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.
What Is God Doing?
In the struggle of Covid-19, what is God doing? What is he doing in me and in the world? Why are so many of us experiencing uncertainty, anxiousness, and suffering in such unprecedented ways? Here are a few thoughts about that....
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....