"God's final category for you is not your goodness versus your badness, but your union with Christ versus your distance from Christ. To put it yet another way, what matters most about you in God's sight is not the bad or good things you've done but your trust and openness to Christ versus your self-trust and defensiveness toward Christ." Ray Ortlund, The Gospel: How the C...

At a time when confusion abounds in our culture surrounding sexuality, and society tells us that the meaning of marriage and even one's gender is malleable, we need a dose of sanity. Isaiah 40:8 says, "the grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever."...

Below is a video update on the work Brian and Mandee Loudermilk are doing in Tanzania followed by a letter from them to RLC. Real Life Church We miss you all so much! It never gets easier being so far away from you all. I am sure you have been keeping up through our newsletters, facebook post, and video updates. We are so excited with the fruit that we are seeing here ...

Oh sing to the Lord a new song! What is God up to here? God loves music and he loves when his people sing and make melody. Why does he love music so much? Because God is a Musician, the Master Musician! And because singing people - a people who sing and make melody and music in their hearts and then out loud glorify God. God's own works and perfections are beautifully re...

Good Friday is a day to remember and celebration the death of Jesus Christ. It may seem very strange to remember and celebrate a death. Especially when we consider what led up to the cross, the cross itself as a form of execution, and what happened on the cross....

Valuable beyond measure. Singularly qualified to be King. Deserving of all glory. Worthy, worthy, worthy is the Lamb. ...

When death whispers to the Christian, "I'm coming for you," the Christian can smile back and utter, "Gain."...

There is no way to overestimate the importance of the Holy Spirit! Think about it. Can we overdo it in talking about God, relying upon God, seeking God, or following God's lead? Well, the Holy Spirit is God. Moreover, Jesus said that he would send the Helper (the Holy Spirit) to his followers. Consider what the Holy Spirit does: The Holy Spirit gave us brand new life wh...

As part of growing together at RLC, we want to memorize scripture together. The memory passage for February is Colossians 1:15-20 and it is awesome!...

Treasure by Luke Strahan is a song about the true treasures we have in Christ. He's greater, better, more to be desired than anything we could gain in this world. And he offers himself to be the treasure of all who will have him. ...