Pastor Larry Sundin, Rock Springs Church When we look at all the problems in the world today, no one suggests that most of our conflict and pain are simply the result of rampant sin in our culture. One reason no one acknowledges this, is that people just don’t like to be called sinners. Rather, when…
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April 2026, Religion
The One Thing We Know for Sure
Pastor Ash Dotson, Oasis UMC The author(s) of John’s Gospel records Jesus speaking some pretty strong words against his antagonizers in John’s Gospel. Look to John 54b-55 where Jesus calls out many who claim to follow God, liars. I have to wonder if they actually came out of the frustrations of Jesus or out of…
Religion, April 2026
Justice and Repair of the World
Rev. Donna Vande Kieft On Sept. 11, 2001, a beautiful day in Lexington, Ky., I was between classes at seminary in the library when I heard about the first tower collapsing. Impossible to imagine the horror taking place in NYC. Enrolled in a class on New Testament Scriptures, our professor was a Jewish scholar. After…
April 2026, Religion
Spiritual Warfare
Pastor Frank DeFusco In Ephesians 6:11-12, Paul advises the believer to “Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes for our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual…