Mindfulness practices bring many benefits but don’t have to be overwhelming. Like many habits, the more we practice, the better we get, but we don’t have to be experts before we can start. Here are some ideas for getting started with mindfulness in small doses in a variety of ways until you hit your stride. […]
Poetry Corner will return next month in it’s regular format – until then, a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Robert Bly. A Walk Already my eyes touch the sunlit hill far ahead of the road I have just begun. So we are grasped by what we cannot grasp; we see its light, even […]
Consistory Update: Deacons Kate Mears and Katie Van Ark have recently moved and needed to resign from their terms. We will be publishing updates from them. To complete vacant Deacon terms, the Consistory has appointed Lois Maassen (2 years), Jean DenHerder (2 years), and Stephanie Beyer (1 year). Hi to all at Hope Church, I’ve […]
When I first moved back to Holland with a four-month-old Hazel in tow, I had a hard time connecting with other parents who would understand the joys and challenges of raising a child to love the outdoors. The urgency increased when I discovered that attitudes toward nature and the environment are pretty much set by […]
I sometimes wonder how many people read these “And Finally” articles that I write…but I no longer have to wonder if people read the “And Finally” articles that Pastor Jill writes! 🙂 Jill’s piece last month described her increasing awareness of a polarity in faith between action and formation, between living out our faith and […]
WHO? WHY? WHAT? Char Alexander, Dave Alexander, Grant Alexander, Jesse Bolinder, Margaret Boelkins, Vern Boersma, Judith Boogaart, Peter Boogaart, Jonathan Brownson, Kathy Brownson, Suzanne Buteyn, Stephen Chase, Paige Convis, Marge DeBlaay, Keith Derrick, Helen DeWeerd, Peggy DeHaan, Dave Dirkse, Anne Duinkerken, Bert Duinkerken, Paul Elzinga, Todd Engle, Sally Farabee, Kelly Fleming, Danielle Herrington, Renie Geary, […]
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Sometimes you meet one of those people along the way who somehow seem to be, what we might call, truly alive. When I first met Earl Laman I knew that I’d met such person and that our friendship was going to change my life. His is the sort of soul to let you know that […]
Somewhere around early June, a group of us from Hope Church gathered over lunch to process some of our engagements over the spring in racial equity training. It was initially a moment to gather those who attended the one-day Summit on Race and Inclusion but I invited people who had joined me in other lectures […]
The Glidewell house is moving along ahead of schedule! We have officially passed the halfway point as we move from exterior to interior work. Things tend to move quickly at this point where the shell of a house begins to morph into a home. Volunteer opportunities available and appreciated. Contact Travis Steinhoff, volunteer coordinator, at 393.8001 […]