This week I was reading Jesus’ words in Luke 13:18-19. I was thinking about how insignificant a mustard seed seems, yet it turns into something so substantial. Looks are deceiving. God takes the insignificant and makes them significant. And we hope that this is true in our own lives, because we often feel so small and simple. That is why when we hear stories like the below that we can’t help but stand up and cheer . . . or cry with a smile on our faces.
April 2009 Issue of Riverside Waterline
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Pizza in Paradise
This week we got caught up with everyone on Wednesday-there had been some flooding in the basement so we got the youth room put back together and enjoyed some pizza while we watched Gospel Journey Maui. Our topic was relationship vs religion and they actually really surprised me when they said they didn’t think of religion as a negative word. So maybe it’s out-growing the idea of rituals and traditions that don’t necessarily bring us closer in our friendship with the Lord-even so we got to talk about how important it is that we have a relationship, that’s a 2-way thing, with Jesus and what that looks like at home and school. That has really been the underlying challenge all year-to make our faith known by how we live our lives out in front of our friends and family. On Saturday River and I went to the Jeff track meet (little chilly, not gonna lie) and watched Zhanna run the 100 meter hurdles-she was seriously awesome!!!!
Bloom Where You’re Planted
It’s the 2nd Annual Spring Ladies Luncheon.
When: Saturday April 18, 2009
12-2 PM
Where: Right Here at Riverside.
If you plan on coming please contact Nancy to sign up yourself and all your guests. [email protected]
Also please bring a salad or a dessert (just you not all your guests).
The Awakening
This weekend I took three of our girls to The Awakening in Frankfort, IN. If you have ever heard of The Great Banquet, The Awakening is the high school version. In a nutshell, it’s a three day experience with Jesus. There’s a little mystery surrounding it because it’s one of those things you just have to go to to understand what it’s all about. Otherwise, if it was all laid out on the tabl