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At Harbor of Hope, we exist to empower youth to rise and lead through Christ, but we recognize that sometimes the church can seem perfect, and it can be daunting to approach, let a
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But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. (Matthew 6:33, NKJV). Read more...
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This past Sabbath afternoon I attended the memorial service for Bruce Wrenn. What impressed me the most was what our co head elder, Bryan Von Dorpowski had to say about his friend
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We are pleased to announce the addition of Daniel Biaggi as the soon to be newest member of the Pioneer pastoral staff. Pastor Biaggi will be serving in the newly created positi
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As the pastor of Children & Family Discipleship here at Pioneer, I consider discipleship imperative. I have spent much time reading, thinking, and talking about discipleship. So, y
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My wife (Cassidy) and I recently had the profound privilege of leading a mission trip to Familia Feliz, an orphanage nestled in the heart of Bolivia that provides refuge and family
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"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6 Have you ever had a moment when a young person looked up to you, watching a
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To be known in the Bible is not always a compliment. We can think of King Ahab, for example—who unwisely married Jezebel, who constantly went after the ways of his rebellious fat
We’re just three days into the MORE+ Conference. It seems that many of us realized that, indeed, we do need “MORE+. Our collective hunger and thirst brought nearly a full house
February 17 is Presidents’ Day. But how is it we have one of these days anyway? It started as a day set aside to honor George Washington’s birthday. A former neighbor of min
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This December marked a significant moment in my journey as Pastor of Harbor of Hope Church. It was a time of new beginnings, as I had the honor of being officially installed as the
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of hea
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Do we have enough? It's an important question, isn't it? If you're going on a trip, do you have enough money? If you're hiking in the desert, do you have enough water? Under thes
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“Welcome home.” The words that were meant to convey warmth and belonging caused an eerie juxtaposition in my mind. I had heard these words many times without such a controver
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“When are you coming back?”, he asked. “yeah! When?!” exclaimed another. These are the questions our team received when we culminated OPERATION SAFE SPACE this summer. The
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A Feast of Hymns will turn 25 years old this next Sabbath, November 23. Yes, a Feast of Hymns was born on Sabbath, November 23, 1999. Yet unique elements of this PMC Thanksgiving C
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“The air is changing as the final leaves fall off the trees. Fall is ending and winter is around the corner. We are on the cusp of a new season. The season of thankfulness is upo
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I do not know how you slept last night, but I did not get enough sleep. And this was more than likely a phenomenon that impacted much of this country. Many stayed up late as the el
On Sunday, October 27, just before sunrise, more than 250 people made their way to Johnson Gym on the campus of Andrews University for an 8:00 AM start to begin the Christmas Behi
Losing is unpleasant. If you have been following the post season of professional baseball you are most likely disappointed, unless you cheer for the Yankees or the Dodgers, who are
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A week ago Thursday I was sitting at my desk thinking about what had been presented at House of Prayer the night before. Part of the presentation was a re reading of Isaiah 53. Hav
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The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. (Proverbs 22:7 NIV). Read more...
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Have you ever wondered just where God is? Of course, He is seated on His throne up in the third heaven, but if we could see with clearer insight, we’d realize He is very presen
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I was confronted with this when I had just begun the 8th grade. We had just moved from Tennessee to Indonesia. Two years later, we moved to Australia, and after a year and a half,
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Godly sorrow produces repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but the sorrow of the world produces death 2 Corinthians 7:10 Springtime across the wider Christian w
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The Honduras Mission Trip During the New Years’ break, our eleven Pioneer Youth Mission volunteers served at the Hogar de Niños (children’s home) conducting a day camp for
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It’s small group season at Pioneer! Read more...
BY JOHN GLASS Usually, I never think of presents of past Christmases, but this year has been different. One present I’ll never forget sticks out in my mind with clarity. It
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DAVE NOWACK The Church is many things: Spirit, People, Ideas, Place. Each is interconnected with the others to create worship and fellowship. Over the last year or so, Pioneer Memo
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LINDSEY PRATT I love mountains. The one thing I miss since living in Michigan is mountains. They are majestic and grand; they present challenges and excitement. I feel close to God
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PRESCOTT KHAIR Off script in the middle of a worship service is usually a scary moment for a chaplain. We make plans and run sheets to ensure the media team, speakers, the worship
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BEN MARTIN Each and every day decisions are made. In fact, life is a series of choices some big, but mostly small choices that make up everything from the foods that we eat to the
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JOHN GLASS Have you ever said something that later you kicked yourself all over about saying? The interesting thing about words is once they’re out, they’re out; we can’t get
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JOHN GLASS One of the things that a pastor does is visit people; that is a prime responsibility of my work as Pastor for Pastoral Care. There are limitations, however. How do you e
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If the best is yet to come—and with all my heart I believe it is—then there are certain values, both human and spiritual, that must be essential in our journey toward that “b
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Malcolm Gladwell, the celebrated young (at the time) writer whose first book, The Tipping Point, was a tour de force across the land, pushed his theory hard and well: social chang
While we are having a more formal Care for Cuba report during worship on April 15, I wanted dash this advance word to our Pioneer Family that God heard your many prayers and manif
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Imagine the police in our small village/township parking their flashing lighted squad cars at every main entry point to Berrien Springs, stopping all traffic, and only allowing res
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How sober the satellited video clips emanating from the like nuclear bomb flattened landscapes of Turkey and Syria—the concrete ruble aftermath of last week’s 7.8 magnitude ea
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As the drought tightens its grip on the western states here in the U.S., the dramatic plunge of reservoir water levels is stunning. If you haven’t seen the before and after NASA
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You knew it would happen someday! But North Texas? Kali Jo and Cliff Scott were “great with child” (KJV) as they raced through town to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dento
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Have you been following the Percy Pig row across the pond in the United Kingdom? The Marks and Spencer department store chain has been offering Percy Pig “sweets” (candy) for C
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Can you imagine a world without water? Think about it. Nearly every single daytime or nighttime, waking or sleeping, human activity is dependent on water. Why, if water disappeared
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Karen and I shot to the top of the world’s tallest broadcast/communication tower, the Tokyo Sky Tree (634 meters/2080 feet). The view from the Tembo Deck is spectacular. As you g
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The apocalyptic fury with which the winds of Hurricane Ian slammed into the Florida shoreline last Thursday, and with which they with buzzsaw precision subsequently obliterated a s
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Here’s a story headline that would catch the eye of anybody in the over 40 crowd! CNN ran the news piece under the heading, “Walk this number of steps each day to cut your risk
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God bless our neighbors to the west. Orkin (the pest removal company) has once again crowned Chicago with the dubious distinction of being the most rat infested city in this countr
