Have you ever been utterly amazed by what your mind does and can do? I had a friend in high school that could multiply 3 numbers by 3 other numbers and give you the answer without using a calculator. I remember being amazed by his mind. I am amazed at my mind too, but for a ...
There is a scene in one of the “Lord of The Rings” movies that has always stuck with me and meant a great deal to me. In the second film, “The Two Towers,” there is a scene towards the end with Sam and Frodo. In this scene, Frodo is reaching his breaking point. He has come ...
One of our favorite passages to quote and to celebrate at Hope Church is the Apostles' prayer in Acts 4:29-30, which Peter referenced in his blog post last week: "And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness, while you stretch ...
It is a dangerous thing to pray the prayers of the apostles. It is an even more dangerous thing for a whole church to fast and pray the prayers of the apostles. There is great expectation when that happens, and not without reason. Our God loves to answer prayers, and supremely so as they line up ...
Acts chapters 6 & 7 are some of my favorite chapters in the whole book of Acts. Stephen is a man who I greatly desire to live like and resemble. The reason I want to live my life like Stephen lived his was because Stephen understood what the point and purpose of his life was: to bring glory to ...
It is a tough but honest truth of our Christian existence in the West that our priorities are often gravely misplaced. This occurs because our paradigm is misaligned. And that occurs because the lens through which we see the world is generally more shaped by our context and church tradition than ...
46 cents. An amount so miniscule that it can’t even buy a Coke any more. Yet so big it can change the world. That’s what was given toward a missionary home complex in Nasir, South Sudan this week. All courtesy of two kids overhearing their parent’s conversation… I had ...
“Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you ...
As our Lord was about to ascend from this earth, His last words were on discipleship. The command to make disciples of all people was His Great Commission to His followers. Discipleship is to be a core element to our being. Yet few of us are discipled and as a result, few know how to disciple ...
We live in a results oriented culture and society. We live in a place where often times the worth of an individual is defined by what he or she has. We are also excellent at playing the comparison game. It is so easy to look at what another person has and feel the weight of the world pressing on ...
