Years ago, I came across a restaurant that was having a warehouse sale. I walked through the dark warehouse and saw bins of old silverware, plates, and cups. There were also broken, run-down appliance...  Read More

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been grateful as I’ve watched so many Hopesters engage with poetry. As a New Year is upon us, I thought I’d share a poem that often speaks to me when I’m looking at new e...  Read More

In 1988, as Hope’s Founding Pastor, I wrote our first-ever “Weekly Letter.” An actual, paper letter we sent through the mail! At that time, email wasn’t really a thing (AOL wasn’t even launched yet!),...  Read More

Do you know stories from the Bible, but don’t know how they fit together? Do weird names of people and events in the Bible confuse you? Would you like to understand them?...  Read More

Have you ever noticed how some of life’s clearest moments come when we’re alone? Maybe it’s in the shower when there are no screens to distract you, or when you’re driving by yourself and your mind ca...  Read More

Christmas is just around the corner, and if you’re anything like me, you might feel the pull of the season’s busy demands. The calendar fills up, the to-do lists grow, and somewhere in all of it, we c...  Read More

In a world obsessed with productivity, efficiency, and speed, we’ve lost our appreciation for the unhurried and the reflective. We push ourselves and each other to constantly achieve, often missing th...  Read More

But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand. 1 Chron 29:14  Check out thi...  Read More

The way we pronounce certain words can reveal more about us than we might think. Do you call it "Grenn-ich" Road or "Green-witch"? Is it the "Arkansaw" River or the "Ar-KANSAS" River? Pronunciation ca...  Read More

Right before I went on sabbatical a friend gave me a book of prayers. I read many of them but the prayer below is the one I found myself frequently returning to. ...  Read More

It’s clear that this election has caused many in our nation to feel anxious, fearful, and even angry at times. In light of this, I want to invite us to pause and reflect on something that seems elusiv...  Read More

Why are we talking so much about those who live in poverty, or the under-resourced around us? And why should someone attend the Bridges out of Poverty event this Saturday?In this week's video newslett...  Read More