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Kent Hotaling
22
APR
2022

God’s Love Language

God’s Love Language In most of the groups I have been in over the years when the two great commandments are being discussed most people slide right past the first one about loving God and begin with loving self or neighbor.  So I have been thinking more about how to love...
17
NOV
2021

Conflict and Civility

For the past several weeks we have been part of a group that has been discussing the hurt in our world from the painful ways the American society is engaging in conflict over political, economic, and even theological issues.   As God’s people, we are called to respond to conflict...
27
JUN
2021

A Christian Nation – Really?

Our faith history took a dramatic pivot when God came to earth in the person of Jesus.  For centuries God expressed himself to the world in many ways, but in specific ways through the nation of Israel.  But in Jesus God ushered in the new way he would work in the world:  it is...
18
DEC
2020

To Finish Well

Kay and I have been praying for ourselves and for many of our companions that we would “finish well”.  What would finishing well entail? No doubt our thoughts on the subject will not cover all that it means, but the following are some of the ideas that we have gleaned as we have...
29
FEB
2020

Living the Main Thing

I have often heard people say that we need to keep the “main thing” the main thing.  And of course for most of us, we would immediately know this refers to holding on to Jesus and his life in us and through us. In Andy Stanley’s book, Irresistible, he gives insight into one of...
22
NOV
2019

Presenting the Message of Jesus

I have recently read several writers who state with conviction that the traditional transactional gospel message is incomplete.  They maintain that what has been, and is being, preached is only part of the message Jesus and the early church proclaimed. These writings have...
08
MAY
2019

Safe at Home

There are many ways that God communicates to us that he loves us and wants us to live our life completely joined to him. This brief piece is to affirm two messages that the Lord wants us to know and to live.  I have found them both foundational to my life as they help me live in...
14
FEB
2019

The Bark Barks Back

Several years ago I wrote a piece titled “Life in the Bark” in which I presented the idea that if we concentrate on the life of the Spirit in a fellowship, that life of the Spirit will shape the organization (bark) in which it flourishes.  Here is a quote from that reflectio...
31
AUG
2018

Navigating the Digital World

Relationships and Friendships Enhanced by Proper Use of Technology – Observations and Ideas from C. R. Baugh and Kent Hotaling          Technology is a fantastic tool for not only getting work done but also for enhancing, supporting, and building friendships. Our...
27
JUL
2018

Space for People

We lived in Washington, D. C. for fourteen years.  We loved being with the companions in faith who were part of our lives.  We were grateful for the opportunity to connect with people from all over the world who were in D.C. as part of their professional concerns or who came for...
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About Kent Hotaling

Kent HotalingFor over 50 years I have been a follower of Jesus – some of the time in ways that pleased him and other times so poorly it neither pleased him, me, or others. However, I have stayed on the journey because…

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