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Kent Hotaling
13
OCT
2017

Companions on the Journey

  “Nietzsche responded, ‘At times I think I’m the most alone man in existence.  It has nothing to do with the presence of others – in fact, I hate others who rob me of my solitude and yet do not truly offer me company.’ “What do you mean, Friedrich?  How do they not offer...
02
AUG
2017

Possible Resources

When Kay and I moved back to Oregon in 1996 our friends, Iral and Gwen Barrett, asked us to spend time with some of the Young Life staff in the Salem area.  In a couple years there were several of these dedicated young people we were privileged to meet with.  Chad Watson...
12
JUL
2017

Jesus Christ in Every Culture

       Jesus Christ in Every Culture                                     Acts 10:1-48   Many have observed that the message of Jesus Christ becomes limited in its appeal because we attach national, religious, theological and institutional cultures to the message of Jesus. ...
17
JUN
2017

Binding us Together

We see what we choose to see.  I can look at the world in which I live and see the distrust and disunity that seems to plague the best efforts of men and women to create organizations and groups that function to help people.  This is a theme that is often played in the muted...
13
APR
2017

Cure and Care

One of the difficulties in trying to be helpful to others lies in the complexity of our motives. We genuinely desire to help people. Often, however, we want our help to produce changes for the better in the people being helped.  On a national level this is seen in our policies...
11
FEB
2017

The Flaming Arrow

The Flaming Arrow I have been studying the book of Ephesians with Beau St. Peter, the Young Life director for Keizer, Oregon.  There have been a lot of helpful thoughts for both of us as we encourage each other on our journeys with Jesus. Recently, we were in chapter six and a...
05
JUN
2016

Responses to “Friends are Leaving us” Post

Responses from blog on loss The responses on “Friends Leaving Us” has affirmed things that were written in our original post and also gave new insights into this issue. Many wrote a note saying thank you for the help this has been from Kay and I processing our losses.  Several...
09
APR
2016

Friends are leaving us

In the past year Kay and I have lost eight good companions who have moved on to a better place and left us here trying to learn how to cope with losing them. These were friends we walked with in different places and different times as we learned from each other how to follow...
28
JAN
2016

A Thought on Prayer

A Thought on Prayer Too often our prayers are mostly concerned with changing circumstances, but when we read the recorded prayers of Paul we discover that they were all about changing character.  It is true that he encourages his friends in Philippi to present every concern to...
08
AUG
2015

Partnerships at a Distance

Partnership at a Distance (a thought from Colossians) How do we stay connected to sisters and brothers in Christ at a distance?  As I look back over the past sixty years of having good companions in many other places of the world there are several things that have emerged as...
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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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