This past week I had the pleasure of going on the high school mission trip with 18 truly incredible teenagers. Because I serve primarily in adult ministries, I do not often get to see up close and per...  Read More

In June of 1975 a movie was released that changed people’s view of the ocean forever. The movie? Jaws. (Raise your hand if an eerie two-note toon is now playing in your head.) Who knew a single movie ...  Read More

If you ask the right person, they might reveal that I can tend to procrastinate when it comes to getting certain things done. But I might offer to you the nuanced opinion that I just work better under...  Read More

If you’ve been around Hope for a while, then you’ve probably noticed that I have the hardest time loving people that are uber religious. I’m not talking about people who are faithfully trying to follo...  Read More

What are some unique pairings in life?Somewhere along the way someone took the ingenious step of joining peanut butter and jelly and making what is individually tasty, all together superior by combini...  Read More

This coming Sunday, I am going to walk through Proverbs, Chapter 3, which contains one of the most well-known of all the Proverbs.“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own unders...  Read More

We are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. (1 John 3:2)A few weeks ago, I was readi...  Read More

These past few weeks at Hope have been a beautiful, love-filled, Jesus-inspired whirlwind of activity! We’ve had many beautiful things take place, and it’s required a great amount of prayer, resources...  Read More

A couple of weeks ago, I asked you for your thoughts on the future of the newsletter. I heard from a good mix of Olders and Youngers, long-time Hopesters and new Hopesters. I was encouraged to see tha...  Read More

Dear Hopesters,John C. Maxwell has written, “Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” Right and true.THINGS CHANGE. A constant of life is change. It’s just part of the definition of our earthly exis...  Read More

Do you ever regularly do something that you do not enjoy? I’ll be honest with you: writing this newsletter is one of those things for me. I enjoy writing a sermon that I then get to share orally, but ...  Read More

Not long ago, I sat through a presentation from a business man sharing 8 characteristics of a Leader. It was your typical list: a servant, has vision, inspires, builds relationships, etc. However, the...  Read More