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Craig Strickland wrote a new blog post: Strickland: Integration of the church 1 year, 9 months ago
“Sunday shouldn’t be the most segregated day of the week.” “Is corporate America more integrated than your church?” “Church should be as integrated as Heaven.”
These are headlines on billboards you may have recently noticed, brought to you by Hope Church. You might be wondering why we feel the urge to so publicly advocate diversity. Since our…[Read more]
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Craig Strickland wrote a new blog post: The gift of service 1 year, 10 months ago
<strong>A few months before he was killed in the line of duty, Memphis Police Officer Timothy Warren made a YouTube video expressing his deep internal struggle between his “Two Paths” – between a Christian “life of service, compassion, seeking and forbearance” and a life in “police authority, command and governance.” “Which path to follow?”…[Read more]
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Craig Strickland wrote a new blog post: Community rises to the occasion 2 years ago
Your thoughts on the Great Flood of 2011? Where and how have you seen Faith in Memphis at work? Some people refer to natural disasters as Acts of God. Where have you seen ‘acts of God’ or faith during this time of trial for the Memphis area? What I’ve seen in Shelby County over the past couple [...]
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Craig Strickland wrote a new blog post: Hope is contagious 2 years ago
What gives you hope? Sometimes hope comes in the strangest ways. For me it was in the form of an innocent, young girl who had life’s cards stacked against her from the start. Her name was Ali and she was in the first grade when she began her battle with cancer. She had to grow up [...]
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Craig Strickland wrote a new post: Love thy Memphis neighbors 2 years, 2 months ago
How does Memphis test your faith? One of the greatest tests of my faith in Memphis is demonstrating my love for God by loving the neighbors of our great city. Jesus told us to love God and to also love our neighbor. If we want to show the people of Memphis our love for God, [...]




