Holly Smith

Dear Hope Family, A recent conversation with a friend started innocently enough. We followed the course of usual pleasantries and standard small-talk. Our “catching up” turned decidedly more [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: October 22nd, 2021

Dear Hope Family, Stress, conflict, uncertainty, and entitlement have a nasty habit of reducing our circle of concern to our immediate needs, our lingering wants, our overfull schedules, and our [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: October 15th, 2021

Dear Hope Family, I have enjoyed a wealth of conversations and meetings with Hope members and people in our orbit this week. Without fail, I enjoy, learn from, and savor those precious times of [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: October 10th, 2021

Dear Hope Family, Several weeks ago we formally welcomed Sydney and Luke, our Winston-Salem Fellows, to Hope Church for a year’s worth of partnership in learning and ministry. I am thankful that my [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: October 1st, 2021

Dear Hope Family, A steady diet of social media, news headlines, articles, and streaming shows can quickly numb the mind and stifle the soul. The pandemic’s flow of such offerings seems endless. [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: September 24th, 2021

Dearest Hope Family, Over my nearly 20 years of ordained ministry, a common refrain of lament and a sincere plea for help occasionally come through my inbox or the elders and I hear about after the [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: September 17th, 2021

Dearest Hope Family, My family and I extend our deepest, warmest, and most heartfelt thanks for your gift of sabbatical rest for us this summer. We are still savoring the sweetness of our time away [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: September 10th, 2021