A few more Community Blogs

Here is Jill Peel's Blog

Rachel Blazer's

and Kim Janous'

In the meantime

We are sort of shutting down the Riverside Blog.

But, we would like to direct you to... essentially the same thing: blogs by Riverside folk.

For this week I would encourage you to peruse Greta's Blog, and Linz Merrill's Blog (the name of which I did not actually get for the first year I read her blog... don't know why, made me question my abilities with English...).

Anyway, hope you enjoy, if you have a link I should put up please throw up a comment. (throw down a comment?)

The Biblical Waltz

This coming Sunday we are beginning a four-part series on grace.

I threw this link up for 3 reasons - 1. It is funny. 2. The 10 Commandments are a great example of the Biblical Waltz 3. This video is a great example of why and how we miss the actual steps.

Exodus is a fantastic picture of the way God works: He graciously saves (Exodus 1-18), he reminds of the saving and asks for participation/reception of Him as the savior (Exodus 19), then he describes what that participation will look like (Exodus 20). God says (in this video), "I am the LORD, commanding you to obey my law..."

Its funny right?

But, it isn't what happened.

While Mel Brooks' rendition is certainly worthy of oscar consideration, the story doesn't represent the real story!

The 10 Commandments are a rule I have to follow so God will love me, they make me happy because now I know what to do. The 10 Commandments are annoying, because rules are annoying; I am fine in Christ, I'm going to Heaven, you're a legalist if you try and impose these 'rules on me'.

There is a third way... I hope to see you Sunday. Incidentally, God didn't call them rules.

-Matt Blazer