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Wind February 2, 2021June 9, 2021

Prophets are filled with hope not cynicism

Sharing my hope as far as I can I guess that’s my New Year’s Resolution for 2021, and it only took me a month to […] Read More

Wind January 12, 2021June 9, 2021

It’s a good thing that democracy isn’t what saves us

The assault on democracy started a long time ago I look forward to the end of the presidency of Donald Trump. And not just because […] Read More

Earth November 13, 2019June 9, 2021

What should I do when everything I hear about Christians is bad?

Mid-90s CCM ain’t that bad For some reason when I was driving my kid to a doctor’s appointment this morning I remembered an old song […] 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.