Click here (PDF) to read and download the February 2009 issue of Riverside’s monthly newsletter, Waterline.
Archives for February 2009
Fantanstic Serving Dish Swaray
So that’s my attempt at being funny since we weren’t supposed to have a Super Bowl Party this past Sunday-I think I’m the only one that chuckled.:) So in the grand tradition of Super Bowl Sunday we all gathered around the flat screen, brought appetizers, chips, pop, hot dogs, and I actually bought a crock-pot and made mac n’ cheese, and we watched what really was an awesome football game. Lanie
What Would You Say?
This week I am in Chicago at our denomination’s Midwinter Conference. My roommate is a close friend from seminary and the Worship Director at Cascade Covenant Church in North Bend, Washington.
Colossians 1: 24- 2:5
Lesson from February 1, 2009
We know Jesus best when we share his deepest humiliation with him. It is the glass through which we see God most clearly
-David E. Garland
The opening verse in this passage can throw us off a bit if we imagine that Paul is referring to the sufferings of Christ. His reference is to his own sufferings on Christ’s behalf, which he incurred in the process of spreading the gospel and in particular in bringing it to the gentiles. He was in prison as he wrote this letter, and had and would experience many hardships.