Stay Hopeful

Stay Hopeful

I love Christmas and all its trappings including the beautifully lit trees, Handel’s Messiah among all the other glorious Christmas music, the many and varied representations of the nativity… Invariably, Christmas conjures up images of softly falling snow, lovingly...
Trust Ignites Hope

Trust Ignites Hope

Peter’s head was spinning. Just a few days ago, everything seemed to be perfect. The crowds finally seemed to realize who Jesus was – that he truly was their Messiah. They had greeted him with cries of “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” They had waved...
Unmasking Hope

Unmasking Hope

There’s this thing we all have in common as humans…we don’t like to be found wanting. When a need is placed before us, we like to meet it. When an opportunity comes our way, we like to take it. Meeting the challenges of life internally and externally is a deep value...
Igniting Hope through Acts of Generosity

Igniting Hope through Acts of Generosity

And as you Philippians know, at the beginning of my gospel ministry, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in this matter of giving and receiving except you alone. For even in Thessalonica on more than one occasion you sent something for my need. I do not...
Strength for Today and Hope for Tomorrow

Strength for Today and Hope for Tomorrow

Dr. B. Howard (Howie) Stevenson was the much-loved Pastor of Worship and Arts at the Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton in Southern California for decades. Every Sunday, Howie led the choir, orchestra, and congregation into beautiful moments of deep and thoughtful...