Posts by Mark Lautenschlager (Page 6)

Hey Church! The song, “Highlands (Song of Ascent),” is a Rio-family favorite, without a doubt! It is by FAR your most requested song. What’s interesting to me is that it is also the most poetically challenging song in our repertoire. It’s one that takes an extra measure of focus and thoughtfulness for me to sing in a meaningful way, so I figured it…

Hey Church! I am back from my COVID-Christmas vacation (Whee! What a season it’s been!), and it is so, SO good for my soul to be back in action and preparing my heart to worship with you all this weekend. This week I was reflecting on the title of our new series, “He Gave Us Stories.” As I did, it dawned on me that the themes of Jesus’ parables, as…

Hey Rio! Mark Lautenschlager here again, filling in for Worship Pastor Ryan Brasington, who’s on the mend healthwise but is on vacation this week, continuing to rest. Please persist in lifting up the Brasingtons and all in our church who have been touched by COVID.  Hebrews 13:7-9 7 Remember…

Happy Christmas Eve! If you are able to attend, we invite you to either the 4PM or 6PM candlelight service this evening. We have all you need to know about parking and childcare on our Christas Eve page. Just tap or click on the graphic above. If you can’t be with us in person, consider…

Greetings, Saints at Rio! From out here in Vacationland, it’s Mark Lautenschlager filling in for Ryan Brasington who is ill this week. Pray for Ryan, if you would. I’m doing my best to channel my inner Brasington today, I hope you find the subject matter as interesting as I did. This…