MINISTERIAL SEARCH TEAM UPDATE

The Team met last Wednesday (January 8) to continue discussions of the candidates being considered for the position of Senior Minister.  We voted unanimously on a top candidate with whom to continue conversations.   In contacting her, we learned she and her family will be in the Wichita area this week (January 14-20), and the Search…

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Thanks to Carmen Bell we have a list of current issues before the state and federal legislatures. If you enter www.legislature.org, or type Kansas legislature into your search engine you will find information that will help you learn about issues of interest to you and ways to contact your legislator. Two of the issues we…

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NONVIOLENCE DISCUSSION / ACTION OPPORTUNITY

Thanks to all who came to Sunday’s conversation on Nonviolence.  I feel we had a great conversation and I thoroughly enjoy the opportunity for the intergenerational discussions that are able to be held within the safety of our church family.  (Especially when we don’t see eye to eye.)  Please remember to think of the two hands…

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We Live in Two Realms

January 19, 2014 Pine Valley Christian Church Matthew 5:1-12 Rev. David Hansen Jesus begins his ministry by telling us that the kingdom of God is at hand. It is upon us and among us and all around us. We are in the midst of the kingdom. God is not far away, but close at hand.…

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FROM OUR INTERIM PASTOR

We have launched our study of the Gospel of John, using John Shelby Spong’s The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic as our guide. If you were not able to attend the first session, or do not have a copy of Bishop Spong’s book, do not fear, there is a place at the table…

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