Posts with the tag “2025-2026-god-is-for-us”

Prone to wander...
by Lauren Valerio on March 11th, 2026
Our middle and high school students received an encouraging and challenging message from Mr. Benzel. He reflected on the lyrics from the hymn “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing”: “Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it. Prone to leave the God I love.”   Read More
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Gentleness
by Lauren Valerio on March 4th, 2026
Third-grade teacher Mrs. Benzel wrapped up a month focused on the character trait of gentleness at chapel yesterday. Gentleness, she explained, is speaking truth with both love and respect. Mrs. Benzel highlighted that Jesus is the ultimate example of gentleness and pointed to two instances in the Bible where He demonstrated this trait.  Read More
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Experiencing God
by Lauren Valerio on February 25th, 2026
Today, we welcomed back chapel favorite and HCA alum Mr. Jimmy Reed. As the area director for Everett/Mill Creek Young Life, Mr. Reed shared a message centered on Jacob’s dream in Genesis 28.   Read More
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Jesus is our Rock
by Lauren Valerio on February 11th, 2026
Mr. Stevens, our middle and high school principal, spoke at our weekly chapels today about the importance of building our lives on the right foundation. He used the illustration of Legos built on pillows versus a solid surface to show how critical it is to build on something strong—Jesus. Jesus is our Rock. Friends, rules, and circumstances may change, but like a rock, Christ never changes. “If He...  Read More
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Consistency
by Lauren Valerio on February 4th, 2026
Wednesday’s chapel focused on our January character trait: Consistency. We enjoyed hearing from Mrs. Dickinson, Secondary Administrative Assistant, as she shared how God is the ultimate example of consistency. He is unchanging and dependable. When we are consistent in our daily walk with Jesus, we reflect His character of consistency to others. As James 1:17 reminds us, "Every good and perfect gif...  Read More
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YOU are a blessing
by Lauren Valerio on January 21st, 2026
Today at chapel, we were honored to welcome Mr. Cooper Fallon, husband of our 5th-grade teacher and son of our secondary science teacher, the “Mrs. Fallons.” Mr. Fallon, who serves in the children’s ministry at Northview Community Church, inspired us to reflect on why God created us. He reminded us that our purpose is to further God’s kingdom by blessing others and sharing the love of Jesus with t...  Read More
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Emulate Jesus
by Lauren Valerio on January 14th, 2026
Our students always delight in welcoming Pastor Phillip Kim (CrossPointe Discipleship Pastor) to chapel. This week, he shared the command from Deuteronomy 6:5 to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, and might. Pastor Phillip took us on a deep dive into what this extraordinary love truly means. He compared the relational love we have with all the people in our lives, and how we should love Jesus...  Read More
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Kindness
by Lauren Valerio on January 7th, 2026
We kicked off the new year with a chapel reflecting on December’s character focus: kindness. Mr. Daniel, our art and PE teacher, inspired students by sharing the importance of showing kindness through giving. He reminded us that we all need to learn and practice generosity, looking to the gift of Jesus as the ultimate example (John 3:16). Mr. Daniel shared a story about the bushmen in Botswana, wh...  Read More
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