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Ask Seek Pray: Asking God

Ask Seek Pray: Asking God

Think back to some of your favorite memories from your childhood. Some of those memories might be with your dad teaching you how to throw a curveball at the neighborhood park, or they might be of time spent in the kitchen with your mom learning how to cook using grandma’s old recipes. Fast-forward to your […]

Ask Seek Pray: Seek God as a Family

Ask Seek Pray: Seek God as a Family

Think back to some of your favorite memories from your childhood. Some of those memories might be with your dad teaching you how to throw a curveball at the neighborhood park, or they might be of time spent in the kitchen with your mom learning how to cook using grandma’s old recipes. Fast-forward to your […]

Ask Seek Pray: Pray For Everything

Ask Seek Pray: Pray For Everything

One of our favorite questions in Go Kids is, “What would you like to pray for?” The responses cover a vast array of topics. A child might say, “Can we pray for my dad?” and the child next to them, with an equal amount of urgency, will say, “Can we pray for my pet?” The […]

Ask Seek Pray: Pray Forward

Ask Seek Pray: Pray Forward

Prayer Forward Often we don’t think about praying forward because we are focused on our past or our present. Praying for your own needs is a good thing, but praying for others teaches us to see beyond ourselves. Here are some scriptures in the Bible that help us understand more about praying for others: “I […]

Speed of Unity

Speed of Unity

2020 has been a year unlike any other. While writing this book in 2019, it was delayed a couple of times and ultimately got pushed back into 2020. This year started off like normal, then everything changed. While my timing for the book may have looked different, God knew exactly when He wanted this to […]

Conversation Starters for Your Thanksgiving Table

Conversation Starters for Your Thanksgiving Table

The Thanksgiving table has long been the gathering place for family and good friends to come together and enjoy a festive dinner. While everyone can talk about the turkey and the pumpkin pie, it can be challenging to engage in meaningful conversation. These conversation starters can help fill in the gaps and spark dialogue between […]

A Reminder For Parents

A Reminder For Parents

Being a parent is one of the greatest honors and privileges we get as God’s people here on earth. For those of us that have children in our care, it is an honor to have been chosen by God for this divine assignment! With this honor though, can come a wide range of emotions such […]

5 Tips for Meaningful Conversations With Kids

5 Tips for Meaningful Conversations With Kids

“How was Kid’s Church today?” “Good” Is this how your conversation with your child on Sunday goes? As a parent and Kids Pastor, I have been there many times. After extensive planning and spending on creating a fun day, sometimes all I receive in return is the one-word response, “thanks.” Kids love to talk, and […]

Minnesota Summer Family Bucket List

Minnesota Summer Family Bucket List

With exciting outdoor adventures and amazing museums, Minnesota is full of ways to celebrate summer together as a family. This summer, we encourage you to take the time previously devoted to school, sports, and other activities and spend it together as a family. Here are some of our favorite activities to add to your Minnesota […]

What Do I Do After Easter?

What Do I Do After Easter?

Oh, the difference that one year can make! Last year in America the lockdowns were just commencing and in my home state of Minnesota, we had a blizzard to top it all off. Snow on a locked-down Easter did not feel great for a year that was challenging enough. This year, restrictions had been lifted […]

Take Back The Family

Take Back The Family

The family has been under attack from the time the earth was created in Genesis and the story of Adam and Eve! What God has created as beautiful, the enemy has worked so tirelessly to destroy. Now more than ever, we have an opportunity to take back the family. How to Take Back the Family […]

Why is it a “Good Friday?”

Why is it a “Good Friday?”

As Easter draws near I can’t help but hear the obvious question arise in the minds of Christians and non-Christians alike: “Why is it a good Friday?” The History Many historians suggest that the observance of the Good Friday happened on the Friday before Easter, which follows the Jewish Passover lunisolar calendar, and was first observed […]

Good Friday at Home Kitchen Communion Recipe

Good Friday at Home Kitchen Communion Recipe

At River Valley, we’re excited to be celebrating Good Friday at home! We want to share a recipe with you so that you can make bread for our special Good Friday Communion service in your own kitchen. Ingredients 1 cup warm water 1/4 cup granulated sugar 2 TBSP yeast 1/3 cup canola oil 1 egg […]

Celebrating Holy Week in Quarantine

Celebrating Holy Week in Quarantine

With everything going on around us, and with the shift to church online, I have to admit that Easter kind of snuck up on me this year. Everything seems just a little out of rhythm. I lose track of the days! Maybe life feels out of sync for you too. I think this is a […]