A recent Saturday Night Live sketch depicts Zoom church. The fictional Mount Methuselah Tower of Prayer Baptist Church is conducting its Mother’s Day service online. And things do not go smoothly. Loud and sporadic “amen” responses make it nearly impossible for the pastor to preach. Background noises take center stage, like the sounds of parents disciplining… Read More
Many of us are facing the challenge of establishing new daily rhythms. Working from home means shorter commutes. Homeschooling and Zoom karate classes can happen anytime. We lack the normal ways to mark our days. Saturday is not much different from Tuesday without leaving for work or planned activities. Weddings and birthday parties happen on… Read More
On February 14-16, 23 of our middle school and high school students, together with 5 volunteer adult leaders, traveled up the mountain to Big Bear Lake for Winter Retreat 2020. The theme of the weekend was prayer. My hope for the students was that they would have the opportunity – through worship, spiritual practices, and small… Read More
Dear Congregation and Friends of Knox, Greetings to you this Lenten season. With the growing health concerns related to the COVID-19, I wanted to share with you how we as a congregation are responding in our worship services and communal practices. As in this and all things, we endeavor to be faithful to Christ’s call… Read More