The Value of Patience As a person gets older, they usually become better at spotting patterns. They learn that particular behaviors usually lead to particular

Simplicity When I came to RBC in 1999, many students enrolled in a class called “Peace, Justice, and Simplicity.” I never took that class. As

Streams of Living Water A few of us at RBC purchased two calves this spring. Our plan is to raise them and fill our freezers

Favorites One of my primary responsibilities is fundraising. Perhaps the following thought reveals some kind of personality disorder, but I’ll risk your side-eye and share

Throwback Days I traveled with the RBC Chorale last week, something I’ve done for the last several years. One surprising emotion the Chorale seemed to evoke

Misguided Leaders   The story of Balaam isn’t really about a talking donkey. It’s about a prophet who had access to spiritual authority, misused it, hurt

A Time for Thinking and a Time for Feeling Recently, I found myself sitting around the board room table of a church. The leadership team was

Clarity in Chaos Many MANY years ago I participated in a “Warrior Dash,” a 5k obstacle-filled race on an Ohio ski slope. Having never run

Bread of Life Recently I spoke at a church in Indiana. God has been on the move in such a way that there are chairs

Wens Hall Dedication On Saturday, we dedicated the new women’s dorm (Wens Hall) to God. I wanted to share a few of the comments for

The Joy of the Deadline It was August 4, six weeks before the anticipated opening of the new dorm and the arrival of our students

Escaping Hardships One of my grade school teachers once hatched chicks in our classroom. I still remember the day those little beaks started pecking through the

Less Regret Six weeks ago, a few of us were walking through the new dorm, taking stock of the progress, and imagining the finished product.

Celebrating God’s Provision May 3rd marked a profound milestone in the college’s fundraising effort. That night, we celebrated the evening with performances from Salt &

A Service to the Church Over the years, we have received what have felt like countless inquiries into the availability of our graduates for various

Older Stable Leaders Last Wednesday night students joined a panel of staff and faculty to discuss how Christians think about and utilize Artificial Intelligence. As

There is mud everywhere. It’s mixed into the rocks leading back to the building site of the new dorm. It gets tracked across the once

After our first real snow several weeks ago, a handful of students decided to walk the RBC trail around the farm. Their 1.5-mile trek took