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Jan Alan McKenzie

A Pastor

Women's Ordination: A change in priesthood.

Here are some thoughts and questions I've had regarding the role of women in ministry. They are b...

Jan Alan Posted on July 10th, 2015

Readings in Revelation: "And a great sign appeared in heaven".

Rev. 12.1-2 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon unde...

Jan Alan Posted on March 1st, 2015

Readings in Revelation: Notes on the "loud voice" of Revelation 12.10-11

And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of o...

Jan Alan Posted on March 1st, 2015

Communing at the Cross

During communion today, as the juice was in my hand, I was reading in Matthew 27 on the crucifixi...

Jan Alan Posted on February 15th, 2015

Reading Revelation: To the tune of angel choirs

Once upon a time in the south, in Somerset, Kentucky, I was painting a rich man’s new home before...

Jan Alan Posted on February 5th, 2015

A Note On What I'm Up To Now...

Since my interim pastoral position ended on Oct. 1, 2014 I have started a new venture to keep me ...

Jan Alan Posted on November 13th, 2014

Through the Door

I want, I need, to meditate on the sacrifice Christ made for me and all of us. Our salvation is ...

Jan Alan Posted on November 13th, 2014

The Seventh-day Adventist Mission

At heart the Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Christian reform movement centered in the gospel o...

Jan Alan Posted on July 18th, 2014

Core Principles of Christian Ministry

Christian ministers are also referred to in the Bible as pastors and shepherds. In accepting thes...

Jan Alan Posted on June 27th, 2014

Since I Was A Child

Since I was a child I've always leaned toward or lived on the serious side of life. Not always we...

Jan Alan Posted on May 12th, 2014

John Donne: A Hymn To God The Father

A Hymn To God The Father Wilt thou forgive that sin where I begun,  Which ...

Jan Alan Posted on May 12th, 2014

Costly Grace | Dietrich Bonhoeffer

First published in 1937, Bonhoeffer's opening chapter of his work on the Sermon on the Mount rema...

Jan Alan Posted on April 9th, 2014

The Irony of the Cross | Crucified with Christ

Many are drawn to Jesus for comfort, healing, and forgiveness. yet it as "Christ crucified" we fi...

Jan Alan Posted on March 30th, 2014

The River City Wellness Group | Donations Needed

Here is some basic info on a non-profit I am rolling out in Louisville, Ky to serve the “under-se...

Jan Alan Posted on March 25th, 2014

Jesus | How to Rest in Him

“In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength." ~ I...

Jan Alan Posted on March 24th, 2014

"And the Sabbath was Beginning" | Our Sabbath Rest

Luke 23.52-54 "This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then he took it down and...

Jan Alan Posted on March 22nd, 2014

The Crucified Mind

The Crucified Mind, in human language, is the mind of God. Such is the mind the Christian prays t...

Jan Alan Posted on March 21st, 2014

List | Bible Quotes of Comfort For Those Who Grieve

Here is a list of Bible quotes that many find helpful as they mourn the loss of a loved one or ar...

Jan Alan Posted on March 17th, 2014

Relief From Our Worries

Philippians 4.6,7 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with th...

Jan Alan Posted on March 15th, 2014

Pray For A Crucified Heart

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? I the LORD...

Jan Alan Posted on March 15th, 2014

Disappointed With God? | Easter Expectations

The cross of Christ is reproduced daily in the heart of his disciples. This is what discipleship ...

Jan Alan Posted on March 15th, 2014

Crucifixion And The Normal Christian Life

The apostle Paul did not say he "wished" he was crucified with Christ, but that he already was. B...

Jan Alan Posted on March 15th, 2014

Our Father in Heaven | Sermon Podcast, July 23, 2011

On July 22, 2011, Anders Breivik killed 77 people who were camping on an island in the region of ...

Jan Alan Posted on March 13th, 2014

Cross Seed | The Kingdom of God is Like a Single Mustard Seed

First published at The Jericho Road, July 24, 2006 What is the cross like, we ask Jesus. He rep...

Jan Alan Posted on March 12th, 2014

I Am An Addict | How I Am Recovering

I am a recovering addict, clean and sober since 1995. What follows is a brief selection of passag...

Jan Alan Posted on March 9th, 2014

Hidden God, Hidden Christian

The following are principles drawn from a meditation on Luther’s theology of the cross, particula...

Jan Alan Posted on March 8th, 2014

HIS Terrible Act

EDIT: Reposted from the The Jericho Road, June 4, 2009 “In His temple doth everyone speak of His...

Jan Alan Posted on March 7th, 2014

Crossing God (Reposted)

The cross of Christ draws us into itself until his story becomes ours. It is this drawing of men ...

Jan Alan Posted on March 7th, 2014

Link > The Concept of the Antichrist | Part 5 of 5 | Dr. Jon Paulien

Here is part 5 of 5 of Dr. Jon Paulien’s series, The Concept of the Antichrist. Dr. Paulien has b...

Jan Alan Posted on March 7th, 2014

Link > The Concept of the Antichrist | Part 4 of 5 | Dr. Jon Paulien

Here is part 4 of 5 of Dr. Jon Paulien’s series, The Concept of the Antichrist. Dr. Paulien has b...

Jan Alan Posted on March 7th, 2014

Link > The Concept of the Antichrist | Part 3 of 5 | Dr. Jon Paulien

Here is part 3 of 5 of Dr. Jon Paulien’s series, The Concept of the Antichrist. Dr. Paulien has b...

Jan Alan Posted on March 7th, 2014

Near to the Heart of God

To honor Karen and Lew Edwards, saints of God in suffering with Christ. "Being found in appearan...

Jan Alan Posted on March 6th, 2014

Link > The Concept of the Antichrist: Part 2 of 5 | Dr. John Paulien

Here is part 2 of 5 of Dr. Jon Paulien’s series, The Concept of the Antichrist. Dr. Paulien has b...

Jan Alan Posted on March 6th, 2014

Building a Social Media Base | And what I'm up to

First, a link with what I think would be common sense tips for growing your influence in social m...

Jan Alan Posted on March 4th, 2014

Last Day Things: How to Meet False Teaching and False Teachers

Edit Note: Because of eye surgeries and retina problems I write with one eye closed, so I sometim...

Jan Alan Posted on March 4th, 2014

Link > The Concept of the Antichrist: Part 1 of 5 | Dr. John Paulien

The author, Dr. Jon Paulien, has been Dean of the School of Religion, Loma Linda University, from...

Jan Alan Posted on March 3rd, 2014

Revelation 15.5 | On The Sabbath Covenant Sign in Heaven

"After this I looked, and I saw in heaven the temple —that is, the tabernacle of the covenant law...

Jan Alan Posted on February 28th, 2014

The Music of the Word

I'd like to offer a few thoughts on the nature of music as it is used in the Word, in Christ the ...

Jan Alan Posted on February 27th, 2014

Our Hunger and Thirst for Loving Relationships

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled". Mt. 5.6 T...

Jan Alan Posted on February 23rd, 2014

A Sabbath Morning Meditation On John 1.1-5

I have spent nearly 40 years contemplating the truths laid out with such simple eloquence in thes...

Jan Alan Posted on February 22nd, 2014

Since becoming a Christian in 1975 | Reflections on my life in the Kingdom of God

Since becoming a Christian in 1975 I began a new life in the Kingdom of God. Everything about me ...

Jan Alan Posted on February 21st, 2014

A Question About Christological Method

I just made the following query to an online friend with experience in such things, and thought I...

Jan Alan Posted on February 4th, 2014

Living and Ministering the Grace of God in Christ

"I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ ...

Jan Alan Posted on February 4th, 2014

First Try At The New Evernote Blog Service

I’m trying out Evernote’s blogging platform. It's beta so there may be some bugs, as Evernote adv...

Jan Alan Posted on February 1st, 2014