Welcome To Our Blog

By way of introduction, I’m Jim Hoag. My incredible wife, Bobbi, and I have lived in the Burlington area of Vermont for the last 13 years. Our two sons, Zach and Nick, (two of my all-time heroes) are now awesome men of God starting families of their own. Our journey with the Lord has included pastoring a local church, home-schooling our sons, and a variety of ministry opportunities provided by the Lord over the past 31 years. We curently are part of a core group planting a church in downtown Burlington called “Dwell Missional Church”, after John 1:14. We enter the blogosphere convinced that you are never too old to blog and, in addition,  enjoy the Ramones.

In creating this blog, Bobbi and I simply seek to honor Jesus Christ by adding our part to all the other bloggers and churches who are bringing glory to God. Our desire is to encourage and build up the body of Christ as we press on to follow Jesus. We will blog about a variety of things, but specifically what the Lord is emphasizing to our hearts. Currently, that includes mission and the glorious GRACE of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We believe that the church of Jesus Christ is at its very foundation a sent community, an organic church, founded on grace, characterized by presence “among”. (John 1:14, Acts 4:33, Acts 20:24, Acts 1:8). 

May you be built up in your most holy faith and in your relationship with the Lord through the entries on this blog.