-GAINS & GLEANINGS- By James Hogan Where there is no vision, the Bible says, the people perish. I thought of this verse last year when I...

-GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan Many of you, if you’re in your twenties or older, remember Billy Mays. Billy, for those who don’t know,...

-GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan There are lots of people hurting today. War in Ukraine, inflation through the roof, troubles stacking up...

-GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. So when the centurion, who stood opposite...

-GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone;...

-GAINS & GLEANINGS- By James Hogan Back to my friend Ian… He used his place on the Canadian Olympic team and the connections he made to...

-GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan My friend Ian lives near Phoenix, Ariz. He’s a successful guy, providing personal speed and strength...

-GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan When we were in the midst of our major building refurbishment last summer, my friend Mark Duffy called...

-GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan One of the things we believe in at Faithbridge, that’s quite different from the Roman Catholic Church of...

“How do you do it?” my friend Marty Griffin asked. “I mean you get after it every day with kids dying, folks overdosing, and people...

Faithbridge has been growing. That’s a blessing. I remember lean years when a handful of us met in the great room at the Myers Ridge...

It was a typically busy day, running about with two of the guys working for the church from one task to another. In our busy-ness, we...

This week, I did a little instructive engagement in Harrisburg alongside one of my heroes: Dr. Larry Anderson the pastor of Great...

The world’s gone nuts,” a seasoned teacher said to me recently. “I’m punching the clock for a few more months until I retire, just trying...

Labor day is back again. My union-loving friends love to point out that the holiday wouldn’t exist without unions fighting for it, and I...

A couple we know celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary a short time ago. Teressa and I feel pretty accomplished here in our 31st year...

-GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan Joyce Mays and I shared lots of friends and acquaintances. Our bond, however, was closer than that. Much...

-GAINS & GLEANINGS- BY J. HOGAN Often believers seem to be speaking a strangely different language than other folks, a problem that...

Our household defines honoring someone as “going beyond what is expected, treating folks like they’re special, and doing so with a good...

Pastor James Hogan of Faithbridge Community Church stands with Bette Kallay after signing transfer paperwork. -CHURCH MERGER- By Jamie...