Jairus’ Daughter
Aaron Bjorklund2025-06-19T10:33:56-06:0021 When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. 22 Then one of the synagogue [...]
Totally Awesome!
Kathleen Petersen2022-11-11T19:46:37-07:00Today’s full story is found in Mark 5:1-20, Luke 8:26-39, and Matthew 8:28-34. In all three gospels, the encounter I’ll talk about took place after Jesus unsettled his disciples by instantly calming a storm [...]
Podcast Episode
Aaron Bjorklund2025-06-19T10:33:57-06:00By Alex Walton & Aaron Bjorklund In addition to our daily devotional readings we also produce a weekly podcast in which we discuss the previous Sunday’s sermon topic. Over the next few weeks we [...]
What Is Hospitality Anyway?
Grace Hunter2022-11-05T12:03:51-06:00When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, "Blessed is the man who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God." Jesus replied: "A certain man [...]
The Extreme RSVP
Aaron Bjorklund2025-06-19T10:33:57-06:004 “Then he sent some more servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to [...]
Party Excuses
Kathleen Petersen2022-11-05T10:22:36-06:00Luke 14 is packed with hospitality insights. It's customary to view hospitality as the responsibility of the one preparing and hosting a celebration. But Jesus’ story in verses 15-24 illustrates an equally meritorious aspect [...]
An Extravagant King
Carolyn Schmitt2022-11-04T22:34:59-06:00For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but [...]
Podcast Episode
Aaron Bjorklund2025-06-19T10:33:57-06:00By Alex Walton, Jessica Rust, & Aaron Bjorklund In addition to our daily devotional readings we also produce a weekly podcast in which we discuss the previous Sunday’s sermon topic. Over the next few [...]
Our First, Ongoing, and Final Enemy
Kathleen Petersen2022-10-29T10:39:50-06:00Earlier this week, people engaged in rituals around Halloween, All Saints Day, and Day of the Dead. What are the origins of these observances? Among other things, they are acknowledgements that every human being [...]
Our Bodies As “Seeds”
Carolyn Schmitt2022-10-29T10:16:28-06:00Some skeptic is sure to ask, “Show me how resurrection works. Give me a diagram; draw me a picture. What does this ‘resurrection body’ look like?” If you look at this question closely, you [...]
