Paul Stiver

Paul Stiver

Paul is the LDI coordinator and men’s mentor.
Cutting Into the Onion of Moralism

Cutting Into the Onion of Moralism

This article originally appeared on redtreegrace.com. Red Tree is a multi-church ministry effort started by Hope Community Church in order to connect the clarity of God's grace to our otherwise confusing lives and attempts at reading the Bible. When I was growing up,...

Breaking Shame Narratives

Breaking Shame Narratives

Shame. It’s a heavy word. One, when spoken out loud you can feel that “shame-like” feeling wash over you. It’s a feeling many have experienced and wish they hadn’t. Shame is a feeling that we, as God’s image bearers, weren’t meant to experience. Yet, because of the...

Shaping Our Minds

Shaping Our Minds

In the book Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines, pastor and author David Mathis says, "When we learn the Scriptures by heart, we're not just memorizing ancient, enduringly relevant texts, but we're listening to and learning the voice of...

Meet Paul Mike Stiver

Meet Paul Mike Stiver

Episode Notes Paul's story and why he did LDI. *This is a podcast of Hope Community Church, Twin Cities, MN. Created to encourage and equip the people of our church to...