Music and Poetry

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,...

Too Tired to Work Out My Salvation

Too Tired to Work Out My Salvation

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. I love routine. It...

The Last of Us & Fearful Fathering

The Last of Us & Fearful Fathering

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. We’re living in the...

Andrew Julkowski – Baptism Story

Andrew Julkowski – Baptism Story

Andrew was baptized in December 2022. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. My story begins when I was very young. I was raised in the Catholic Church, where I was baptized as an infant,...

William Stahl – Baptism Story

William Stahl – Baptism Story

William was baptized in December 2022. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. I grew up in the church, and I would say that my beliefs about Christianity have been fairly consistent all my...

Nick Gable – Baptism Story

Nick Gable – Baptism Story

Nick was baptized in December 2022. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. Growing up, I would say that I was “raised to be Christian” – I went to church on Sunday, youth group on...

Omar Abuzzahab – Baptism Story

Omar Abuzzahab – Baptism Story

Omar was baptized in December 2022. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. My faith journey comes from being born Lutheran and going astray at a young age before finally returning to...

What Makes Hope, Hope?

What Makes Hope, Hope?

A great part of my job is taking people out for a cup of coffee and hearing their stories. It also gives me a chance to hear people’s impressions of Hope. What brought them here?  What keeps them coming back?  If I had to boil it down to a couple comments that people...

Prince of Peace

Prince of Peace

The following is the last in a four part series on preparing your heart for the Christmas Season. It has been adapted from a sermon called “Preparing Your Heart for the Christmas Season” delivered at Hope Community Church by Steve Treichler on November 30, 2003. What...