From parking lots to keypad locks, some big upgrades are happening at Hope! Wondering how a mystery "gift" vehicle, lightning strikes, and Homeland Security fits in? ...  Read More

Picture this: you’re an alien landing in Andover, KS (of all places) or maybe just a friend with zero church background, and you stumble onto our Baptism Sunday. You see us dunking people underwater w...  Read More

Pop quiz: Who’s the first person in the Bible described as being filled with the Holy Spirit? Most people guess someone like Moses, or maybe a prophet like Elijah. But the answer? Bezalel. Yep. Not...  Read More

I learned a new word this week—one I’d never heard before but immediately recognized in my own life. The word is sciamachy. It comes from old Greek and means shadow fighting—swinging away at an oppon...  Read More

There’s this moment I still remember, sitting in the parking lot, with my head on the steering wheel. I had just gotten news I didn’t want—news that didn’t make sense, and didn’t fit the plan I had in...  Read More

Life is hard on us all. Even those who seem to have it all together, often times, inwardly struggle the most. We all have our hang-ups, phobias, fears, hurts, past painful experiences, scars, bumps, a...  Read More

I remember a night I was at one of my kids’ games, just doing the normal parent thing—camped out on the bleachers, trying to follow the action. And you know how it goes: game starts, phone buzzes, you...  Read More

In 1973, a group of social psychologists ran an experiment on compassion. Their test subjects were seminary students at Princeton—surely a compassionate bunch, right? The question was: who would stop...  Read More

I’ve found myself praying for healing more lately. For the wounded. For those who've walked away. For those hanging on by a thread. But I’ve also been reflecting on something that brings me peace......  Read More

Did you know one of the latest trends is sitting on an airplane and doing… absolutely nothing? No phone, no laptop, no book. Just stillness. When I read that, I had to laugh—because that was basically...  Read More

Maybe you've heard by now, but if not: lightning struck our building. Literally. During one of the storms that rolled through recently, it seems a lightning bolt hit our Barn and knocked out our serv...  Read More

You’d think, having been a Christian my whole life, by my 40’s I’d have my identity in Christ firmly established. But learning who I am – and more importantly, loving who I am – has been a looong proc...  Read More