Acknowledge Him. He’ll Catch You!

by HopeCC | Oct 17, 2021 | Uncategorized

Have you ever caught a toddler jumping into a pool? Maybe it was a kid you were babysitting, your little nephew or niece, a child or grandchild. How much did that kid truly understand about your ability to catch them? Very little. Right? They just knew you would....

With or Without Christ

by HopeCC | Oct 10, 2021 | Uncategorized

Life comes with tradeoffs. If I do this, then I can’t do that. If I live here, I can’t live there. If I am best friends with that person, then I will have less time for others. The same is true in our relationship with God. If I live WITH him, I lose out on things. If...

Hope Community At Age 25

by HopeCC | Oct 3, 2021 | Uncategorized

Today we are celebrating God’s faithfulness over 25 years of being a church. His presence and grace and guidance have been vital to our church. And because God does not change, he is the same God who showed compassion to his people through the prophet Hosea. In...

The Door of Hope

by HopeCC | Sep 26, 2021 | Uncategorized

After lots of bad news about the state of our situation, God surprises the reader with the logic of divine grace in the middle of Hosea chapter 2. Instead of expected judgement, these verses practically jump off the page in a song about how God plans to protect and...

From Naked and Ashamed to Covered and Loved

by HopeCC | Sep 19, 2021 | Uncategorized

Our culture is infatuated with both nakedness (think entertainment and advertising) and clothing (think the red carpet, Met Gala, and back-to-school shopping). You might be surprised to hear that both nakedness and clothing are found throughout the bible. But how God...