Dress Carefully

Dec 3, 2014 | Devotions | 2 comments

Today’s Scripture: Colossians 3:12 12 As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. (NRSV) Hand me down clothes are a blessing to many parents. I was always excited when my friends passed...

Don’t Worry

Dec 2, 2014 | Devotions | 3 comments

Today’s Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?” (NRSV) Anyone who...

Choose Life

Dec 1, 2014 | Devotions | 1 comment

Today’s Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:19-20 19  …I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live, 20 loving the Lord your God… (NRSV) As you may have noticed, my generation, dubbed “The...

Finding Hope

Nov 30, 2014 | Devotions

Today’s Scripture: Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 7 Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; let your face shine that we may be saved. (NRSV) When I was growing up, my mom’s standard catch phrase was, “Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.”  As a child of the Depression,...

Advent Devotions 2014 Introduction

Nov 29, 2014 | Devotions

Visit our devotions website — www.rrcb.org/devotions Advent is a time of preparation. It is easy to think of those preparations in terms of decorating the house, wrapping gifts, arranging to spend time with family, and all the other necessary planning that takes place...