“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort” | 2 Corinthians 1:3 No, how can that be! Not another one! It was all too familiar, another phone call sharing that a friend had lost a spouse. In the space...
You can’t fix it all It starts before our children are born. The desire to protect them from harm. We “childproof” our homes to soften the rough edges of life. We try to move all the dangers out of their reach. It feels like our responsibility to create a “safe” place...
Last year Mission Hills Church hosted more than 30 memorials. Our congregation is filled with people who are grieving. Unfortunately, it can be a challenge to know how to care for those who are hurting. If you search social media, you will find thousands of recipes...
Mental health is a popular and growing societal focus. The human brain, the most complex of organs, influences all that we experience, both good and bad. As the stigma around mental health continues to (thankfully) decline, more and more people openly share their...
We’re a Bible-driven church, but what does that mean? While Christians could safely assume that God’s Word was considered a reliable source of truth for most of the last 2,000 years, that’s not the case anymore. Since the dawn of postmodernism in the 19th century,...
Ever struggled to change your thoughts? It can be tough to change unhealthy thought patterns if you’re just trying to remove unhealthy, unholy thoughts. A better strategy is to replace them with better, God-centered thoughts. And the best source of good replacement...
Reza Zedah, a teaching pastor at Mission Hills Church, is originally from Abadan, Iran, yet spent most of his life in Southern California. He attended Colorado State University and played football for the CSU Rams. Reza grew up Muslim and met Jesus through a sports ministry called Athletes in Action at CSU. He graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary and has served as a pastor for the last 12 years. He currently serves in various college athletic departments in Colorado and as the chaplain for the Denver Broncos.
CRAIG SMITH
LEAD PASTOR AT MISSION HILLS CHURCH
Craig Smith, the Lead Pastor of Mission Hills Church, is passionate about teaching God’s Word in a way that unleashes the followers of Jesus to be transformed and transformational. Craig holds an M.Div. from Denver Seminary and a Ph.D. in New Testament Studies from Trinity College, Bristol University, UK. He teaches New Testament and Theology courses at Denver Seminary and is the author of several books, including his latest release How (Not) to Miss God Moving.