It’s finally summer! For most people that means a bit less work as they dive into holiday mode.

Built Up A Devotional from President Mike Swalm Half a lifetime ago, I got a summer job as a cribber. Cribbers jump into huge dirt holes to construct footings and basement walls. We would spend all day lugging large plywood sheets into the hole, as well as rebar and heavy iron bars. Once the hole was properly filled with material, we would construct the forms to hold the concrete being poured for foundations. It was gruelling work and I only spent one summer at it before I kn

Prince of Peace A Devotional from President Mike Swalm Dear Friend of RMC, If you’ve been paying attention to the happenings of the world these days, you’ll know that things are in pretty rough shape. We’re seeing what seems to be an increase in anger, violence, and division. We see countries attacking other countries, people attacking other people, and so much hatred expressed in so many different ways. Some people blame social media, some radicalization, some economic and s

Risen A Devotional from President Mike Swalm We’ve just come through the season of Holy Week, Good Friday, and Resurrection Sunday. It’s arguably the most important time in the whole of the church calendar. After all, Paul told us that if Christ is not truly raised, our faith is in vain! One of my favourite questions for students revolves around the importance of Jesus’ resurrection. We know, I say, that Jesus died for our sins. But why is Paul so insistent that the resurrec

During this season of Lent, we spend time in preparation, participating with Jesus in his time of preparation for temptation.