by joe | Dec 11, 2020 | Newsletter
I have never gotten over being a son of God through my relationship with Jesus. It is probably related to what He saved me from. My heart goes out to those that are living with uncertainty and fear. We who know Jesus have so much to live for.I wanted to give a shout...
by joe | Dec 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
It is hard to believe that we are now into the Traditional Christmas Season. It just does not seem the same. I am reminded that if we stripped away all the social events and extras of the cultural Christmas celebration that we still have something to celebrate. The...
by joe | Dec 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
We have been working on the church site since late winter 2015. It was hard to “see” what the site could and would become at that time. I have noticed that most people are challenged with translating what is on a paper drawing like a building blue print to...
by joe | Nov 25, 2020 | Newsletter
I hope that you will take time, in whatever format that happens to be this year, to celebrate the Lord’s faithfulness and blessing in your life this Thursday. We have so much to be thankful for and especially for those of us that belong to Jesus. Happy Thanksgiving!...
by joe | Nov 25, 2020 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
My guess would be that thankfulness does not come naturally for most of us. It seems we are more proficient at finding things that are wrong then celebrating all the good. It does not take much work to fixate on one thing that is not right and...
by joe | Nov 20, 2020 | Newsletter
I want to give a shout out to Pastor Berney for covering our time together this past Sunday. Caryl and I were attending church for our granddaughter’s dedication. What a blessing to be able to support our adult children and our grandkids. It was also special to be...
by joe | Nov 20, 2020 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
I never cease to be surprised by the wrong perspectives that I have on life. I want to touch on one of these today- the perception that things in life just happen without any participation on my part. Now I know that there are many things that...
by joe | Nov 12, 2020 | Newsletter
I am so thankful that I belong to the Lord and that I have access to God’s Word. I have found it to be a great source of comfort and insight with all the things happening in 2020. I trust the Lord to guide us in reaching more people for him in our changing times. I...
by joe | Nov 12, 2020 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
It is amazing the people the Lord uses to accomplish His work in our world. This is something that I have been aware of at each turn from the launch of Living Hope in 2001, through each of the last 19 plus years and even with our existing site development. It is...
by joe | Nov 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
2020 has not let us down. It reminds me of riding “Space Mountain” not knowing what is coming next with all the twists, turns and drops. Yes we may get thrown around on a corner, feel our stomach drop out on a drop, let out a scream or scare us to death. I can enjoy...
