Archive for March 2013

March 17, 2013 I Corinthians 11: 23-25 Rev. David Hansen Pine Valley Christian Church  A Banquet of Liberating Love  I want to begin by telling you how much I enjoy being here and being your pastor. You all really love this church and you love each other and that makes Pine Valley a good place…

PARTNERS FOR WICHITA  is thankful for our involvement in the Bags of Blessings.  We were part of the 40+ congregations and groups.  1,500 bags were made, which is a 25% increase from 2012!  The bags have been delivered to 33 helping services groups throughout Sedgwick County.

I am mindful today of my need, O God, and so I turn to you in prayer in the sanctuary of my home. When I feel overwhelmed by the difficulties of daily living, and hemmed in by fear and worry, let my conversation with you be the counterpoint to those events that cause me to…

William Sloane Coffin was a prophetic civil rights leader, a co-founder and president of SANE/FREEZE (the largest peace and justice group in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s), and a prolific writer. He wrote in Passion for the Possible, “Redemptive action is born of vision.” He elaborated, “You can’t think straight with a…

Luke 15: 11-32 March 10, 2103 Pine Valley Christian Church Rev. Dr. David Hansen Finding Our Way Home The parable of the Prodigal Son, also known as the Parable of the Waiting Father, is one of the best known of all the parables of Jesus. It speaks to deep places in us because it is…