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Encourage One Another: His Story
Therefore encourage one another with these words.
-1 Thessalonians 4:18
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
-1 Thessalonians 5:11
Both of these verses in 1 Thessalonians come immediately after sections of Scripture where Paul the author is giving us a glimpse into things that will happen in the end times. After cracking the window into the future for us Paul concludes with “go encourage one another. Go build each other up.”
I fear that the norm is actually the opposite when we think of the events, both marvelous and terrifying, that must take place when the world as we know it comes to an end. We ...
My First Father’s Day: A Memoir
My first Father’s Day was not like the one we all imagine in our heads.
Of sleeping in late and waking up to fresh brewed coffee and breakfast in bed. A neatly wrapped gift of a new tie. A chubby hand print picture with “I love Daddy” in mommy’s handwriting rainbowed over it. All this followed by a lazy day at home with wife and kid meeting my every need, serving my every desire, and making me a steak dinner to round out a perfect day all about me. #1 Dad. in. the. world.
Yeah, that did not happen.
Father’s Day 2011 was eight months after Gwendolyn went home. The sting of death lingered but was dulled by the demands of directing a ...
Hope Dads: Lead the Way {And a Giveaway!}
A Note From The Director:
Questions have come up several times since Hope Mommies inception, “What about dads?” or “What help do you offer for dads?”
Similar questions have also been posed like, “What do you offer for couples going through infant loss?” or “Do you have retreats for couples and families?”
Worry not, we have a heart for the whole family and the Hope Mommies Board of Directors and Leadership Team considers these questions often. We do indeed desire to expand the ministry into these avenues one day. For now, however, Hope Mommies is focused on sustaining and excellently executing the aspects ...
Prayer
This has been on the forefront of my mind lately. Mostly because our Pastor/Teacher has been preaching an incredible series on Prayer the last several weeks but also because there has been a renewed push in Hope Mommies to build up our prayer team, recognizing its importance as more and more moms and families are finding us.
I have been Spirit-motivated more than ever to pray. There seems to be an increasing amount of circumstances all around me that can only come through if God makes it happen. Last month I transitioned from several years of camp ministry to become a pastor and immediately was called to walk with people suffering and ...
