As I was mowing the grass, I mean as I was mowing the weeds, the Holy Spirit inspired me to write this blog. Why is it that the grass becomes dry and dies in the hot sun but the weeds seem to still grow? The same truth can apply to our lives. When the hot…
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“Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.” 1 Corinthians 11:1 As Father’s Day approaches this coming Sunday, I find myself thinking about the “Life Lessons” I have learned from my Dad. I became a follower of Jesus in 1972 at the age of 6. My dad, Jimmie Rogers, surrendered to preach not long after…
On January 1st of this year, Ridgeview began a 3 year partnership with 1church. 1church is a new Church plant that was birthed on Easter Sunday in the Bloomingdale area (Sullivan North High School) by Brian and Amanda Hensley and other families called to this new ministry. This week I have chosen to share Brian’s most…
“For the Son of Man (Jesus) has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Luke 19:10 “So Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.’”John 20:21 “Then He said to them, ‘The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore…
“Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her: “Many daughters have done well, but you excel them all.” Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing. But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own…
“He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For everything was created by Him (Jesus), in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-all things have been created through Him (Jesus) and for Him (Jesus). He (Jesus) is before…
I have read countless books, blogs and devotions on the importance of quiet time each morning and I’m convinced that absolutely none of those writers have any children. If your home is anything like ours, there are not very many quiet moments throughout the day. In fact, with three boys, we have learned to do loud…