The Most Tempting Temptation

Mar 5, 2014 | Devotions

Matthew 4:1-11 Our first Lenten scripture tells of Jesus being tempted in the wilderness by Satan. Jesus is first tempted to turn stones into bread in order to satisfy his hunger–the result of forty days of fasting. He is then tempted to leap from the top of the...

The Meaning of Lent

Mar 4, 2014 | Devotions

Visit our devotions website — www.rrcb.org/devotions/ Lent is a holy season of 40 days, not counting Sundays, which begins with Ash Wednesday and extends to Holy Saturday. It is a time of repentance, meditation, fasting and preparation as we reflect on the suffering...

Ash Wednesday Service

Feb 27, 2014 | Events, Thoughtful Faith Community

Wednesday, March 5 6:30 p.m., Sanctuary We prepare for the pivotal church season of Lent with our Ash Wednesday Service of Worship. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the season of spiritual renewal leading up to Easter. The accent in Lent is upon repentance...

Lent 2013 Devotions Concluded

Apr 1, 2013 | Devotions

Our 2013 Lent devotional series is now complete. Thanks go out to Tom Graves who edited the devotions, to Cassandra Ducca & the Devotions Subcommittee who produced the booklet and online posts, and great thanks especially to the many lay persons and ministers of...

Why Do You Look for the Living among the Dead?

Mar 31, 2013 | Devotions

Luke 24:1-12 How strange it must have felt to enter a tomb, a resting place, only to find that the body you came there to pay homage to, cleanse, and anoint is no longer there. Can you imagine the shock and disbelief these followers felt over the disappearance of the...