Jun 14, 2019 | Weekly Thoughts
Pastor’s Word. “While the cat’s away, the mice come out to play!” I don’t remember when or in what context I heard this aged expression, but it did come to mind when I began planning for my sabbatical this summer. The thought being that people might be tempted...
Jun 7, 2019 | Weekly Thoughts
Pastor’s Word. This past Monday Steve and I had the opportunity to attend a training held at the Andover Police Station entitled, Protecting Your House of Worship with Compassion. There were a number of items covered that might need to be considered over the...
May 24, 2019 | Weekly Thoughts
Pastor’s Word. Sometimes it’s just necessary to state the obvious. Case in point. How should Christians “feel” about senseless acts of violence against people just because they are different, such as the two transgender individuals murdered...
May 17, 2019 | Weekly Thoughts
Pastor’s Word. In 2000 I have the privilege to travel with Christina and our two sons to Burkina Faso. Burkina is one of the poorest countries in the world and is in sub-Sahara West Africa. I was invited by Joel Gray, a missionary that Hope supports (but this...
May 11, 2019 | Weekly Thoughts
Pastor’s Word. 68 cents. I was floored when I did the math and figured out that if Hope’s per person giving averaged just $0.68 more each week, we would be fully funding our budget. A budget which is intentionally and prayerfully designed to make a Kingdom...
Apr 12, 2019 | Weekly Thoughts
Pastor’s Word “Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a noble thing for Me.” We encountered this statement of Jesus last Sunday in Mark 14. It is one of those statements that challenges us to stop and reflect, which is perfect timing since we...
