by Ricky Chelette, Executive Director I remember traveling out of the country and visiting an amazing market in the local town square. It was filled with vendors selling their wares of every kind. As I navigated the various pathways between vendors, the numbers of designer items for sale intrigued me. Everything from sunglasses to clothing, […]
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Donor Bridge Giving Day 2013
On September 19, 2013, from 7 a.m. to midnight. Living Hope Ministries is participating in NorthTexas Giving Day. On September 19, every donation $25 and above will be multiplied if you donate to us through www.DonorBridgeTX.org , and select Living Hope Ministries, Arlington, TX as your charity recipient. Please visit the donorBridge site anytime between 7 […]
The Changing Times
The times they are a-changin’ was the album title of 1960’s Bob Dylan album, but might be an appropriate description of the cultural and spiritual landscape of 2013. Most people have read or heard of the closing of Exodus International. For over thirty-seven years Exodus has been a portal through which people would find an […]
History in the Making
Ricky Chelette, Executive Director As my wife and I walked into the church it was beautifully decorated with candles and flowers, trellises and greenery, lanterns and white linens. It looked like one of the grandest weddings you have ever seen – and it was! There were no newlyweds here, no, not at all. It was […]
It’s NOT About Me
by Ricky Chelette It’s hard to believe that life is not about us, isn’t it? We are constantly reminded that our greatest good is to satisfy the longings of our heart – no matter what those longings might be. If you are hungry, super-size it. If you are hurting, medicate it. If you are lonely, […]
More Than A Christmas Party…
It was a Christmas party, at least that is what we call it. It happens every year at LHM. We set aside one of our meeting nights and gather our group together at someone’s home for a time of feasting, friends and festivities. But despite the abundant food, the endless laughter, and the chatter of […]
Bryan/College Station Satellite Growing
God is doing great things at the Bryan/College Station satellite that started in February. We have added new people almost every week since we started, and many of those have come as references from local churches that are excited about partnering with Living Hope in BCS. It’s so exciting to see the great work the […]
Doing Something New
In Isaiah 43:19, God tells Israel, “Behold, I will do something new, now it will spring forth; will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.” This verse is a great banner verse over what the Lord is doing in the lives of our […]
Growing Up
Becoming an adult isn’t easy. In fact, it is one of the hardest changes everyone goes through. For those who struggle with same gender attraction it is particularly difficult because there were legitimate needs that were unmet during our maturation process. Those needs weren’t always kept from us or hidden from us, often times they […]
Living Waters – Brings New Life!
Do you have any kind of sexual or relational struggles? Do you find that you have difficulties in maintaining deep or intimate relationships with others? Have you been sexually or relationally abused, battered, wounded? If you listen to the news you likely heard of the child molestation cases against prominent coaches, or the more local […]