Tag Archives: Bible
Ruth 1: Letting Go
Hope Church- where I pastor- is studying the Book of Ruth during the season of Lent. I love Ruth because it is short (4 chapters), yet in it we see many modern issues that allow the Holy Spirit to speak … Continue reading
What Are You Waiting For?
I’m not very good at waiting- or sitting still for that matter. If you call me on the phone, I usually have to stand up and pace around while we talk. But there is nothing like having to “hurry up … Continue reading
Sunday Follow-Up: Living as Peacemakers
This Sunday, at Hope Church, we are in our next-to-last week of our series on the Seven Deadly Sins. As we’ve looked at each deadly sin- we’ve examined one of the Beatitudes of Jesus in Matthew 5 that show us … Continue reading
Both/And > Either/Or
I like to eat. Often, when there is a selection of food and I’m given the choice of hand-cut, cooked in peanut oil french fries or freshly sliced, hand-breaded onion rings, I say yes. Because in my gluttony- two is … Continue reading
Sloth and Those Who Hunger for Justice
At Hope Church, we’re in a sermon series called SEVEN where each week, we look at one of the seven deadly sins (Pride, Envy, Sloth, Greed, Lust, Wrath, and Gluttony) as part of human condition and contrast it with the … Continue reading
Exiled Community 