Thirsting for Answers

The River Church
“God, I need help!  It’s pretty desperate down here!  I pray and pray, and it just keeps getting worse.  Are You ever going to rescue me, or are You going to let my life go down the tubes???!!!”
In the Bible account of Israel’s journey from Egypt’s bondage to the freedom of the Promised [...]

Upholding the Interests of Others

The River Church
That there should be no division in the body; but that the members should have the same care for one another. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. – 1 Corinthians 12:25, 26
Some truths we acknowledge in [...]

Touch the Coal to My Lips

The River Church
Then I said, “Woe is me! for I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, … for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.”  One of the seraphs flew to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken off the altar with the [...]

What Kind of Ground?

The River Church
“God, why do some people come into the fulfillment of their promises, while others don’t?”  It was something I really wondered about. Immediately, He brought the parable of the sower to mind (Mark 4:3-20).  I had always thought of this parable solely in terms of people receiving or rejecting the salvation message, but [...]