by David Wahlstedt | Jun 14, 2026 | Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
In Numbers 27 we encounter Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah—five sisters whose names are forever etched into the biblical record of justice. Facing the loss of their family’s inheritance simply because they were women in a patriarchal land system, they did...
by David Wahlstedt | Jun 7, 2026 | Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
In 2 Samuel 14, King David was stuck in a policy deadlock. He was grieving his estranged son Absalom, but as King and Judge, he didn’t know how to bridge the gap between his legal duty and his fatherly heart. He was paralyzed by the complexity of the situation...
by David Wahlstedt | May 31, 2026 | Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
In 2 Kings 22, when King Josiah’s workers found the lost Book of the Law in the Temple ruins, the nation had reached a spiritual crisis point. They realized they had been living in total ignorance of God’s Word for generations. The King was devastated, tearing his...
by David Wahlstedt | May 24, 2026 | Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
Conflicts have a way of gaining their own destructive momentum. When General Joab brought his army to the gates of Abel to catch a single rebel named Sheba in 2 Samuel 20, he was prepared to destroy an entire city to get his man. The battering rams were in position,...
by David Wahlstedt | May 17, 2026 | Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
History is often written by the loudest voices, but it is frequently saved by the quietest ones. In 2 Kings 11, when Queen Athaliah seized the throne and began a systematic purge of the royal family, the future of God’s promise to David hung by a single, fragile...
by David Wahlstedt | May 10, 2026 | Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
We often think that to change the world, we need a platform, a title, or a high-ranking seat. But in the opening pages of 2 Kings 5, we meet a girl who had none of those things. She was a captive, a victim of war, and an unnamed servant in the house of her enemy,...
by David Wahlstedt | May 3, 2026 | Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
Death feels painfully final. When we stand at a graveside, the logic of the world tells us that the story is over. In Mark 12, an elite group of religious leaders called the Sadducees approached Jesus. They didn’t believe in the resurrection of the dead, so they tried...
by David Wahlstedt | Apr 26, 2026 | Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
Have you ever met someone who is incredibly smart, knows all the right answers, but completely lacks compassion? In the religious world of Jesus’ day, this was a common problem. The religious elite had memorized the law, debated the theology, and perfected their...
by David Wahlstedt | Apr 19, 2026 | Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
It’s easy to look like a Christian on the outside while your heart is a million miles away from God. In fact, we can learn to play the part so well that we even fool ourselves. The religious leaders in Jesus’ day were masters of the part. They had created...
by David Wahlstedt | Apr 12, 2026 | Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
No one likes to be rejected. Being told that you don’t fit the mold, that you aren’t wanted, or that you aren’t good enough is a uniquely painful human experience. Yet the entire foundation of the Christian faith rests on a Savior who was ultimately...
