Words. They are hyper important. They are a really, really big deal. But, in our present world with electronic communication being our primary form of interaction, words are losing their value and eve...  Read More

Summertime is here! I’m not the biggest fan of summer. Hot weather and I are not the best of friends and the last week or two it has been HOT! With three small kiddos at home, my wife and I have been ...  Read More

Part of my preparation for Ride 4 Refugees is to humbly ask the Lord to direct me to a helpful portion of Scripture for each year on which to focus. This year our event was designated as Border 2 Bord...  Read More

Imagine when you get home from work this evening that you are forced to leave your house and you can only take possessions that would fit in a trash bag that you can carry. How would that make you fee...  Read More

It has only been four months since I officially took over the Missions role here at Hope. It feels like so much longer! Trying to wrap my head around all we do here at Hope has been a fun and humbling...  Read More

Our family had the pleasure of having an exchange student live with us this past school year. As I write this, my German “daughter,” Jil, is on a plane back to Germany and my house feels just a bit em...  Read More

I have always found the following verse to be very challenging, direct, and instructional. Ready? “Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied t...  Read More

There are things that words can’t describe. There are moments that make us feel really small, times when we look up and shake our heads in awe. Last weekend I just happened to be “in the middle of now...  Read More

Do you ever get out of bed in the morning with a groan? Do you sense changing weatherpatterns with the aches and pains in your bones? Does your Achilles tendon that you toreplaying pickleball ever fee...  Read More

Next week, I'll be heading out on a three-month sabbatical. I wrote about it a couple of weeks ago here. Please know that I am unbelievably grateful for this opportunity, and I understand that not eve...  Read More

Rising tensions and conflict in the Middle East. Solar Eclipses. Red-heifers. Earthquakes. In the past few months, I’ve heard each of these topics linked to the return of Jesus in some form or fashion...  Read More

In just a few weeks, I will start my Sabbatical. Starting on May 6 th I’ll be heading out for some extended time to rest, pray, connect with our Heavenly Father; I’m also grateful for the opportunity ...  Read More