It’s No Small Call

It’s No Small Call

I’ve heard it said that the will of God is best discerned in hindsight. There may very well be some truth here, but there’s something about this axiom that doesn’t sit well with me. It seems like our Christian hope would lead us to more thoughtful living than driving...
Connectors Make Connections in Missions and Fellowship

Connectors Make Connections in Missions and Fellowship

Women of RRCB who come together for fellowship, missions’ information, and outreach in the community have chosen to call themselves “Connectors.” Beginning their new year in September with a salad supper in the beautiful courtyard of the church, Connectors invited all...
Christmas, Epiphany, and Beyond

Christmas, Epiphany, and Beyond

One of my favorite parts of Christmas is actually – – Epiphany. The anticipation of Jesus’s birth (Advent) has ended; likewise, the intense musical, administrative, and logistical preparations give way to few days of time cherished with family and friends....
A Symphony of Colors

A Symphony of Colors

Church is inherently an intergenerational enterprise. We worship together, we eat Wednesday night dinners together, and we do missions together with people of all ages and stages of life. The Fall Hike for RRCB is about expanding our intergenerational work – here, we...
Life is not ideal… and it is good

Life is not ideal… and it is good

Originally published for CBFBlog As we are here in this season of Advent, preparing ourselves to be exposed once again to the story of Christ’s birth, I cannot resist admitting that the whole story is rather complicated, non-ideal and full of paradoxes. We have grown...
Personages from The Reformation in England

Personages from The Reformation in England

The month of October included two works by Bach that stemmed from the Lutheran Reformation. On October 22, Alsacian organist, Thierry Mechler, performed Bach’s “Lutheran Organ Mass”. This collection demonstrated Bach’s and compositional skills informed by his...