Richard Lewis – Riverside County News Source

Religion Today: The Conquering King – A Palm Sunday Devotional

April 9, 2022 Trevor Montgomery

Imagine the epic scene when the conquering king enters the city on his huge warhorse. The trumpets announce the king’s arrival. Bright banners flank the procession. The people crowd the streets to get a glimpse wondering if this king will be any better than the last one. As the king passes by, they look into his eyes hoping against hope that he will be a good king – One who will have a good heart, be fair, righteous and bring blessing to their land. They know that […]

Religion Today

Religion Today: The heavens declare the glory of God

March 8, 2022 Trevor Montgomery

Religion Today: The heavens declare the glory of God – By Richard Lewis When we were first married, I can recall Sue and I tent camping in Colorado. As darkness fell, the stars above our campsite took on a 3-dimensional aspect that is hard to describe. Some of the stars appeared so close it is almost like you could reach […]

Religion Today

Religion Today: Ode to the Machinist

February 14, 2022 Trevor Montgomery

Religion Today: Ode to the Machinist – By Richard Lewis His name is Miklos. I can’t recall all the details of how I met him, but my friend Miklos turned out to be a master machinist. Our friendship has been a wonderful blessing. When you are working on older cars you will often need parts that are long out of […]

Religion Today

Religion Today: Cheyenne Mountain

January 24, 2022 Trevor Montgomery

Religion Today: Cheyenne Mountain – By Richard Lewis In the mountains of Colorado there is a special Government facility not far from Colorado Springs known as Cheyenne Mountain. This large underground complex was built during the Cold War era. The usage of this huge underground complex has varied over the years but its current role is to give military communications equipment […]

Religion Today: His name was Sako!

January 14, 2022 Trevor Montgomery

Religion Today: His name was Sako! – By Richard Lewis Sako was a 4-year-old King Shepherd dog from British Columbia who was inducted into the Purina Animal Hall of Fame in 2015 for his efforts to protect his 16-year-old owner, Joseph Phillips-Garcia, after a horrific car accident. The family was returning from an outing on a back road when […]

Religion Today

Religion Today: Saddles and Salvation

January 9, 2022 Trevor Montgomery

Guest Writer Spotlight: Saddles and Salvation – By Richard Lewis “While riding through the rain and dark, with no human being with me, my soul was comforted on the reflection of the omnipresence of my Saviour: I felt he was near to bless and preserve me.” Isaac Boring, 1829. There is a 100-year period of American history when itinerant […]

Religion Today: Revisiting the Cross at Christmas

December 24, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

Guest Writer Spotlight: Revisiting the Cross at Christmas – By Richard Lewis I asked a pastor friend of mine what percentage of people struggle with the holiday season. His answer of 30% surprised me and then I spoke with others who felt that his 30% estimate was probably way too low. It seems a part of this is unmet and […]

Religion Today: A Wallet in the Sea – A Picture of the Depths of God’s Love

December 13, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

Guest Writer Spotlight: A Wallet in the Sea – A picture of the depths of God’s love – By Richard Lewis I’m afraid that I am kind of a Titanic devotee and am always interested in stories and trivia about the great ship and the tragic sinking disaster in 1912. You may recall a scene from some of the older […]

Religion Today: His Outstretched Arms

December 3, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

Guest Writer Spotlight: His Outstretched Arms – By Richard Lewis Originally delivered on November 28, 2010 as a Communion Meditation at Pathway Christian Church in Riverside California Mark 10:16 And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them. Shortly after I became a Christian, a close friend suffered a horrible tragedy. The grandfather […]

Religion Today: The Scars on His Hands

November 20, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

Guest Writer Spotlight: The scars on His hands – By Richard Lewis I had been reading Luke 24:36-40 recently and I noticed something I had not seen before. When Jesus appeared to His followers following the resurrection, He actually didn’t say very much at that encounter. Now there are some things he could have said. He could have said, “Peter […]

1 2 3 4 »