” to do just that is […]
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Small Church vs. Large Church
September 11, 2014
Years ago, I worked for a brand new church plant in a growing suburb of Denver, Colorado. We would send first time guests a “thank you” letter. […]
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Suicide, Depression, & Following Jesus
August 14, 2014
I have seen all sorts of responses to Robin Williams’ death. Some people have called him selfish for taking his own life, while others have […]
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Science VBS Day Camp Wrap Up
August 2, 2014
Wow! What a GREAT two days! Not only did we have a huge turnout for our Science VBS Day Camp, but the kids were […]
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Speaking Truth into the Lives of Our Kids
July 25, 2014
——Note from Erin: Since Josh is the creator of the Science VBS curriculum Riverwood will be using for our VBS Day Camp July 31 and […]
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Make a Joyful Noise
July 18, 2014
——Note from Erin: Since Josh is the creator of the Science VBS curriculum Riverwood will be using for our VBS Day Camp July 31 and […]
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Science VBS Day Camp is coming!
July 11, 2014
by Erin Bird I don’t usually get excited about curriculum. I’m more of a “custom fit” type of guy. But I couldn’t be more […]
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The Faithfulness of God
June 26, 2014
Life is full of uncertainty. But that’s not always a bad thing. For instance, the unpredictability of sports is why masses of people watch. If the outcome […]
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What Makes a Man?
June 12, 2014
If I were a kid learning about manhood from today’s American culture, I think I might come to the conclusion that manhood is about making […]
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Church With An Agenda
May 6, 2014
As I was working this week while simultaneously trying to watch an online conference about church planting, I had an interesting thought. (Yes, I have […]
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