Ephesians 4:11-16 For the past couple years a number of us at RIC have played in a softball league at the American school. We play for a team named, All Sorts, which in past years was made up from people here and there. But then a member of RIC became coach and now all but…
Acts 2:42-47 Well, here we are at Villa 91. Isn’t it great? It is amazing for me to stand here in our new church with all of you because we are doing something I did not think was possible. For the four decades of the existence of RIC and for all of my thirteen plus…
Ephesians 3:14-21 Today is a before and after moment. The last Sunday of the year is one of those. I will call out at the end of the last service in December, “See you next year,” in hopes of getting at least a few smiles. The night before I got married was one of those…
Luke 23:39-47, 24:13-36 In the Lord of the Rings, which perhaps you have seen as a movie and/or read as a book, there is a character named Strider. He is a bit mysterious, as are many of the friends of Gandalf the wizard. He comes alongside the hobbits and the band of men, dwarves and…
Luke 11:27-28 When I was young my sisters and I decided to serve my parents breakfast in bed. We got up early and worked really hard. We fried eggs and bacon, made toast, put orange juice in glasses, put a little bit of jam in a cupcake holder and butter in another, got some flowers…