It’s difficult to know exactly from where the impetus of an idea stems. So, I can’t quite recall how it came about or when we first started talking about it, but for some time Brandi Etheredge,...

It was pitch black. All we could see through the windows as we rolled along the desert highway were the occasional headlights of other cars as they sped by—that and a blanket of stars expanding...

"The end of all things is near,” Peter wrote to the suffering, scattered disciples across Asia Minor...

The whole reason our partner, The Footstool Project, exists is to carry the Good News of Jesus Christ to the remote, unreached people of Nepal's Himalayas.

Royce and Sandra W. had bought into the American dream. They’d worked hard, raised a family, and were preparing to enter their retirement years enjoying the money they’d saved. They had plans of...

One of the unwavering commitments of your Elder Council during these last three years of prayerful discussion regarding the Campus Development Plan that is before us a church has been to not...

“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.”...

Brook Hills, I have so much to say, and it’ll be hard to say it all here.

It all happened very fast. They quickly wheeled Jean Adams in her bed to another hospital room and hooked her up to a machine that helped her to breathe. She didn’t know exactly what was happening,...

I recently came back from a short-term trip working with our Central Asian Church-Planting Team, and while it was a challenging trip in many ways, one of my favorite stories from the week involved...

K.B. was very young when she first thought about what it means to follow Jesus wherever He might lead, and even then, she considered what it could cost her.

Have you ever prayed for something without really thinking about how exactly the Lord was going answer your prayer? Looking back at the end of last year, my prayer was for the Lord to deepen my faith...

"I experience the presence of the Holy Spirit every time I have the opportunity to lead our faith family in worship." Candice Thomley, Member Care Associate at Brook Hills, shares how God has used...

If, at the end of my life, I can point to a single common thread that God has woven throughout my life, I’d be willing to bet it is community. I’ve only lived 25 years of life so far, but that...

Dakota Carter, member of Brook Hills, shares how just a few verses changed his perspective and reversed the course of his life.

We have all heard that actions speak louder than words. Whether you believe it, you have already influenced someone’s life in ways you may never know. The question is, how? For me, this question...

“For the past 10 years or so my life has been an emotional rollercoaster,” Donna Coleman, long-time member of Brook Hills, begins. “If it were not for my faith in Christ and knowing that He was...

If I were to be completely honest, I would say that I really did not begin to know what suffering felt like until I was almost forty years old. Yes, I had experienced times of loss, sadness, and...

Andrew Peterson’s “Behold the Lamb of God” has been a part of our family’s Christmas tradition from the beginning. Jaime and I were already fans of Peterson’s work from our college days, but...

The guys in my small group will never forget that night. The night that I am referring to was one of our many guys’ night out at the cabin by the lake. But this night was special. It wasn’t the...

We all have a story to tell. We learn about one another by sharing these stories. As deeper relationships develop, we want to learn all we can about the story of the one who means so much to us. God...

She was a first-time visitor to our class sitting beside me in the “big room” upstairs on the third floor. We were listening to Pastor John speak when suddenly I felt her nudge my side. I turned...

We all know studying God’s Word and praying are essential elements of the Christ-follower’s life. These two disciplines can also work together hand-in-hand when we not only practice them...

You may have heard people talk before about having a life verse and wondered exactly what they meant. Was this something given to them? Was it something they picked? Did they have a life verse for...