Over the years, I have had the honor of training, working with, and leading our high school juniors (and seniors who haven’t yet gone) on Vision Trips to Honduras. One of the questions I am constantly asked is why we call it a vision trip instead of a mission trip. I love that question because it gives me the opportunity to share a little more about who we are as a Hillspring community.

I’ve seen the word “selah” many times before, but never thought much about it. At one point, I was told it functioned somewhat like punctuation, so I accepted that and moved on. When I encountered it again recently, I…

In just a few days we will begin the season of Lent, and this year I want to invite you into something intentional and shared.

Throughout Lent, we will walk together through the book of 1 John in a series called Walking in the Light: A Lenten Journey of Grace and Growth.

Tri-Cities Community Connections (TCCC) and Hillspring Church are excited to announce a new partnership to open a Sewing Center on the Hillspring campus. Hillspring originally mothered TCCC more than fifteen years ago with a vision to engage more deeply in the life of our community.

Recently, God opened a new door for me as I transitioned into the role of Preschool Director of Hillspring’s Sprouts Preschool, and I couldn’t be more grateful. I want to sincerely thank God for trusting me to continue serving families in a way that so closely aligns with what I love most…

Confused, I came to terms that I was beaten in chess by a 3^rd grader. He, the third grader, along with his other peers from B5 were competing in a Chess tournament and I was there supporting and ‘helping’ them practice….

I’ve been working with kids for as long as I can remember; quite literally since I was a kid myself! As the oldest of six children, I grew up helping care for little ones and learning early on just how joyful (and sometimes chaotic!) life with kids can be.

This past Sunday during Breakfast Club, we began our journey through the book of Judges. As we started, I asked a simple but challenging question:

What happens when we try to live with something God has told us to let go of or leave behind?

I asked that question because I know it’s something we all struggle with.

For some of us, it may be a…

For 34 years, I have lived in this beautiful country, and throughout that time, I have never felt the desire to return to Mexico. Most of my family is here in the U.S., and honestly, my heart…

The Incarnation is ongoing. It began in Jesus and continues through us. God became human in Christ to redeem the world, and God is expressed through us when we live as Jesus lived—caring for others, supporting the vulnerable, advocating for the poor, and standing with those who are overlooked.

I am writing this blog from Oklahoma, where we are spending time with our grandsons while their mom and dad are on a Tahiti vacation. It's quiet now, except for…

Recently, I spent a week in Honduras with Eduardo, our in-country staff member. Together we drove and hiked up and down mountains in search of a new village with which to partner for the next five to seven years. Each community we visited had great needs, yet…

On Sundays, Pastor Bryan has been walking us through the book of Esther. When you combine God’s timing with what I like to call “God-cidences” — those circumstances only God could have orchestrated — and add God doing what He does best, bending evil into good, you get the incredible story of Esther: an unlikely hero that nobody saw coming, whom God used to save an entire people from destruction!

Are you in a season where your soul feels unsettled? Has something in your life shifted, leaving you longing for God’s nearness?

The Lord is always at work. Sometimes we can't see it, or it gets hidden in the busyness of life, but He is present and active. My goal is to help us see those moments - to tell the stories…

One of the sweetest parts of Sunday School is seeing kids from different schools and neighborhoods build friendships. When they see each other outside of church, they proudly call one another their “church friends”—and we need more of those in the world!

From its beginning, Christianity has been a global faith. The apostles preached the gospel across cultural lines, carrying the good news into the heart of the ancient world. The apostle Paul often returned to the image of “the Body of Christ” to illustrate how diversity is not a weakness but a strength. Just as a body needs its many parts—hands, feet, arms, and eyes—so the church needs its many members, working together as one.

Believe it or not, Jesus’ words weren’t about weakness or surrender. They meant the exact opposite. In a simple but profound way, Jesus told His listeners to stand firm in the face of oppression and not back down. By refusing to retaliate and instead offering the other cheek, they denied the oppressor the reaction they wanted.

Women’s Bible Study takes a break during the summer but that doesn’t mean God takes a break too. His grace continues to meet us right where we are. As the Pastor of Congregational Care, this season gives me time to visit with people one-on-one, whether in hospitals, homes, or other places where grief, loneliness, crisis, or isolation are present.

Our Women’s Ministry recently completed a Discovering Your Gifts Bible Study, and it was a true joy to witness how uniquely and beautifully each woman is equipped to serve. After charting their top three spiritual gifts, the highest scores came in…