Tag Archive: ministry

Nov 21

“Kingdom Business”—a message for National Adoption Sunday 2014

“Kingdom Business” by Chaplain Chris Haughee. A Sermon for Christ the King Sunday 2014 / National Adoption Sunday (11/23/14) Today we celebrate “Christ the King” Sunday… a celebration of Christ as sovereign Lord and King over all creation. It is the last Sunday in the Christian calendar. Next week we celebrate a new year in …

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Oct 06

Finding our faith, holding on to hope

Hebrews 11:1 says, “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Faith and hope are needed for healing in relationships. At Intermountain, we focus a great deal of energy on bringing healing to the relationship between parent and child. Furthermore, I know from both personal …

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Sep 24

“Time to Get Right” with G-d, considering the message of Rosh Hashanah

One of the great parts of working at Intermountain as the chaplain is that I get to work with kids of various faith backgrounds, and I get to minister alongside the very skilled and creative leader of the local Jewish community, our Jewish Educator, Janet Tatz. It’s been fun to collaborate with her on any …

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Sep 17

When patience runs thin—a lesson in trusting God’s promises

Recently in chapel we covered the story of Abram and Sarai. We talked about all the years between when they received the promise that God was going to bless them with a child, and when God finally fulfilled that promise. The children offered many insightful comments and asked great questions about why God makes people …

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Aug 11

14 years of blessing our children – thank you Roberts UMC Youth!

This August marked the 14th year that amazing youth leader Joanne Stark and her youth group from Roberts United Methodist Church have made the trek to Intermountain’s residential campus in Helena to spend a day doing a fun art project with the children and sought to bless and encourage the children and staff as well. …

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Aug 04

“I don’t like grace…”

NOTE: This post is an update to the original story, which ran last October. The young lady who didn’t like grace is now ready to transition back home. I think you’ll like to hear about the change God has worked in her life! Last Fall I was attending a luncheon with a few of the …

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