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Message November 17, 2015June 9, 2021

Moses wasn’t sure he could lead either

It’s hard to lead at all, but I think it’s harder to lead when you don’t fit in to the typical categories, right? I was […] Read More

Message October 21, 2013June 9, 2021

Taylor Swift, attachment, and Jesus as the perfect parent

I want to venture into the caverns of our relationships by venturing into the caverns of pop music in the next few weeks. Our popular […] Read More

What’s with the categories? They’re all loosely based on Circle of Hope’s idea of spiritual development, utilizing the elements to represent cyclical stages of our growth in Jesus. The posts land somewhere in one of those growth cycles, but are certainly for everyone to read. Following Jesus develops like all human development. At Circle of Hope we see ourselves moving from earth to wind to fire to water in an ongoing, organic process of receiving and enjoying our new, true selves in Jesus.

Earth: Planting seeds of faith and helping them sprout.

Wind: Taking first steps of life in the Spirit.

Fire: Accepting the gifts we bring to a community and our purpose, and learning to give them.

Water: Deepening experience of transformation.