Written by Dawn Rutan I wasn’t going to post this since I’ve written similar things recently, but it occurred to me that if an idea is repeatedly stirring in my mind, it is probably doing the same to other folks. So here’s what’s on my mind: In Prone to Love, Jason Clark talks about the […]
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Written by Dawn Rutan for our denomination’s Prayer Emphasis Month blog. After memorizing Romans 8 last year, this year I jumped back a couple chapters to memorize Romans 6. Verse 6 in the ESV says, “We know that our old self was crucified with Him in order that the body of sin might be brought
In our study of Mark we’ve seen six demonic altercations in the first seven chapters. What’s going on here? Is this what ministry should look like today? Should our seminaries offer exorcism classes? Should pastors devote equal time to preaching, counseling, visitation and demon wrangling? If not, why not? Here are three considerations to keep
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A few weeks ago I ran short on time and couldn’t address the following passage in my sermon. It’s a mysterious bit of teaching about Elijah that can leave us scratching our heads. And they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?” And he said to them, “Elijah does come
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Written by Dawn Rutan I shared this quote from Tony Reinke in The Joy Project on Facebook: “God’s glory and our most blissful joy collide into one end. Our collective joy requires majesty. We can have no true joy apart from his grandeur. To delight in God’s glory is the weightiest matter in the universe.
Written by Dawn Rutan We’re all familiar with the scriptural admonition that is often repeated at weddings, “So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate” (Matthew 19:6 ESV). The Apostle Paul repeated part of this verse in Ephesians 5:31 and then adds, “This mystery