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I recently traveled to Scotland where we were surrounded by a kind of ancient tradition and influence that we just don’t have the same connection to as Americans. As I walked through the ancient castle ruins at Dunnottar, I could not help but think about what living there would have been like during its prosperity. From what we read, it was occupied by the second most important citizen to the King and would have been a place of immense wealth and status…six hundred years af

The reading for today is Judges 6-8 and Psalm 72. I recommend that you read these chapters today! The book of Judges is characterized by a cyclical pattern of the Israelites turning away from the Lord and then turning back to him. They are attempting to take the land that God had promised the Israelites. Sometimes with the Lord's help and sometimes without it, depending on whether they were following God’s will or not. Today’s reading in Judges 6 opens with the Israelites hav

“O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do. Now that I am old let me proclaim your power to this new generation” (Ps. 71:17-18) God has given us, here at Riverwood, the blessing of a church family that spans multiple generations. What a unique space in our world where a group of people ages 2 to gray haired men and women interact with and share life with each other. God’s plan was for us to pour into