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Follow Through the Storm
Recently I drove through a winter storm. Low visibility, freezing rain, wind, snow... It was a full menu on a long slow trip. In the...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Mar 2, 20221 min read
Forever Providing Protection
Apparently if you do about 7 verses a day you can pray/read the Psalms in a year. It's taking me to Psalms I've never read before…...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Jan 21, 20221 min read
(Deer) Signs
Deer poop; deer beds; deer tracks; deer diarrhea; I went snowshoeing recently and I'm sure there are deer in the woods. I didn't...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Mar 16, 20211 min read
2020 VISION
See the good God did despite the bad that happened.
Follow Jesus, Lead Your Family.
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Jan 1, 20211 min read
Family Prayer Ideas...
Praying with the family can take on lots of shapes and sizes. The most important thing, of course, is simply doing it often and...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Oct 20, 20203 min read
Learning From the Past
We do what has worked for us before, but in our spiritual life it seems to be a harder lesson to learn...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Sep 22, 20201 min read
CHRIST(mas) in me
"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Dec 24, 20192 min read
With your... (everything), When you... (anything)
Sit at home, walk along the road, lie down, get up... The idea here is "always." When you (anything) you should be instilling in your...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Dec 12, 20193 min read
Show and Tell
It doesn't have to be complicated or deeply theological. What's important is taking time as often as you can to show and tell your...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Oct 3, 20191 min read
Quiet Time - Not Guilty
I talk often of the importance of spending time with God each day, but I know I miss that mark often. I realized recently the biggest...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
May 2, 20193 min read
FAMILY VALENTINE
For Valentines Day, take advantage of the day's theme and talk about Love with your family. The word gets used in a variety of ways, but...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Feb 14, 20192 min read
Sign Sign Everywhere a Sign
It was a late summer night outside Sturgis, SD. I was staying at a farm house, my last host family at the end of a year on the road with...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Dec 21, 20184 min read
Curfew
Being at the young end of my grade, I started driving a little later than most. I also started dating a little later than most. These...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Jun 26, 20185 min read
Change the World?
It's hard to miss - in headlines, social media, pop culture, maybe even among your own friends, it feels like being a Christian is...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
May 10, 20182 min read
Survival Skills
Over the years I've studied and taught quite a bit of outdoor education. One topic that was always interesting was survival skills. In...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Feb 14, 20182 min read
Giving and Getting
Merry Christmas. A quick thought for both personal and family devotions. Regardless of your economic situation, it is likely this time of...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Dec 25, 20172 min read
Be Ready
It's deer season, and while bow hunting earlier this fall I learned one of those little "this is like life with God" lessons. I know...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Nov 17, 20172 min read
Have To Or Get To
"He taught me how to make that fly look like it was so alive, then he helped me understand how to be a fisher of men". Geoff Moore, Best...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Sep 18, 20172 min read
Text, Call, or Eat together?
Sometimes we're a little irritated when kids (and adults) seem to be constantly connected. But what if that constant connection is part...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Aug 4, 20173 min read
(In)dependence Day
What will you talk about with your family on the Fourth of July. Ideally we will take at least a moment to thank God for our country: a...
Mike "Mutt" Rieck
Jul 4, 20172 min read
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