(This is the last point from Pastor Larry McKnight’s 8/16 teaching) Part Four: Articulating a Gospel of Reconciliation “My first attempt at articulating the gospel sums up in this point: Every person was reconciled to the Father by Jesus work...
Last week’s sermon from Pastor Larry (August 16) contained crucial elements of “understanding the Gospel” that are worthy of being read, read again, and submitted to prayer and Holy Spirit-led meditation. “Most of us are taught that sin separated...
“In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.” (Mark 1:35, NASB) “But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness...
I’ve learned something about adding water to outdoor hanging flowers: they are either terribly dry, or soaking wet. And the soaking-wet stage does not last very long, as the elements of wind and sun cause a 360-degree, 24-hour cycle...
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. I have often wondered if this well-known, even secularly-recognized Scripture is one which people often default to as a “final word” of explanation when life seems inextricably interwoven with chaos or misfortune. Often recognized as the “time...
Earlier this week, I unexpectedly stumbled onto a blog which described a scenario that was positively frightening: “This present state of helplessness and great concern has now finally engulfed the hearts of those Americans who had once clung onto...
When I read through the Gospels and think about the opposition and challenges Jesus encountered, I picture Him as resolute, always standing strong and never neglecting His “going about the Father’s business” while in the midst of adversity. At...
It was 11:15. Yes, at night. And I was already in bed. And the Spirit rose up and poured out such a wonderful piece of prose and praise to the Father and Son – a psalm, actually – that...
I was stunned by a convergence of personal learning and national events, last week. First, the personal learning: the resilience of the Lodgepole pine tree, especially in regards to its survival after a devastating forest fire. My “Outdoor Family...
Are you functional….or do you function? That’s an awkwardly phrased question. I admit it. When defined as a noun, Merriam-webster online describes “function” as a “professional or official position,” and I suspect that is where most of us live our lives, that...