About This Blog



My name is Brian Hofman. (If you're wondering, I'm on the right above.) I am a minister of the Word in the Christian Reformed Church in North America. Presently I am serving as the pastor of Calvin CRC in Le Mars, IA. So I'm a pastor. That's how most people identify me. But more importantly, I'm a husband. My wife, Tess (above left), and I have been married since July 2013. And I'm also a father. Tess and have two daughters—Alena (Lanie) Joy and Mia Grace—and a son—Jeremiah Brian. As part of my journey toward becoming a pastor, I have a Master of Divinity from Calvin Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Arts (in mathematics) from Trinity Christian College. (I don't care a ton about academic credentials, but I am quite fond of each alma mater.)

 Once in a while I even make time to enjoy a few hobbies. I love to run, and many of my best memories are from running cross country and track in college. Go Trolls! Another large set of my best memories center around music. I play acoustic guitar and love having jam sessions with friends. I also listen to a lot of indie and alternative music and very frequently have music playing in the background when I'm writing or doing sermon research. I love to read. I read some theology, a lot of Superman comics, and an assortment of other things that catch my attention. I get pretty excited about anything Superman or Lord of the Rings related, and I love watching sports and nature documentaries (think 30 for 30 and Planet Earth). I follow Wisconsin sports, especially the Milwaukee Brewers, quite faithfully. Finally, I love to play cards. I particularly enjoy rummy, hearts, and euchre, and Tess and I have a little collection of games that require special decks.

 Really briefly, this blog will mostly be me reflecting on the life of a pastor in the CRC. That obviously varies from congregation to congregation, but hopefully I can provide a little insight into the kinds of things that are on my mind. Once in a while I may detour to discuss another topic such as MLB or the latest Superman and/or DC Comics movie, but most of this stuff will be about being a pastor as well as a husband and father (and perhaps the struggle of balancing those things). My goal is to write about one post a week. While I have no delusions of attracting a huge following, I am grateful for any of you who decide to read along, and I welcome your comments.

 Grace and peace,
BMH

2 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 24, 2017 at 11:33 PM

    Hi Brian Hofman, by reading that you are the pastor in CRC I thought the entire blog will be boring to read because as the in charge of a Christian church you will be going to explain all Christianity. But you represented entire different manner. Even I too like music, watching sports, playing card games etc.,but i don't know what is euchre. Can you explain it how to play that euchre?

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    1. Brian HofmanApril 25, 2017 at 7:00 AM

      Hello, Bandana Bindhu. Thanks for your comment. I certainly write about Christianity and my work as a pastor sometimes, and I'm sure that my faith shapes how I write about various topics. But my blog also contains posts that deal more with things like baseball and music. I'm glad that you've enjoyed reading. Here's a link that explains the rules of euchre: http://www.euchrelinks.com/rules.html. Hopefully that helps!

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