Posted at 21:22h
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Israel
by Tim Hatch
Hello all! I just returned from the Holy Land and wanted to share some images and notes I took along the way. I hope these will bless you. The trip was wonderful. I highly suggest you try one someday. Who knows, perhaps a church trip...
Posted at 14:54h
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Church Life
by Tim Hatch
If you are participating in our fast you know how it feels to be different in an entirely new way. You haven’t eaten since Sunday and you might think you’ve seen more food and eating in the last 48 hours than all of last year...
Posted at 14:51h
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Church Life
by Tim Hatch
This Sunday we will begin a 3-day fasting and prayer campaign. I can hear your excitement coming through the internet! I fully realize “not eating” is not exactly something we look forward to. But I want to take a moment to inspire you to join...
Posted at 17:18h
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Church Life
by Tim Hatch
Did you know it’s the season of giving? We tend to think it’s the season of shopping but we would be incorrect. Sometimes we conflate the activity of a season with the purpose the activity serves. What I mean is the reason you are out...
Posted at 18:15h
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Church Life
by Tim Hatch
It’s called “The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth”. It’s also called the “Jefferson Bible.” It’s a historical edited version of Holy Scripture produced by President Thomas Jefferson in 1820. In that text, Jefferson produced a cut and pasted copy of the Bible in...
Like you, my heart was knocked to the ground over the sick tragedy in Texas yesterday. With that in mind, the Lord brought me to a very interesting passage in Hebrews. Hebrews 11:15 (ESV) If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out,...
Posted at 14:45h
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Church Life
by Tim Hatch
The events of Las Vegas have our country reeling. Consequently, the cycle of tragic experiences has sadly become common and accepted as a normative pattern for American life. The pattern follows: Tragedy ensues. Sympathies, condolences and prayers are offered via non-personal forms of communication (Social...
It’s happening again. The President has given all of us reason to spout off about what’s current. Let the outrage and soap-boxing begin. My turn. As a Christian Pastor born and raised in America I am in full support of anyone’s right to sit during...
Posted at 14:53h
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Church Life
by Tim Hatch
Christianity has never been a neutral entity in any context. From the first century onward, the Church either rubbed entire national systems the wrong way (see 1st Century Rome, Nazi Germany, Stalin’s Soviet Union and even present-day American politics), or it swept entire regions into...
Posted at 14:43h
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Church Life
by Tim Hatch
We’ll get to the topic of sex in a minute. Hold on. First, we need to talk Tithing. Yes, that uncomfortable conversation you need to have with yourself and God about an area of great importance to this day. Don’t click off this page yet....
