Weekly Prayer

This is the time of year that we hear about people’s new routines, good intentions for leaving behind old habits and ambitions to be...

I love a good sunset. I can sit and watch the sunset until the colors have faded. Have you noticed the sunsets recently? Maybe it's...

We were made to THRIVE. It seems I have spent a lot of time sharing this concept recently. I don't know if it is my obsession with John...

Shine like the sun, make darkness run and hide We know we were made for so much more than ordinary lives It's time for us to more than...

I sat down last night at the end of my day and made a fire. I wanted to reflect on the day’s events, my life in common with Hope Street,...

When our organization sat down to draw what it is that we do at Hope Street, the imagery that stuck was a building with vines coming from...

“...we all returned to the wall, each to our own work. From that day on, half of my men did the work, while the other half were equipped...

“Still, God, you are our Father. We’re the clay and you’re our potter: all of us are what you made us. Don’t keep a permanent account of...

Anytime we mention "we protect" from the outside toxic environment at Hope Street, people immediately associate that with the fact that...

It’s September 1st! Not unlike any other year, we find ourselves wondering where did the summer go? As kids gear up for school, we...

“We are failing to let the victory of Christ in our lives in the fullest way, because we aren't willing to step away from our sense of...

Preparing our hearts for what God has promised. Inside of Hope Street, Hope is cultivated for all who walk through the door. Cultivating...

Cultivate Hope: Disrupt old toxic thoughts with new Christ-centered ones. Every Tuesday at 10 AM, my team meets together at the table in...

A couple weeks ago we had the opportunity to join one of our partner churches for weekend services. It is always refreshing to experience...

It’s been a long time coming. Just over 6 years to be exact since we joined our Father on this journey towards building Shechem. There...

Every once in awhile, a familiar face comes “knocking” back on our door. Sometimes it’s just to say “hi” and other times, it is to fill...

People say life seems to go faster as you get older. We have the same amount of time, it just suddenly feels like days are hours, and...

For those of you who have an apple watch, how many times a day do you get a notification telling you to breathe? I don’t personally have...

My boys and I were staying At the Women’s Center (shelter) on the southside of Milwaukee. We had been there about a month when this lady...

Last week, Kris Bose and I sat under the sun in the courtyard for lunch and coffee. With a backdrop of newly planted flowers, we talked...