Just This Week...

Origin and Destiny...it couldn't be more current. Just this week in the news, we've seen our planet celebrate Earth Day. The discovery of a new, earth-like planet in another solar system has been announced, and we've all seen the promo for the intact baby wooly mammoth fossil documentary that premieres on Sunday evening.

Where do we find meaning and application for all these things? Our relationship with our Creator, of course. I hope you'll be a part of the next installment of our Origin and Destiny series this Sunday morning as we explore the creation of man, take a stroll through the fossil record, and take home truth that can change our lives.

See you there - 9:01 and 10:46

Mike

Happy Anniversary

It came and went quietly, overshadowed by a truly remarkable Easter Celebration. This past Sunday marked the 2 year anniversary of THF in its current location. It doesn't seem that long at all...I think several of us are still tired from all those late nights.

I remain breathless as I see and hear the amazing grace of our God in action in the lives of all the attendership at THF. I revel in the new ministries that He is beginning and of the health and growth of existing ministries. Men and woment and students are awakening to a new awareness of our Creator Savior. But more than that, they are joining Him in the work that He's doing in His world. I so grateful to be a part.

Hope we get to celebrate together this weekend at THF. See you there.

Mike

iHope

It's not that Easter gets a bad rap...it really gets no rap! It's very overlooked, except by the candy makers and floral industry and maybe a few clothing manufacturers. It's sort of viewed as the "other" Christian holiday. I would argue that as great as Christmas is, it pales in comparison to Easter. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to diminish Christmas - and the celebration of the incarnation - in any way. Neither do I want to let Easter be overlooked.

Easter is about fulfillment. It is all about overcoming. Sin was defeated on Friday...death on Sunday. And so it signals to us the possibility, the "what-if" stuff of life. It's all about HOPE.

We have heard much in the news, of late, about businesses and economic down turns and recession. Internationally, there are threats all around us. It's really enough to make you want to quit...unless there is something else there. There is that inkling of HOPE - the stuff of "what-if." And it's rooted and grounded in Easter. We call it iHope.

Because God overcame...I - HOPE.

Let us celebrate together the UP RISING, the OVERCOMING, the VICTORY of God - iHope Weekend - this Easter Sunday. THF will amp it up with additional worship times: Thursday Night 7 pm - and Sunday Morning three times - 8:01, 9:31, and 11:01 am. iHope to see you there too.