Laura Humphrey [caption id="attachment_758" align="alignright" width="200"] The Humble Parsnip[/caption] My mother-in-law wasn’t wild about the idea when Peter, my now husband, and I started dating....
The Tree and the Fence: Solano’s Discipleship Pathway
By Andrew Hoffman Spiritual growth mostly happens organically: a bit of scripture unexpectedly leaps from the page right into an aching hole in our heart,...
Discipleship Pathway
Being a disciple of Jesus is simple: just be like him. That sounds easy enough. But where in the world do you start? The Apostle...
Why Does the Church Exist?
Why are we here? Ok, maybe that’s too existential for this humble blog post. Let’s refine the question: why does the church exist? This question...
Making Community Work: Part 3, Calling the Audible
For those less familiar with this football analogy, an “audible” is when the play caller decides at the last second that the play everyone was...
Making Community Work: Part 2, Setting the Dials
Home groups are critical to the ministry of Solano Community Church. To be successful, however, a home group requires constant thought and intentionality. Leaders and...
Making Community Work: Part 1, Constant Flux
Solano Community Church is emphasizing home groups this month. As we grow in numbers, home groups become more and more important to discipleship. We’ve never...
Thinking and Doing Equals Learning
I’ve spent most of these past few months checking off tasks from the myriad to-do lists that come with serving as pastor. It’s been a...
Musings on the Face of God
I have had the incredible blessing of living with two of my closest friends and brothers in Christ for the last couple of years. This...
Gospel Power, Gospel Academy
I'm still growing. Recently, God brought an area of spiritual un-health to my attention and I began to pray for healing. With what I believe to be...