Recent Posts from Roots by the River

Know & Trust

“So we know and believe the love God has for us” (1 John 4:16 RSV). What struck me when this passage was brought to my attention were the [...]

Breakfast with the Risen Lord

  “But that night they caught nothing.” “Friends, haven’t you any fish?” “When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and [...]

The Immanency of Conversion

There are two verses in the Scripture that speak to the immanency of conversion. “Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, [...]