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Small Groups Are Big!
I started attending Hope Church (then CCF) in 2010, and in the fall of that year joined my first small group (called a “care group”...
What’s so Important About Discipleship?
Without true followers who exhibit godly character and demonstrate the power of the Holy Spirit, it is impossible to build Kingdom...
Waterfallen
Something so beautiful should have inspired a gasp. A wide smile… Maybe a low whistle or a “WOW.” Everyone else in my family was...
Take a Breath
I’ve experienced many setbacks recently. These setbacks have forced me to rearrange my time on short notice and caused my mental...
Regret, Reluctance, or Running?
Some years ago, I felt, out of the blue, that I should write to my middle school English teacher and tell him what a great teacher he...
God Is Our Help
I hear many people talk about the “good old days” and how they miss them. I remember growing up as a child, going to school and...
Death, Where is your Sting?
“What did it look like when Gramma went up to heaven?” “Well, she looked like she was sleeping peacefully.” “NO, I mean what did SHE...
What Pleases God
Holy Spirit has had me thinking lately about what pleases God. When I considered the question, I discovered the answer wasn’t as...
The Pride of Low Self-Esteem
I have been reading a Bible plan about pride recently, and while it shares some great insights about the nature of the original sin,...