Mark Sorensen

I remember when my kids were little, they loved to play the game, hide-and-seek. It’s actually kind of funny. They loved playing hide-and-seek but, in all honesty, they were terrible at that game. Really bad, …

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When He saw the crowds, He had compassion on them, …

I love a story I ran across last week preparing for this past Sunday’s message on discipleship. Read on… One day a man decided to quit. He wanted to quit his job, his relationship, everything. …

“When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. ‘Zacchaeus!’ He said. ‘Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.’ Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took …

In February of 1954, a Navy pilot set out on a night training mission from a carrier off of the coast of Japan. As he lifted off in stormy weather, his directional finder malfunctioned and …

I read an article recently that spoke to the power of an epitaph. What it says about us when we die is a window into how we lived our lives and what we found to …

Forgiveness. I loved a scene in the live-action movie Cinderella that came out in 2015. At the end of the movie, the prince finds Cinderella (despite the wicked stepmother’s attempts to lock her up), the …

The story goes that there was a wealthy old miser who lived in a small village and he visited a rabbi. Desiring a more simplistic, anger-free life, he asked the rabbi for advice. Taking his hand, …

It’s believed that Martin Luther was hoeing his garden one day when someone stopped and asked him the following question. “If you knew that today, beyond the shadow of a doubt that Jesus was coming …

I’m joining a few friends and walking through a year-long Bible reading commitment for 2018. We’re just a couple weeks in but I love the discussions and discoveries we’ve had of late. Take the book …

One thing I do: Forgetting what’s behind and straining towards what’s ahead, I press on towards the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. -Philippians 3:13-14 There’s …

I say often that I believe the Holy Spirit speaks, whispers and nudges us all on a daily basis. Yet, in an over-sensory world, how easy it can be to shrug off a “nudge” or …

“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for He has looked on the humble estate of His servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed …

Christmas time is hope time because love came down.    It was HOPE that spoke to Simeon in Luke 2 reminding him that God’s promises were true and the Messiah had come. And within this …