Have you seen this meme floating around social media the last week or so?  The first time I saw this on Facebook I just rolled my eyes a bit as I kept scrolling, but then over the next few days people on my newsfeed began to share it.  Suddenly, I was seeing this little attempt… Read More »

Have you ever read Matthew 14 & 15 in one reading?  Here is a basic breakdown of those two chapters.  In Matthew 14, Jesus feeds the 5000 and then he walks on water… in Matthew 15, Jesus heals a Canaanite woman’s daughter of demon possession and then he feeds the 4000.  One feeding took place… Read More »

This past weekend Lauri and I had supervision of our daughter and son-in-law’s one year old dog, Willow.  I don’t think I will ever get used to Lauri talking to Willow and calling me her “grandpa”, but whatever… though… come on… grandpa to a dog… that sounds a little weird, right?  But anyway, we enjoyed… Read More »

Well, it has been a sad week in the McKnight home this week.  Last Sunday afternoon we had to put down Molly, our family dog and companion of 10 years.  Just three weeks ago we discovered that Molly had advanced lung cancer.  We are grateful that she had a great quality of life that lasted… Read More »

Have you ever experienced this frustration?  You enter a highway onramp to prepare to merge with heavy traffic, but the person on the ramp right in front of you is tentative, and tries to merge at 45 MPH with traffic that is going 70 MPH.  AH!  Number 17 of Pastor Steve’s bad driving behavior pet… Read More »

In Acts 26 the Apostle Paul pleaded his legal case before King Herod Agippa.  King Agippa was the grandson of King Herod the Great.  The Jewish Religious leaders had levied many false charges against Paul, but they were unable to provide proof for their claims… which might have had something to do with the fact… Read More »

It’s been a difficult couple of weeks for America.  Shootings in Buffalo, Tulsa and Uvalde have shaken us to the very core of our beliefs.  While any death by violence is tragic, I still can’t wrap my mind around what took place in Uvalde, Texas.  My heart weeps as I type the word “children”… children… Read More »

I suppose if PS’s Ponderings has had any impact at all it has been partly so because I seek to be transparent when I write.  Sometimes it is a bit intimidating to be vulnerable, but I do trust the working of the Holy Spirit when I remember that when we are weak — He is… Read More »

I recently finished a project of building a fence around our garden.  For the past two years we have had to string an electric fence around it to protect our vegetables from deer, rabbits and raccoons.  It can be pretty discouraging to work all summer growing a garden just to have some varmint pilfer it.… Read More »

Last Sunday was such a joy for me!  I love seeing people serving joyfully!  When we say at CAC that we desire to be a church that seeks to Serve Your World, it’s not just a fancy catch phrase to make us appear as a caring people.  We hold three values highly — To Love… Read More »