Visiting our grandsons in “Tornado Alley,” also known as Oklahoma, is always a blessing. Yes, we were there during a fun-filled week of tornados and thunderstorms. While the parental figures were on a much-needed vacation in the Bahamas, we went on a road trip to Dallas. Our daughter from Seattle joined us as an extra bonus.

The last several years been filled with multiple agendas demanding attention. In our world, how do you discern God’s will? Our leadership spent time in prayer discerning our vision and values which have helped guide us to our true north…

Over the years of teaching theology to college and seminary students, I reminded them that they would most likely spend very little time with children in their ministry except for the few who selected children's ministries…

Growing up in the '70s, a common phrase we used was Hang in There. The idiom was an informal and friendly expression that people used to encourage someone not to give up, to be …

As you might’ve heard, I returned about a week ago from spending some time in Israel. Israel is always amazing, and this time proved no different. There are so many things I…

Hillspring has been my church home for many years, including almost twelve on staff. The Hillspring community has been…

I absolutely love the new song we introduced this past Sunday called Battle Belongs by Phil Wickham. Just as I do with each new song that we sing, I searched for the "why" behind the song. I love knowing the stories and scripture that inspire the songwriters. Learning about how a song was written helps me…

Have you ever had the experience where you read a section of Scripture you have read a ton of times, and all of a sudden, you see something different? I was reading about the faith of the centurion in Luke 7 this week and suddenly…

Have you ever had the experience where you read a section of Scripture you have read a ton of times, and all of a sudden, you see something different? I was reading about the faith of the centurion in Luke 7 this week and suddenly…