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Tracing the Signal: A Life in Waves and Whispers
Every engineer knows that when a system fails, you don’t start guessing—you put a probe on the line and trace the signal back to its source, watching for where it weakens, distorts, or disappears entirely. That’s what I’ve been doing these sixty-seven years: tracing the signal God sent into the world the night I was…
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The quiet time
As I sit here on a quiet November evening in 2025, sixty-seven years after that January night in Kirbyville, I find myself doing what old engineers do best: tracing the signal all the way back to its source. It started with a curious boy in Buna who followed a dog named Brownie too far into…
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My Epitath
Here lies John E. Hargrove January 24, 1958 – [date yet to be written] A boy from Buna who never stopped wondering how things worked and never stopped trying to make them work for others. He chased signals across microwave towers and fiber miles, built networks that carried light to forgotten places, and in the…
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Spiritual Power
Acts 1:8 presents the risen Christ’s final commission to His disciples and sets the enduring pattern for the Church’s mission. Across the major translations, the central message remains unchanged: authentic ministry begins with divine empowerment, not human ingenuity. The promise, “you will receive power,” speaks of the Spirit-given capacity to speak, act, persevere, and represent…
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Reminder of the Light
Some days I’m reminded to go back to the starting point. “In the beginning was the Word…” That truth centers me. It reminds me that everything we’re doing—family, work, community—rests on something solid and steady. The scriptures in the RCL today lean into that same hope. Daniel talks about God standing with His people even…
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Keeping Going When No One’s Listening?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means to do work that matters when it feels like no one cares. For the past few years, I’ve been advocating for rural East Texas communities—places like Buna, Newton, San Augustine. I’ve built communication frameworks, written strategic plans, installed digital kiosks, organized meetings, drafted policy briefs.…
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WEEK 2 – The Coming Light Prelude Study for Book of John
Key Truth The light of Christ does not arrive after the night ends—it enters while it is still dark. God’s promise is not that suffering will disappear before He comes, but that His presence is stronger than any darkness you’re walking through. Scripture Focus Isaiah 9:1-7 “The people walking in darkness have seen a great…
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When the Hero Falls, the Lord Appears
Isaiah 6:1 — “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw also the Lord.” There are moments in our spiritual lives when God allows the “heroes” — the people or things we’ve leaned on — to fall away. It may be a mentor, a parent, a pastor, a dream, or even a sense of…
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The World Before the Word
God Speaks Creation and Covenant Into Being Introduction: When God Speaks, Everything Changes Before the Gospel of John ever opens with those majestic words—”In the beginning was the Word”—the Old Testament has been quietly preparing us for this revelation. Long before John identifies Jesus as the living Word of God, Scripture reveals a God who…
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Let My Love Open the Door
Let My Love Open the Door (inspired by Pete Townshend’s song and the words of Jesus in Matthew 22:37–40) When Pete Townshend sang, “Let my love open the door to your heart,” he probably wasn’t trying to preach a sermon—but he touched on something deeply spiritual. Love is the master key. Jesus said it even…
John Hargrove Seeking Truth and Reality
Texas engineer finding the signal of grace in grief, code, and Scripture
John Hargrove Seeking Truth and Reality 