Following Jesus

This week, as we continue our Thankful for Hardship series, we get to hear from Sheila Steggall. Sheila and her husband, Chad, have been […]

Today, we launch a new series entitled “Thankful for Hardship.” Each week, a member of the Riverwood family will share about a hardship they […]

Take a moment to imagine you are in college. (If you are currently a college student, this will be a super-easy exercise for you!) […]

God desires for you to be holy. But He isn’t expecting you to go it alone. He wants to be part of your journey.

Before we jump into this week’s post, we want to ask (again) for you to consider being a contributor to this blog in the […]

Before we jump into this week’s post, we want to ask you to consider being a contributor to this blog in the month of […]

A couple weeks ago when Jake and I shared about Riverwood’s renewed emphasis on spiritual growth, I opened with a story about playing a […]

I don’t know about you, but with the start of school, I am already feeling the busyness of life again. After a great summer […]

Years ago, while speaking to a group of young adults on the topic of becoming like Christ, I asked for a volunteer. When Dan, […]

Imagine walking into a grocery store, and as you walk down the chips aisle, you suddenly see a kid throw himself to the ground […]

Years ago, my wife became friends with Jenna.* While LeAnn is a bit of an extrovert, I suspect Jenna would have made my wife […]

The twelve young men Jesus chose to be his first cohort of disciples weren’t exactly the cream of the crop. They were just ordinary […]