Written by Dawn Rutan I’ve been listening to Christmas music recently. (Doesn’t everyone do that at Easter?) I was reminded again the “Joy to the World” was not written as a Christmas song. It really refers much more to the Second Coming of Christ when He comes in victory than of His incarnation in humility. […]
Written by Dawn Rutan Last Sunday’s sermon included Mark 11:25 (ESV), “And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses,” along with the question, who do you need to forgive? I confess that my first thought was “myself.”
Written by Dawn Rutan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the disappointments Jesus encountered with His friends and family while on earth: “He said to [His parents], ‘Did you not know that I must be in My Father’s house?’” (Luke 2:49 ESV). “And when His family heard it, they went out to seize Him,
This week in our House to House group’s discussion, 2 Peter 3:9 was brought up: The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. (ESV) I have to admit that this verse bothers me
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Recently, I had the experience of feeling more kinship on a particular issue with someone who lives 4,000 miles away than I do with people within a four-mile radius. While it is true that the body of Christ transcends national, cultural and language barriers, it is also true that local churches often fail to create
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Written by Dawn Rutan I’ve read several things recently on the subject of prayer in general, and I’ve been thinking about the Lord’s Prayer in particular. I don’t come from a tradition that recites the Lord’s Prayer on a regular basis, so I haven’t spent a lot of time thinking about it. I’ve also been
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