Like-Minded vs. Like-Hearted A few months ago, a Hopester shared with me that one of their favorite things about our church is that we are not so much like-minded as we are like-hearted. Since that … Read More
Make A Difference
Make A Difference As the Founding Pastor of Hope Community Church, also affectionately known as the Grand Poobah, thirty years ago my main focus was our beginning. Then it shifted to our year-to-year calling of … Read More
There Is A Lot Going On
There Is A Lot Going On Maybe you have noticed, but we’ve had a lot going on at Hope lately. Charlie Wells started as our new Executive Pastor, Ben and Callie are making a leap … Read More
The Call and God’s Timing
The Call and God’s Timing It’s been four years now that we have been here in Kansas. Callie and I have told the Lord from the beginning that we would go wherever he called us … Read More
An Exciting Announcement
An Exciting Announcement This past weekend I was able to announce something exciting, something that was a long time coming. Our Executive Pastor Search Team met for over seven months trying to find the perfect … Read More
What Season Are We In?
What Season Are We In? This summer our family was given the gift of some time off, and we have tried to take full advantage of it. We drove through fourteen different states and put … Read More
Helpless, Not Hopeless
Helpless, Not Hopeless Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a situation in which you had ZERO control and it felt like your life was over? I associate that same gut-wrenching feeling with … Read More
Why Wait Any Longer?
Why Wait Any Longer? At Hope, we usually encourage people to wait for our Annual Baptism service to be baptized, but every once in a while there’s a situation that warrants not waiting. This past … Read More
Healthy Things Grow, Growing Things Change
Healthy Things Grow, Growing Things Change Maybe you have heard it said that no one likes change, except for a wet baby. It’s mostly true. Most of us don’t like change, yet we live in … Read More