True Prayer

Luke 18:9-14 Jesus tells a parable of two men at prayer in the temple, one a Pharisee, the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stands by himself. As a member of a popular, influential, religious party, he takes his faith seriously. He’s a good guy, an exemplar and...

Good Friday Labyrinth Walk

Friday, March 29 Open Noon – 7:00 p.m. Fellowship Hall (Please enter the Fellowship Hall through the doors facing the front plaza.) On the floors of several European cathedrals are drawings, now often unnoticed, that served an important function during life in...

Chapel Open for Prayer

Good Friday Friday, March 29 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. Please feel free to visit our Chapel as Holy Week comes to an end. Written material on Stations of the Cross will be available.

Maundy Thursday Service of Remembrance and Tenebrae

Thursday, March 28 7:30 p.m., Sanctuary Maundy Thursday (“Holy Thursday”) is the Thursday of Passion Week. Two important events are the focus of Maundy Thursday. First, River Road Church observes a special Communion service on Maundy Thursday in memory of Jesus’ Last...

"Anyone Can Sell Shoes, Right?"

John 6:27-40 While listening to a seminar on sales techniques, I was struck by a statement of the instructor. She was talking about how you should approach different types of people, the difficulty of selling some types of products, and how selling her product was...