He Gets Us: Jesus made friends with his enemiesYou can tell a lot about someone by their choice of friends.If you invited Jesus over for dinner; he came. We read in the Bible about five times he accepted invites and twice when he invited himself--both times to eat with tax collectors and social outcasts.People on the fringes felt comfortable with Jesus, and it made the pious folks feel totally une...  Read More

He Gets Us: Jesus shook things upWhen you turned on your device just now, it likely flashed today’s date. No matter what you believe about Jesus, his life split history into two—the years coming before him (b.c.) and the two thousand plus years that have followed him.If you’ve wondered, why should it matter who someone is from two thousand years ago on the other side of the earth? What difference ...  Read More

Lighthouse 5: DisconnectingWe can get trapped in our heads, stuck in a cycle of anxious thoughts and fears. Those moments can make us feel hopeless, but there’s always a way out. Today, let’s discover how to find peace when we’re drowning in negative thoughts.In some ways, our brain is just like every other part of our body. What we feed it matters. While the food we eat impacts our mental health,...  Read More

Lighthouse 4: Reading ScriptureHolding on to hope can be hard, especially when experiencing mental health challenges. Life might feel chaotic, and that might make it difficult to know how to move forward. Maybe you can’t escape negative self-talk, and you feel yourself sinking into hopelessness.How do you silence your negative thoughts and replace them with life-giving confidence? One of the best ...  Read More

HBC service for January 21st are Canceled ...  Read More

Lighthouse 3: PrayerDoes God hear me? Does He see my pain? And … will He help me? These are common questions, especially for those of us wrestling with our mental health.Verses like this one that we just saw today offer hope:Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16 NIVThis tells us that we c...  Read More

Lighthouse 2: Trusted FriendsOut at sea in the middle of the storm, you’re losing confidence that you’ll make it through. But then you see some light in the distance and feel a sense of hope. Why? You know you’re not alone.Do you ever feel alone? Like your unique mental health has isolated you from others? If you can relate, know this: You’re not alone, and you don’t have to navigate your mental h...  Read More

LighthousesMental health challenges can make you feel like your mind is caught out in the open ocean. Some days are peaceful, while others are chaotic. Any day could bring moments of peace, terrifying storms, or aimless drifting.How can we navigate our unpredictable mental health? And how can we move forward when we don’t know if our minds will cooperate with our plans, responsibilities, and dream...  Read More

Fruitful life‘By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit.’ John 15:8 NKJVDo you want to know the will of God for your life? Listen: ‘I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should remain’ (John 15:16 NKJV). ‘But what if my branch is barren and my basket is empty?’ you ask. Listen: ‘Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away’ ...  Read More

How can I change?‘Be transformed (changed) by that [entire] renewal of your mind.’ Romans 12:2 AMPCAre you wrestling with a certain problem, thinking, ‘If I could just get beyond this, everything would be all right?’ Sorry to disappoint you, but when you’ve conquered this particular problem, God will reveal something else that needs to be dealt with. Relax – you’re always going to be working on so...  Read More

Ezra 8:21-23Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.  For I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, “The hand of our God is favorably disposed to all those who seek Him...  Read More

Dealing with your weakness‘He remembered that they were but flesh.’ Psalm 78:39 NIVWe all have weaknesses, but the ones we refuse to deal with: a) draw us magnetically toward the wrong things, b) give Satan a foothold, which quickly becomes a stronghold and c) schedule tragedy down the line. Be warned: your weakness can emerge at any time, including your closing years! What you fail to master now ...  Read More