For the past few weeks at Hollywood Community Church, we have been challenging you to prayerfully consider  tangible ways to love your neighbor.   This weekend we will distribute heart-shaped cards that tell you neighbor, “God loves you, and so do we!”   I am so excited to hear how God uses you to be a blessing to YOUR neighbors. In trying to figure out who to bless, you may ask, “Who is my neighb...  Read More

Developing healthy habits is an integral part of living well. The beginning of each year gives us an opportunity for a fresh start, a chance to change our habits from unhealthy ones to healthy ones. Don’t worry, this is not a blog to get you to eat well, stop smoking or start exercising. Whew!My purpose is to get you to do something even more significant, a personal habit that will have even great...  Read More

Have you ever had a coincidence that was so special, that it seemed like God orchestrated it?  Well, that is because He did!  Be assured that God is actively at work in your life, creating “God Opportunities,” or “divine appointments” for you. A God opportunity is a Spirit led connection that gives you the privilege to be used in God’s service for the advancement of the Kingdom. Such divinely orch...  Read More

Psalm 51:17 – The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Have you ever experienced a broken heart?  You know what I am talking about.  You suddenly lost a loved one.  That is so painful!  A relationship ended with someone you deeply loved.  That is tough. You lost a job that you enjoyed.  Or, just maybe, your favorite sports team was elimin...  Read More

Proverbs 22:6 – Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. This verse has been inaccurately interpreted and therefore often incorrectly misunderstood by many parents.  Historically, we have interpreted this verse to mean,  “if you raise your child correctly, they will love and serve Jesus, but if they don’t follow Jesus, then you blew it big time.” Th...  Read More

Deuteronomy 6:6, 7 – And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.Recently, we have challenged parents to take the lead in the discipleship and spiritual growth of their children.   Although, children’s and y...  Read More