by Mission Hills | Aug 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
PARENTING RESOURCES ABOUT GENEROSITY As a church, we’re here to partner with you in parenting. We know that generous kids become generous adults, so we want to help you teach your kids how to love giving to and serving others. Generous kids don’t happen by...
by Mission Hills | Jul 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
6 STEPS TO NOT LOSING YOUR FAITH IN COLLEGE Plenty of research has been done to show that students are leaving the church in droves – some studies suggesting that as high as 66% of church attending high school students will leave the church in college and never...
by Mission Hills | Jul 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
BEING A CHRISTIAN AND AN AMERICAN As Americans, we get to enjoy a great deal of freedom that others in the world can only imagine. Typically, we seek to enjoy the full extent of those freedoms, taking full advantage of the rights and privileges and leveraging them to...
by Mission Hills | Jun 15, 2017 | Guest Author, Parenting, Uncategorized
HOW TO MAKE SPORTS CAMP LAST What parent has not received their son or daughter back from an experience like camp, only to say a week later, “Gee, my kid seemed so excited and transformed when he first came home. But now, it’s like he never went at all!...
by Mission Hills | Jun 13, 2017 | James, Uncategorized
WHAT IS WISDOM? Wisdom isn’t just a series of sage sayings. It’s not always gained with gray hairs and it’s not only achieved the hard way—by making the wrong decision. It’s not even the same thing as knowledge. Wisdom is “applied knowledge.” If knowledge is the...
by Mission Hills | May 29, 2017 | Reflection, Uncategorized
SEEING NEEDS AND DOING FAITH James 2:14 inquires, “What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?” As James goes on, he argues that faith without deeds is particularly worthless for those who...
by Mission Hills | May 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
4 WAYS TO HONOR YOUR MOTHER This weekend we’ll honor mothers and all that they contribute to making this world a better place. Sure, you could buy your mom a card and some flowers to show your appreciation for all she does, but does that truly honor her? It’s part of...
by Mission Hills | Apr 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
WHAT KEEPS YOU STANDING STILL? Once Jesus ascended into heaven, the apostles were left standing still and staring towards the sky. Had it not been for the angels who reminded them, who knows how long they would have waited there instead of moving to enact the mission...
by Mission Hills | Apr 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
REDEFINING BLESSED Throughout our Easter series, our Thursday blog posts will focus on two seemingly discordant themes: suffering and joy. We’ll look to the examples of Jesus and the early church as well as exhortations from the authors of the New Testament epistles...
by Mission Hills | Apr 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
5 TRUTHS MADE CERTAIN BY EASTER Although we only take one day to celebrate the resurrection, its life changing effects are ongoing. Here are five things that are made possible by Jesus’ sacrifice and made certain by the empty tomb: 1 // There is hope for the...
