by joe | May 16, 2019 | Newsletter
Wow, what a great weekend. Thanks to everyone that joined us Sunday to honor Moms!The great news this week is that we have obtained our Site Development Activity Permit. Our permit was approved at our Pre-Construction meeting on Tuesday at the county. The work on the...
by joe | May 9, 2019 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
We are told that this weekend, our communication system, will face their highest volumes all year long. The event that causes the burden on our nations phone system? You guessed it, Mother Day. This Sunday is a holiday that has been set aside...
by joe | May 9, 2019 | Newsletter
We are looking forward to being home at Living Hope this Sunday as we celebrate Mother’s Day. This past weekend we celebrated our youngest daughter’s graduation from Corban University. It is hard to believe that our youngest child has received her Bachelor’s degree....
by joe | May 2, 2019 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
I am sure that many of us at some point have been told to “Do as a I say, not as I do!” We may have even used that with our own children. The underlying positive aspect to that statement is to listen to those authorities in our lives. The negative aspect is that...
by joe | May 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
I want to give out shout out to Pastor Berney and everyone that made it possible for Caryl and I to get away this past weekend. We made the journey east of the mountains to celebrate the birthdays with three of our grandsons. I made a commitment to make time with my...
by joe | Apr 24, 2019 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
Trusting God is not easy. It can be easy to quote a Bible verse or just tell someone you have to trust and a complete different thing to act upon what God has promised. We are often our own greatest obstacle to trusting God. Our perspective of our tangible...
by joe | Apr 24, 2019 | Newsletter
I want to give a shout out to everyone that helped make this Easter another highlight of our year. I want to thank those that worked with our students on the special programs. I want to thank those the Ladies Ministry team and everyone that provided food for the...
by joe | Apr 18, 2019 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
One of our greatest struggles is living in the “Now.” The simple reality is that we miss the present because we are living in the past or for the future. Yet the simple truth is… all that we have is the “Now!” I was recently reminded that the Creator, who has...
by joe | Apr 18, 2019 | Newsletter
Let me encourage you once again to reach out to your friends and family this Easter. Ask them to attend church with you this Sunday. The Annual Easter Brunch is a great way to kick off the day. You might be surprised by their response, but you will never know if you...
by joe | Apr 4, 2019 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
I have realized through the years of following Jesus that it is easy to believe things that are not biblically accurate. I was reminded this past week about two beliefs related to our relationship with Jesus that are not consistent with the Scripture. Let me...
