Author Archives: Steve Bilynskyj

It seems like a small thing in light of the disaster and heartache in Oklahoma, but Beth and I once lived in a place where the lights went out whenever the wind blew hard. And eventually, if the power was off long … Continue reading →

The philosopher in me slips out now and then. I see that the message for Pentecost this Sunday is the second sermon this year I’ve given a title with the word “truth” in it. Our text is John 14:8-17, the … Continue reading →

Last week I got a call to tell me that Brian, a leader among our friends at Church of the Servant King, had dropped dead of a heart attack after coming in from a run. I’ve known Brian for about … Continue reading →

Habit gets a bad rap these days. It’s an insult to call a person a “creature of habit,” suggesting that the one who lives life by rote, by a set of habitual activities, is almost beast-like, somehow sub-human. Instead we … Continue reading →

I was the only white boy at the birthday party. I have no direct, clear memory of that fact, but my mother told me about it when I was older and I know it because of her memory. It was second … Continue reading →

It’s time to go to bed and it’s all I can do to keep from clicking and watching the next episode. Once again I’m hooked on a TV series now available on Netflix. It’s a mystery show that slowly unravels … Continue reading →

I’m sharing this image of a wonderful sculpture by local artist Dan Chen. His work is my sermon without words, showing how the Cross of our Savior is transformed for us into the Tree of Life, lost in the garden … Continue reading →

In the last century, one of the facets of the Soviet era was the West’s awareness of Soviet doctoring of photographs to fit better with “official” history. Several examples can be found, including these images of the removal of a water … Continue reading →

There was some great spaghetti and pie after worship Sunday as we joined in a fund-raising meal for our Mexico mission team. In just a few weeks we’ll all sit down together again for our annual Easter brunch. And this coming … Continue reading →

O.K., I’m cheating. In our “Around the Word in Ninety Days” emphasis during the first 90 days of the year, we are following Terry Glaspey’s plan for reading some of the greatest chapters of Scripture, one each day. I covenanted to preach … Continue reading →