Read devotions written by Hope pastors and staff every weekday that align with our daily Bible readings! We hope you use these devotions as a way to dig deeper into Scripture during the weekdays and join us for worship on the weekends to continue growing in your faith. You may download and print our daily Bible readings checklist to track your progress as you read through the Bible.
Power is one of the themes in the book of Ephesians. This may be because the city of Ephesus was considered a place of power. It was a center of Roman influence, and the Roman emperors strove to cultivate places where their political and military power was celebrated and supported. Ephesus was also a center… Read more
The whole world is dealing with the issue of refugees and migrants, people displaced from their homes due to war, internal conflict, economic hardship, political persecution, violence, climate change, and a host of other problems. When refugees realize they cannot return home again, they long to find a new community where they can belong, rebuild… Read more
I’ve always been interested in seasons and cycles. As an Iowa farm girl, I’m tuned into the seasons of planting and harvest, growth and rest. As an OB-GYN, I’m all about a woman’s cycles and how they affect every decade of life. Humans also have seasons in life and though each season may seem quite… Read more
One of the fun quirks in my home is that there are three electrical outlets that are not controlled by the fact that sending electricity to whatever is plugged into them is their only job. Instead, for reasons I cannot fathom, they are controlled by light switches at varying distances from the outlet. What this… Read more
