Author Archives: Andrew Hoffman

Project Feed in Home Groups

For those of you part of the Solano Community Church Home Group ministry, we’re about to embark on a journey that will be exciting, at times challenging, and, Lord willing, very fruitful.  We’re calling it Project Feed and the goal … Continue reading

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Coming Soon: Project Feed

Starting this Fall, we return to our series “Gospel Soaked” in the book of Romans.  We’ll be exploring Paul’s famous words, “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your … Continue reading

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Good Friday Devotional (April 10, 2009)

Once in awhile it is good to remind ourselves that there is something we need even more than the next morning bun from La Farine (man, those are good!).  We need spiritual bread: Jesus Christ.  I’m not a faster by … Continue reading

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Becoming Agents of Grace

I’ve recently had several discussions with SCCers about how we as Christians relate with the peoples and cultures here in the East Bay.  To stimulate even more discussion, I’m recommending Culture-Making by Andy Crouch.  Crouch is great at surveying the … Continue reading

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Law and Gospel

“The Law” is huge in the history of Jesus’ people.  Few words were ever given with such fanfare (fire, storms, stone tablets, big bearded guy in robe) and few words have ever been cherished as the words of the law … Continue reading

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The Best Intro to Christianity Book

A good book outlining the major beliefs, practices and processes of the Christian faith can be immensely helpful.  I still remember reading C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity while sitting by a remote Northern California river, lapping up Lewis’s exceptional insights as … Continue reading

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Scripture Memory, the Flossing of the Spiritual Life?

Every time I go to the dentist the hygienist yells at me for not flossing.  I can’t say anything because she usually has three hands in my mouth along with an assortment of utensils.  All I can do is stare … Continue reading

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Missional Living

Everyone is on a mission.  Jesus wants us to join his.  Before coming to Jesus, my mission was “me” (to be honest, for a long time afterwords too!).  Comfort, money, status, coolness, freedom from hassles, acceptance, you name it, we … Continue reading

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Journaling on “The Heart”

Following Christ is more about the heart than I have often realized.  I’m not talking about the physical organ pumping in the chest, I’m talking about the spiritual “organ” described in the Bible as our will, the receiver of our … Continue reading

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New Spiritual Gifts Inventory

Every person has a part to play in God’s great and loving pursuit of humankind. To bring this about, the Bible says Christ gave “gifts” to each one of us so that we might fulfill the ministry to which we’ve … Continue reading

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