In my Palm Sunday sermon, posted on the PVCC website thanks to Julie Lane, I offer two interpretations of Good Friday and Easter. One interpretation comes from the twelfth century. Anselm, the second Archbishop of Canterbury, created a theory of “at-one-ment” or atonement. Accordingly, sin created a separation between God and humanity. God’s sense of… Read more A MEDIATION FOR EASTER PEOPLE . . . FROM OUR INTERIM PASTOR
Palm Sunday March 24, 2013 Pine Valley Christian Church Rev. David Hansen Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem as a bearer of God’s grace and an ambassador of God’s love. He knew that he was living on the outer edge of risk and possibility. But he was willing to go there for the sake of… Read more Bringing Faith Into the Light*
We received a “Thank You, PVCC” from Rev. Sally C. Fahrenhold, Coordinator of Partners for Wichita, for our financial contribution of $100 and for the donation of extra food to supplement the box lunches. Partners for Wichita now serves 5,000 meals during the week in 14 different locations. And, our financial gift was increased with… Read more THANK YOU, PVCC
On Palm Sunday Jesus enters Jerusalem riding on a borrowed donkey. It fits a gospel pattern of transformative moments. A Samaritan woman comes to the well for water and goes home a preacher. A child breaks into the inner circle of discipleship and is welcomed. Tax collectors and debtors sit at the table together and… Read more Transforming Presence of God in Your Life
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… Read more A Banquet of Liberating Love
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… Read more A PRAYER IN A TIME OF NEED for the Fifth Week of Lent, March 17th
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… Read more Our Lenten Journey
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… Read more Finding Our Way Home
The IWJ Kansas Faith and Labor Forum sponsored by Pine Valley Christian Church was held on March 8th. The band, Shoulder to Shoulder, brought us great energy and inspiring music. Martin Eddy, representing the International Aerospace and Machinists Union, Tammy Chaffee of the Communications Workers of America, Stuart Elliot of the United Postal Workers Union,… Read more March 8th Forum on Faith and Labor a Resounding Success!