These are the collected "Focus on Faith" articles that Pastor Kirk Knudsen has written for the Kanabec County Times with a few other posts from Kirk mixed in.
At First Glance, It Looked Like Failure...
At first glance, Easter seemed like failure, but in the end, it was about victory....
When Hunkered Down in a Room, Jesus Meets Us
On Easter Sunday 2020, most churches didn't or couldn't meet as gathered Christians. Most of us were hunkered down in our rooms, actually or proverbially, waiting to see what happens. Before they knew of his resurrection, Jesus’ followers were afraid, hunkered down in a room (John 20:19-23). Uncertainty reigned until Jesus unexpectedly appeared. Today and in the coming days, through Covid-19 and beyond, Jesus will show up in our “locked rooms” bringing peace, commissioning us, and promising help....