Riverside Church

Does the religion of the President matter?

rsbc@riverside-dc.org (Riverside Church DC) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:11:37 PDT

Does the religion of a President matter? The current controversy ignited by Glen Beck and a host of others who are clamoring to restore America by an appeal to God is a controversy that should be easily defused. Unfortunately, it is complicated by heated rhetoric on both sides, particularly the extremes; those who hate religion [...]

The Gospel is Social Justice: A Response to Glenn Beck

rsbc@riverside-dc.org (Riverside Church DC) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:38:46 PDT

As Glenn Beck continues his withering assault on the personal faith of the President and dials up the rhetoric about churches that proclaim a social gospel, I encourage you to listen again to the sermon delivered in April entitled, “Dear Mr. Beck or The Gospel Is Social Justice.” It is a rock solid biblical sermon [...]

Pastor’s Blog: Aliens Landed on the Front Lawn

rsbc@riverside-dc.org (Riverside Church DC) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:55:11 PDT

There is a moment in August when you figure that the summer is over even if it is not technically over. For some that day is when the kids return to school and you don’t have to have kids for that to be a sign—you just have to wait in traffic for the school bus [...]

AUTUMN OPPORTUNITIES

rsbc@riverside-dc.org (Riverside Church DC) — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:33:09 PDT

Fall 2010 Opportunities For Study and Reflection Coming Soon in September! Summer is nearly over but a slate of opportunities for deepening your faith awaits you this Fall. Please be sure to pick up a flyer in the narthex when you are in church and sign up for these events/studies. Let’s study and grow together. [...]

August at Riverside

rsbc@riverside-dc.org (Riverside Church DC) — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:03:38 PDT

While things slow down around the church in August, the truth is, plans are in process and work continues. The pastor is working on a slate of bible study and reflection opportunities to present in the Fall after Labor Day. Weddings are taking place (congrats Blair and Norbert!), trustees are overseeing property, deacons are overseeing [...]

Summer time and the living is easy

rsbc@riverside-dc.org (Riverside Church DC) — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:41:29 PDT

August in Washington. It’s hot. The politicians finally leave and return to wherever they came from. People take vacations and we at Riverside resign ourselves to a less complicated schedule of things to do. No deacon or trustees meetings. No Koinonia lunch. Even bible study takes a break in August. That said, we do continue [...]

Wake up, wake up, wake…

rsbc@riverside-dc.org (Riverside Church DC) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:31:04 PDT

We have all seen the movie or television show where someone is in a coma. Maybe the character was in a car accident or suffered a stroke. These shows can be quite intense as we empathize with the family surrounding the hospital bed of their loved one, waiting to see if they will ever talk [...]

Staging the Self in the Presence of God

rsbc@riverside-dc.org (Riverside Church DC) — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:56:52 PDT

Who am I? That’s a question all of us ask throughout out lives. It is a fundamental question, is it not? It’s right up there with Who are you? and Who are we? It is a question that also goes hand-in-hand with, Are we alone in the cosmos? If Shakespeare was right and all the [...]

To Give or Not To Give: Online Contributions Has Arrived!

rsbc@riverside-dc.org (Riverside Church DC) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:36:54 PDT

The first summer of July is around the corner. This is a fluid time for church since many members will be on the road, taking vacations and a much needed respite from ordinary time and routines. But the church is still here and we are still at worship so…. *When you are in town and [...]

HVAC & The Ark of the Covenant: Pastoral Reflections

rsbc@riverside-dc.org (Riverside Church DC) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:20:46 PDT

The challenges of air conditioning maintenance have got me thinking about the Ark of the Covenant. What challenges about HVAC (Heating Venting And Air Conditioning), you ask? The fact that our main unit has some bad switches that must be replaced so that for a few weeks now we have been trying to trouble shoot [...]