Do you remember first learning how to drive? Dad or mom sitting in the passenger seatspouting directions, strenuously holding onto the emergency handle while they bite theirtongue. The anxious and ner...  Read More

As my family prepares to move to Mexico for a year, there are a lot of emotions as we pack, sayour good-byes, and plan to start teaching. Sarah has been scheduling all sorts of appointmentsfor us, to ...  Read More

In an effort to find “a way forward” during these challenging and divisive days, I’ve beenreading a lot. I recently read a refreshing book by Brant Hansen titled Unoffendable. Hansenexplores the anger...  Read More

A motivating verse for me in my ministry is John 17:20-21, where Jesus says to His Father, “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that al...  Read More

“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine according to his power that is at work within us…” (Ephesians 3:20) I can’t think of a better verse to begin as I reflect upo...  Read More

Stuff happens. Things in life don’t always go as you had planned. There aredisappointments, heartache, and pain. And the truth is, when the going getstough, the tough don’t always get going. Sometimes...  Read More

In last week’s newsletter, I referenced how there is a time to be busy and a time to rest. However, if we are honest with ourselves, rest can be really challenging for many of us. How well do you slow...  Read More

These last few weeks at Hope have been a whirlwind. We’ve had many beautiful things take place, and it’s required a great amount of prayer, resources, and volunteers!Two weeks ago, thirty-three Hopest...  Read More

Baptism Is The Start Of SomethingThis past Sunday we had an epic church celebration as we saw 62 Hopesters make their public profession of faith through the act of baptism. It was a sacred and holy oc...  Read More

Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. One person’sfaith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.(Romans 14:1-2). L...  Read More

Recently, I participated in a very difficult bicycle race. There was rough gravel, steep and numerous climbs, single track riding between trees, pastures to traverse, and heat. Before the race, the or...  Read More

Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. (Philippians 1:6)I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but...  Read More