by Wayne Hoag | Nov 19, 2021 | Blog, Wayne Hoag
This article was first published by the author in the Christian magazine Emphasis on Faith and Living in the spring of 1987. Psalm 133 tells us that unity among the brethren is like the oil that was used to anoint the priests of Israel. At first, this seems like an...
by Wayne Hoag | Aug 23, 2020 | Blog, Wayne Hoag
“Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and same judgment. For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, that there are...
by Wayne Hoag | Jul 26, 2020 | Blog, Wayne Hoag
In 1977, I was ordained as a minister of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. And, since that day, the overwhelming desire of my heart has been to lay down my life in service and in love for Christ and His Church. In those early years, Jesus revealed to me that the...
by Wayne Hoag | Oct 1, 2019 | Blog, Wayne Hoag
“Some people have the idea that the church is a place of warning: don’t do this; be careful about that; you are in danger of this; beware of that. They see religion as a series of red lights, stopping us just when we are getting up to speed and about to arrive...
by Wayne Hoag | Sep 19, 2019 | Blog, Wayne Hoag
During my 43 years of pastoral ministry, my eyes have often been opened to the simple strategies that God has placed within His Word, simple, yet powerful strategies for shaping and molding His church to be all that He desires her to be. One of these awakenings for me...