Pastor's Corner

Dearest Hope Family, Thank you for making time to fill out the online surveys over the past weeks. Your honesty, vulnerability, and sheer faithfulness in responding were impressive and helpful to [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: May 22nd, 2020

Dearest Hope Family, Friday greetings to you all - that’s right, it is Friday once again! On behalf of the Session, I extend hearty thanks to all who have participated in our survey. Close to [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: May 15th, 2020

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Dearest Hope Family, I like simple things. All or nothing. Nuances, tensions, and shades are not quite as clean and attractive as clear edges and solid boundaries. Unfortunately, Jesus’ way in the [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: May 1st, 2020

Dearest Hope Family, I will admit freely that I do not have the thickest skin. Sadly, I can take offense easily. Even something like a 140 character tweet will do the trick. James K.A. Smith, [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: April 24th, 2020

Dearest Hope Family, Friday greetings from the Pastor’s Corner! For as much disruption, furlough, anxiety, and lull as we are all facing and trying desperately to process well, I have a [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: April 17th, 2020

Dearest Hope Family, In the middle of March, while the swirl of reaction to COVID-19 was quickly picking up speed and decisions about the need to move forward with social distancing were being [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: April 10th, 2020

Dear Friends, A recent email from my daughters' school communications system began, "As we navigate this new normal..." Are you tired of hearing about the "new normal" yet? I very much appreciated [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: April 3rd, 2020

Dearest Hope Family, As we double-down on dying and rising with Jesus - on believing and becoming the Gospel - in these bizarre and demanding days, I am thrilled to announce two very ordinary ways [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: March 27th, 2020

Dearest Hope Family, Last night, after weathering a trying day, our family decided to take a drive around the neighborhood for a change of scenery with an eventual destination of Chick-fil-a and [read more] about Pastor’s Corner: March 25th, 2020