Dear Friends, “O come, o come, Emmanuel” “Come, Thou long-expected Jesus” “The world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angel’s sing.” “Long lay the world in sin and error pining.” Waiting, as you can read and sing, is a frequent theme of Christmas carols. Waiting is an attitude of the season. We wait to […]
Kent Hansen
A Word of Grace – November 20, 2017
Dear Friends, At 7:30 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, I head out for a 10:00 appointment in Los Angeles sixty-four miles away. Yes indeed, that is two and one-half hours to travel what should take about an hour most places. Welcome to Southern California. My friend, Garrett, our Public Affairs Officer, picks me up at […]
A Word of Grace – November 13, 2017
Dear Friends, When an attendant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. His servant said, “Alas, master! What shall we do?” He replied, “Do not be afraid, for there are more with us than there are with them.” […]
A Word of Grace – November 6, 2017
Dear Friends, I urge Euodia and I urge Synchte to be of the same mind in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you also, my loyal companion, help these women, for they have struggled beside me in the work of the gospel, together with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are in […]
A Word of Grace – October 30, 2017
Dear Friends, Fear is an extremely unpleasant emotion. It anticipates pain, danger, or a threat beyond human control. I once asked my office manager, a wise woman, why the administrators and employees of one of our Christian clients were so tentative in making decisions and passive-aggressive in expressing their opinions. “They’re afraid,” she answered. “Afraid […]