From the Blog

Ahmaud Aubery – Part 1

After another glorious Sunday in the Real Life Amphitheater on Mother's Day as Sean honors 2 women: his late mom Ginger Azzaro, and a mom, Wanda Cooper-Jones, who lost her son Ahmaud Aubery who was murdered on February 23rd. It's another tragedy in America,...

Ask The Rev – Podcast Edition

The gathering was not forsaken! Pastor Sean reflects on the first service in the Real Life Amphitheater (Sunday's at 10am) after 7 weeks of preaching where 2 or more cameras are gathered together. And then Sean invites your Bible Questions at...

The Participation of Church and State

Here's the Headline – Texas Governor Abbott says Church is BACK ON! Some rejoice and some say “too soon” – why? Sean Azzaro talks about what it means to River City, and the rules that apply. And to ease back in per the Governor, we must...

Conversation with Gov. Abbott

Earlier this week, I was a part of a great zoom conversation with Gov. Greg Abbott and a group of pastors from around our state. What the Governor shared was welcome news to those of us who believe that it is time for us to begin the process of safely re-opening our...

Optimism, Hope, and A Good Book

The Reaching For Real Life Podcast hits the road starting and ending in Sean's backyard. We start with the floating release date of The Spirit Filled Life (available now at reachingforreallife.org) and listen for a special contest on how you can win your own...

The Power of The Empty Tomb

After a quick update on the new release date of A Pilgrims Guide To The Spirit Filled Life (May 19th), Sean reflects on a historic Easter Sunday – lowest attendance but the highest streaming numbers ever! In fact there's a 170% increase in people clicking...
Sunday’s Coming

Sunday’s Coming

One of my favorite Easter quotes is from an old sermon given by Sociologist and preacher, Tony Campolo. The quote is simply: “It’s Friday, but Sunday’s coming!” That statement speaks for itself. That Friday, 2000 years ago, ended as a day of death and defeat, but then...

The New Real Life and The Resurrection

Pastor Sean (podcasting from the Azzaro home) reminds us that this faith of ours is transcendent, despite any earthly issues (diseases) – it is the “underlying reality of the Universe” – Holy Week is here…the resurrection is the most...
COVID – 19, Checking In

COVID – 19, Checking In

Hey River City, How are you doing? I hope you are experiencing the Lord’s presence as we all walk through this challenging time together (as together as we can be with social distancing!). One of the greatest challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic is the uncertainty and...