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The Search for the Truth
Adolescents, The Church and Social Media
By Dr. Elizabeth Barton
The teenage and young adult years are hard, especially now. These are the years when youth discover and shape their identities. With this search for identity come questions:
Do I matter?Am I enough?Am I...
Energize Your Mind
By Pastor Peter Mueller
This last weekend, my message was called Energize Your Mind as we reflected on the biblical call to love God with our whole being, including our minds. Jesus said the greatest commandment is “Love the Lord your God with all your heat...
And then it was Winter
By Irene Gehring
You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years…It seems like just yesterday that I was young, just married, and embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet, in a way, it seems like eons ago and I wonder where...
“Happy New Year!”
By Loren Sommer
OK, I said it but it doesn’t really do much for me. I appreciate the day off with lots of football games, but the whole mentality of it seems a bid ridiculous. I marvel when I hear someone say, “Well this year isn’t going any...
Once in a Lifetime
For this week’s devotion, I encourage you to CLICK HERE for a wonderful reflection from Dr. James Houston, the founding principal of the theological school I graduated from, Regent College in Vancouver. Today, Dr. Houston is 99 years old and living in an...
An Advent Tradition
Christmas Carols
By Jennifer Rice
To say that music has always been a part of my life may be an understatement. I have always been surrounded by music – whether singing hymns and worship music at church, listening to the radio, or listening and later joining...
An Advent Tradition
Human Care Ministry - Giving Tree
As we continue our Advent Devotions this month, it would be remiss of us to not mention one Hope tradition dear to many people's hearts (and is wrapping up as you read this). Almost thirty years ago, one of Hope’s largest Advent...
An Advent Tradition
By Rev. Roger Sylwester
Advent Calendars are found everywhere today, featuring everything from chocolates to jewelry to - need I say more? Early in our marriage, the only Advent Calendar was a piece of colorfully printed paper with Bible passages for each day of December...
Advent JOY - Traditions!
Tidings of Comfort and Joy!
By Patra Mueller, Family Life Minister
What a delight it is this time of year to walk into a store or turn on the radio to hear the words of our favorite Christmas carols. Our whole culture is longing for tidings of comfort and...
Words of Gratitude and Thanksgiving
I write this morning with a full and grateful heart for all of you at Hope Lutheran Church.
What a joy to have had the opportunity to share and worship with you at both services this past weekend! It was wonderful to see and be with so many friends, old and...