Advent Devotion: The Gospel for Outsiders
Written by Brian Davies Blessed Advent season to the RKD Family! Luke’s Gospel has often been called “the Gospel for outsiders,” and nowhere is that clearer than in the story of Christmas. While Matthew traces Jesus’ lineage through kings and patriarchs, Luke begins with two humble, unexpected people: Zechariah, a priest who doubts, and Mary, […]
Advent Devotional: What’s Life Like for You These Days?
by Tanner Olson What’s life like for you these days?That’s the question I’ve been asking my friends lately. It seems as though the older I get, the heavier life becomes.Death, disease, disappointment, and brokenness seem to dominate the conversation.Before, we used to talk about what life would become — the possibilities, the dreams, the […]
Unimaginable
Written by Benjamin Parviz When Jesus arrived at Lazarus’s tomb and told them to remove the stone, he was greeted with some indignation and rebuke. “He has been there for four days!” said Martha. “He will stink!” This interaction took place after Martha had already declared to Jesus her conviction that if Jesus had been […]
Empty
Written by Rev. Chris Paavola Empty isn’t usually a word we associate with good things. Like when the gas tank is empty, or when the bank account is empty, or when my kids put an empty cereal box back in the cabinet. (I don’t know why they do that.) Christians, however, have historically used a […]
The Boss is Coming Back: An Easter Devotion by Rev. Thomas Eggold
In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton and 27 crewmembers sailed from Plymouth, England, on a ship named The Endurance. On January 18, 1915, after five months at sea, the ship became stuck in polar pack ice. The crew waited patiently for the ice to shift and release the boat, but after many days they realized that […]