Back when I was a freshman in high school, I had a youth leader/Chapel Hill elder who mentioned that they knew how to make homemade fireworks. Which I of course found very intriguing. So, I did some supply scavenging that involved a 2L plastic bottle and crystal Drano (not the full recipe) and persuaded said […]
Read More… from Prodigal Son l Luke 15:11-32 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
Three weeks ago, the latest installment in the Legend of Zelda video game series was launched: Tears of the Kingdom. In 3 days, it sold 10 million copies, making it the fastest selling Nintendo game of all time. We’ve been playing it constantly in our house and it has been the source of much conversation […]
Read More… from Give Me a Sign l Luke 11:27-36 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
This weekend my daughter completed her first musical theater performance. She was one of the Oompa-Loompas in Peninsula High School’s production of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The show was excellent and I know there were many other Chapel Hill students involved, so congratulations to all of you. The production is based upon the […]
Read More… from Teach Us to Pray l Luke 11:1-13 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
Happy Mother’s Day! Two weeks ago, I took the mother of our children to visit our daughter Rachel in North Carolina…and together we shared a brand-new adventure: the drag races. How many of you have been to a drag race? This was a National Hot Rod Association regional held at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C., […]
Good morning, everyone. My name is Julie Hawkins and I am one of the pastors here. And this morning we are talking about one of the most famous passages in the whole Bible, the parable of the Good Samaritan. The phrase, Good Samaritan, has become synonymous with when someone does an unexpected, usually anonymous good […]
Read More… from Mercy is Worth the Risk l Luke 10:25-37 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
Two weeks ago, partnering with six other churches, we launched Alpha in the Cutters Point. Alpha is a safe place for those who wouldn’t call themselves Christians to explore the Christian faith through conversation. One of my favorite stories so far from this Alpha was of a woman who was brought up in a predominantly […]
Read More… from The Harvest is Plentiful l Luke 10:1-24 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor