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Below are a number of my latest thoughts that I would like to share with you in hopes that we could consider them together. Feel free to leave any thoughts you may have in the comments section after any of the blog posts.

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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...
03
MAY
2018

Thoughts on Marriage

Thoughts on Marriage After 59 years of married life, Kay and I have learned some things about marriage and we are continuing to learn from the Lord and from good companions.  Here in brief form are some of those things.  They are not in any order of priority.  They are all...
19
FEB
2018

The Antioch Fellowship

The Antioch Fellowship For many years I have studied and pondered the things that made the fellowship that Jesus empowered in the first century so powerful and life-giving. The fellowship of believers in Antioch is one of the places these where we get a glimpse of these things...
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...
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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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