Good Friday Service

Please join us Friday night at 7:00 p.m. as we take a moment to remember Christ's death for us. This service is a simple but moving time of singing, communion and reflection. Focusing on His sacrifice on Good Friday just adds significance to the joyful celebration that follows on Resurrection Sunday--we really hope you'll come.

We invite everyone to bring a candle with them to place on the communion table in the center of the room, preferably a jar or votive candle that won't spill any wax. It will be a beautiful evening.

Better Than a Hallelujah

What a beautiful song. Reminds me a little of the story in Luke 18:9-14.

Better Than a Hallelujah
by Sarah Hart and Chapin Hartford
Recorded by Amy Grant

New Hope's Got Talent!

Our third annual Talent Night did not disappoint! We had a blast last Friday night and enjoyed everything from solos to skits to hula dancing to stand-up comedy. Below are a few pictures, and you can see more at our website's Photo Gallery.

Interesting Quote (and Study)

"This in no way should be thought of as a green light for spanking. This is a red light for people who want to legally limit how parents choose to discipline their children."

Marjorie Gunnoe, a Calvin College psychology professor, on her new study that finds that children who remember being spanked do better in school, volunteer more, and are more optimistic than unspanked children.
The Grand Rapids Press

None But Jesus

I just can't get enough of this song...

Strategies against sexual sin

Last Sunday at New Hope we heard a moving testimony about the destruction that can be wreaked in a family because of pornography. Today I was reading a blog post from a pastor friend of mine, and he gave some suggestions for combatting sexual sin. To see these practical ideas, click here.

A quote to ponder...

"When you forgive someone, you set a prisoner free… and then you find that the prisoner was you." - Lewis Smedes