by joe | Aug 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
Well it is official. Caryl and I have entered the “EmptyNester” phase of life. This past week we dropped our youngest off at Corban University. We are excited for her as the Lord has opened the door for her to pursue her dream of playing soccer at the college level....
by joe | Jul 28, 2016 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
So I ask you to answer this question. What is worship? It is the music that we sing? Is it the place that we meet for services? Is it something that we do? My studies for a recent sermon on Realizing Greatness led me to a passage that I believe answers the question in...
by joe | Jul 28, 2016 | Newsletter
Wow, what a great soccer camp we had this year. I think that it has been one our best camps in the last several years. I want to say Thank You to everyone that helped with camp. This past week I was able to get all the equipment organized and put away. A big thanks to...
by joe | Jul 22, 2016 | Newsletter
Thank You does not express my gratitude to the Lord and everyone that participated in this past week of CLEAT Soccer Camp. Thank You from the depth of my heart! The Ohio Christian University team will be with us this Sunday for our special Soccer Camp Sunday and the...
by joe | Jul 22, 2016 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
I am sure that most of us at some point have heard or even used the saying “Many Hands Make Light Work.” The longer that I serve Jesus the more I realize the blessing of Jesus’ followers working together to do ministry. It has been an incredible week for me. It...
by joe | Jul 14, 2016 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
It is good to be home. It has been an incredible three weeks for our family. The big event was our son’s wedding in the great state of Pennsylvania! It has been a crazy three weeks in our culture with racially related issues. One the one hand my heart was filled with...
by joe | Jul 14, 2016 | Newsletter
Thank you to everyone that made it possible for my family to be away for our son’s wedding. We had a great time. Thank You! The Ohio Christian University team arrives today. This year Coach Josh Murton will be returning. I am excited that he will be bringing his son,...
by joe | Jun 30, 2016 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
It has been a busy summer for Caryl and me. Four weeks ago we celebrated as our second daughter was married to a wonderful man. This coming Saturday our son will say his vows to a wonderful woman. And during the weeks in between we celebrated our youngest...
by joe | Jun 23, 2016 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
What do you think of when I mention the word father? If you are like most people you think of the guy that has children. This definitely qualifies them as a father. Yet there is more to fathering then just producing offspring. The Bible mentioned three types of...
by joe | Jun 23, 2016 | Newsletter
I know that we celebrated Fathers Day this past Sunday but I just want to give a shout out to all our Dads at Living Hope. I consider it a privilege to be counted among your number. I see men that know they are not perfect but are working towards being the men that...
