Prodigals create seemingly impossible hurt. But there is hope. READ MORE
Forgiveness
Four Prayer Habits I Learned from My Mother
These are four habits regarding prayer I picked up from my prayer-warrior mom. Perhaps you can begin to implement them in your life today. READ MORE
Come Awake!
The world is crowded with Him. He walks everywhere incognito. READ MORE
If Jesus Did Not Rise . . .
The Gospel of John tells of Mary Magdalene who, upon discovering the empty tomb, is panicked by the idea the Lord has been “taken away” (John 20:13). First she deals with Jesus’ death, and now the possibility someone has stolen his body, perhaps as some cheap stunt. Whatever hope she had placed in Jesus seems READ MORE
A Personal Note to Our Seasoned Saints
The following is a personal letter I recently passed along to the hundreds of women and men among our older generations with New Hope Church. It gives a glimpse of a shepherd’s heart, the complexities of our day, and the gift which are our senior saints. Dear Friend, This isn’t your normal church letter. In READ MORE
Four Truths about Forgiveness
Joseph had been deeply wounded by his brothers. In their collective disdain for this seemingly favored son of their father, they trafficked him to those who would sell him into slavery. It is an awful and ugly story, but one to which the Most High God was attentive. Despite what anyone might have expected, and READ MORE