In the early 90’s, country singer Garth Brooks released a song that got everyone thinking about prayer. Garth sang about a time when he and his wife ran into his former high school girlfriend. Garth … Read More

Once, when I was in college, I had a friend share with me how he “miraculously” scored an 88% on his chemistry exam.  My friend had forgotten to study for his test, walked into class, … Read More

As I was looking through my social media feed this past week, I saw something a long-time Hopester had posted. He was sharing about the “Beautiful Things” section of our services and mentioned that we … Read More

When you were a kid, did you ever make your own Scratch Art? Did you ever take a piece of plain white paper and then randomly with a heavy hand lay down various colors of … Read More

At the end of the year we start seeing the “Best of the Year” lists pop up:  the “Top 10 Movies of 2019,” the “10 most Powerful Images of 2019,” the “Most Influential People of … Read More

A week ago, I was heading downtown with my daughter and one of her friends, and we got to drive on the newly-opened, almost completed Kellogg. It was amazing! The girls had wide eyes and … Read More

“Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. Do not neglect your gift, which was given you… Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, … Read More

I was standing among thousands of other worshipers this past week, caught up in an environment full of excitement, expectation, loud music, and dazzling lights. Though many of us were strangers, we quickly bonded over … Read More

Just over a week ago, I was sitting in a local coffee shop. It’s a place Liz and I visit frequently on my day off, enough that the workers behind the counter know our names. … Read More

As I was stoking the fire on this cold morning, I found myself thinking about the winter season that is ahead of us. On multiple occasions this summer, I was caught longing for the day … Read More