The Pendulum
My in-laws had a grandfather clock complete with gears, chains, weights and pendulum. No matter how many times the weights were reset and the clock
Dave Knutson
April 1, 2021
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Perseverance Has Landed
At 7:50 AM, EST July 30, 2020, a spacecraft carrying the ‘Perseverance rover’ and its ‘Ingenuity helicopter’ lifted off from Cape Canaveral Florida. It soon
Dave Knutson
February 27, 2021
When Christ Who Is Our Life is Revealed
The first two chapters of Paul’s letter to the Colossians set out a doctrinal foundation for the teachings that follow. Paul did this as a
Dave Knutson
February 2, 2021
New Year Resolutions
Several decades ago a missionary home on furlough stood up to address the congregation. We were expecting good news about the work abroad and perhaps
Dave Knutson
January 5, 2021
God’s Spirit Within
The scriptures end with imagery very similar to the beginning. When the world was new and people were pure, God was there with them. Food
Dave Knutson
December 4, 2020
Congregational Life and Evangelism During the Pandemic
About 50 years ago, Francis Schaeffer identified ‘personal peace and affluence’ as the twin values of most Americans. Peace in the sense of freedom to
Dave Knutson
November 6, 2020
Consider the Lilies of the Field
Ipsos completed an online survey last month of about 1000 persons in each of 27 countries to identify and quantify what it was that people
Dave Knutson
October 11, 2020
For the Greater Progress of the Gospel
“Now I want you to know, brethren, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel,so that my imprisonment in the
Dave Knutson
September 2, 2020
Matters of Conscience
In the ‘Sermon on the Mount’1, Jesus assumed that his disciples would follow his example. In order to do so it was necessary for them
Dave Knutson
July 29, 2020
The Finality of Final Judgement
It doesn’t seem right somehow, that an opportunity lost might well be lost for good. That is just not how things ought to be and
Dave Knutson
June 12, 2020
Its Only Words
In October 1967 after Barry and Robin Gibb had each been arguing with different people they wanted to say something about the power of words.
Dave Knutson
May 15, 2020
The Second Mile
The Persians invented the first ‘pony express’i. Messengers who needed help could conscript it from those along the way. The Romans liked the practice and
Dave Knutson
February 11, 2020