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

Within the adoption world, “Gotcha Day” represents the day that a family brings an adoptedchild into their forever family. It’s a day of celebration and is something many adopted families celebrate on...  Read More

In the Scriptures, we see Jesus use four different metaphors to describe how His movement, the Kingdom of God, advances in our world. Jesus said it advances like salt, like light, like yeast, and like...  Read More

A few weeks ago, right in the middle of worship, a Hopester in front of me spilled her big cup of coffee. When she realized it, she looked around at the rest of us somewhat embarrassed and made a comm...  Read More

A couple weeks ago, the Hope ducks showed back up! We have a pair of ducks that come here every year and it makes my heart happy. It’s sort of the unofficial start to Spring for all of us around the o...  Read More