Sheryl Hofmeister

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the word “fear?” For me, a couple wordly things come to mind. Actually, the very first thing that comes to mind is...

Have you ever read through a lot of Paul’s epistles/letters to his friends and churches? What did you notice in the openings?  Every time Paul starts a letter, the form is pretty much the...

It’s funny how age and perspective changes things. 40 years ago, when I began my ministry, I had a vision of what I wanted to do at age 65. I wanted to retire, buy...

Today in our staff Bible Study we dug into a couple verses that never really hit me quite the way they did today. I’m gonna get to the verses here in a second but...

The recent full blood moon brings to mind some of the prophecies written in the Bible about the signs of the end times. Joel 2:31The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to...

As I was preparing to write this blog, the immediate topic that came to light was the idea and process of change. As many of you know, next month my family and I are...

This past weekend, me, my wife and son traveled to Rochester, Minnesota to witness the graduation of our oldest son from the Adult and Teen Challenge program.  Nick is the victim of a strong...

What are you afraid of? I have a variety of fears. Some are more embarrassing than others, but the ones I’ll share with you are fairly common. After only being married for a month,...

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” 1 John 3:1 Young children can be incredibly open and honest, even...

This week, I have been reading and thinking so deeply on the idea of community. Isolation breeds discontent as Christians, and we need to be together in order to reaffirm our faith, and our...