In Matthew 6:5-14, Jesus shares a teaching that has become the most widely recognized Biblical passage on prayer. As I was reading, the context and positioning of Jesus’ example of prayer caught my interest, anew. Jesus’ teaching is inserted...
First days of school are tough, especially if you have changed neighborhoods over the summer and are starting in a new school, mapping out and exploring an unknown territory of classrooms and lockers. Old friends are far removed. The...
(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...