The name of the group that oversees our international missions giving and work is called m25. Its name comes from…

Lately I’ve had the joy of meeting new people who began worshipping with us online last year and have now chosen Hillspring as their spiritual home. What a blessing!

Several weeks ago I spent time with a new friend, Ryan Johnson.

Yearning may seem like an odd word to use in casual conversation with someone. "I yearn to go on vacation," or "I yearn for a pumpkin spice latte." We don't normally use "yearn" in our day-to-day conversations. It sounds more like…

My husband Moses and I recently took a vacation to New York to celebrate 20 years of marriage. I was very excited about the trip, and it kept me…

Hello Hillspring Family! Just over a week ago our youth embarked on our "Seek and Serve" Adventure to Salem, Oregon. The main purpose for our trek was to…

Tami and I took some time off the last several weeks and I spent a lot of time reflecting on our church. It was great to get some time away, but I’m so excited to see everyone! Before vacation, I was blessed to…

Pastor Trevor's sermon series reminded me of Jonah, one of my favorite stories in the Bible. My mom and I have always loved the story. We joke about the melodrama of Jonah's dialogue, maybe because we saw a little too much of ourselves in it.

Have you ever treated prayer as a seasonal thing? You know it should be a daily thing, but it gets pushed to the side, or it is treated as a routine thing like brushing your teeth only to be checked off the “to do” list so you can move to the next thing on your schedule.

Over the last several months, I set a goal to run a half marathon. This 13.1-mile challenge was initiated by my husband and daughter over dinner one night. I spent several months slowly increasing my mileage and endurance. Along the way, I had a few…

"A body at rest will stay at rest until a net external force acts upon it, and a body in motion will remain in motion at a constant velocity until acted on by a net external force." – Newton's first law of motion.

Happy 5th of July to you, church family, and I hope you are enjoying a day of rest and celebration on this Independence Day holiday!


Speaking of rest and relaxation, after an incredibly long and difficult year…

One of my favorite parts of scripture in the Bible is in Colossians 1. Starting in verse 15, Paul talks about how Jesus is the Son of the invisible God, the head of the church, the firstborn over all creation. Not only is He the beginning and the end, but He holds everything together.

Every day should be a time of remembrance and gratitude for the sacrifice Christ made for us. He ransomed his own life so we might live. This weekend we recognize another kind of sacrifice…

You've seen your kitchen sink refuse to drain because a piece of food is lodged in the drainpipe, and the water cannot get past it. Perhaps you've been brushing your teeth one morning and noticed your bathroom sink has water sitting in it because hair and soap residue prevents the sink from draining.

What’s the race set before us? How do we look to and consider Jesus? If I spend time looking at Jesus, what should I expect will happen to me? What if I want to be His follower but don’t run this race?

Have you ever had a "wait, what?!" moment or found yourself doing a double-take as you read the Bible?

I love it when that happens, and I experienced it this past week as I was putting together this week’s study guide. There I was, reading about the Israelites who returned to the land they had lost, and it hit me…

As I read these words written by King Solomon, I am reminded that a season is temporary and eventually comes to an end. We have all been through a season where we have experienced loss, pain, grief, anxiety, and frustration.