I hope your New Year is off to a great start. Mine certainly is. I got to baptize my granddaughter last Sunday, January 1. It’s a bit of a bummer when what is likely to be the high point of your year happens on day one! But…I’ll take it as a sign of God’s promise […]
Read More… from Outrageous Love l Luke 6:27-36 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
Welcome to 2023! I want to start by bragging on you. Whatever happened last night, your first act of 2023 is worship! Well done! And you are savvy because you remembered the 10:00 start time. (Of course, I’m sure that you who’ve been sitting here for an hour came early for prayer, right?) And… for […]
Read More… from How to Raise a Teenager l Luke 2:39-52 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
The late Queen Elizabeth had a summer home in Scotland called Balmoral. While there, she loved to take long walks accompanied by her protection officer, Dick Griffin. Griffin recounts a time when he and the Queen were out for a picnic and saw two hikers approaching them. As they drew near, the Queen said hello […]
Read More… from Classic Christmas Eve Service l Luke 2:15-21 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
One time, when the late Queen Elizabeth was staying at her home in Scotland during a short weekend trip by herself, she went out for a picnic, accompanied by her Personal Protection Officer, Richard Griffin. After the picnic, they took a walk, and Richard, or Dick as he was called, recounts that they would usually […]
Read More… from Modern Christmas Eve Service l Luke 2:1-21 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
Good morning, everyone. My name is Julie Hawkins, and I am one of the pastors here at Chapel Hill. And if you were to come over to the Hawkins home in the last month, chances are that the World Cup would be on. Call it football, call it soccer, call it the beautiful game, we […]
Read More… from The Hero of Every Story l Luke 1:57-79 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
A couple weeks ago after service, I spotted our police officer, Eddie, whom I had not seen for a while. I went over to greet him, threw my arms around him and gave him a hug. I was holding this ID lanyard, and after I hugged him, pulled back…and found myself hooked on something. So, […]
Read More… from Power Up l Luke 1:39-56 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
I want to start this morning with a geography quiz. How many here have ever heard of Stehekin, Washington? Inchelium? Daisy? Starbuck? Anatone? OK…if you heard a report that an angel of Almighty God had appeared in Anatone, Washington with a major announcement, what would you think? “Anatone?” “Who’s ever heard of Anatone?” “Why would […]
Read More… from I Am a Servant of the Lord l Luke 1:26-38 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
Over the last few weeks my family and I have been on a bit of a puzzle kick; we’ve completed numerous puzzles together as a family. As the weather has cooled down, and our kids have grown a little bit older, it has developed into an enjoyable indoor family activity. Now, I don’t know if […]
Read More… from Focus on the Bigger Picture l Luke 1:5-25 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
Pastor Mark Toone: My wife Cyndi loves old murder mysteries like Columbo. And I’ll watch them with her, but I find the commercials on those channels equally entertaining. Retired game show hosts (who are obviously financial experts) are pitching gold or silver or reverse mortgages or insurance or something else they promise is going to […]
On our vacation, Cyndi and I played a lot of golf. But one hole we played was especially memorable. Terrifying, in fact. It was steep and the grass was wet. Cyndi said, “Shouldn’t we stay on the cart path? I said, “Nah…they’d have signs up if it were cart path only.” So, I started straight […]