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God Through an Asian American Lens

God Through an Asian American Lens

We Should be Unified, Right? “So you’ll be working with Epic this school year!” My heart sank when I heard that - I was a first-year intern with Cru at the University of Minnesota and we were discussing assignments for which ministries we would be involved in besides...

The Asian American Identity

The Asian American Identity

Identity is something I have struggled with my entire life. I am a Japanese-American born in the United States to immigrant parents. My first language is not English and growing up I considered Japan my second home. I have had the opportunity to spend portions of...

Gushers & Assimilation

Gushers & Assimilation

You look at the table during snack time at the many different snacks all around you. Your mom of course packed you your favorite crustacean flavored chips.  As each of the snacks are taken out, goldfish crackers, fruit by the foot, and a wide assortment of treats from...

A Journey Through Small Groups

A Journey Through Small Groups

There are many places in Scripture where God commands us, as followers of Christ to live and be in community with one another. We are not to do this life alone, we need others to support us and point us back to God in both the joys and trials of life. There are many...

Virtual Choir: All Glory Be to Christ

Video Editing and Production: Scott Skaja Soloists: Andrea Johnson, Savannah Treleven, Sierra Diehl Choir: Noah & Ali Jackson, Brooke Noble, Collin Malaney, Coral & Andy Karsky, Dharma Amundsen, Haley Braaten, Jeffrey Fick, Julia Shaw, Julia Braaten, Kaelyn...

A Prayer of Lament

A Prayer of Lament

Psalm 126 https://resources.hopecc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Psalm-126.wav   A song of ascents When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said...

A Prayer of Humility

A Prayer of Humility

Philippians 2:5-11 https://resources.hopecc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Philippians-2.wav In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in the very nature of God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to...

A Prayer of Thanksgiving

A Prayer of Thanksgiving

Psalm 103:1-12 https://resources.hopecc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Psalm-103.wav   Of David.  Praise the Lord, my soul, all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits - who forgives all your sins and heals...

Hope Worship Songbook

Hope Worship Songbook

We sing this compilation together as Hope Community, further conforming us to the image of Christ. Some are more formational, others more expressive. Some you may like, some you may not. The beauty of the body of Christ is we get to lay down our preferences for the...