We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us…
Read more On Eagle’s Wings: Once hope is let loose, there is no telling what may become possible
“Now faith brings our hopes into reality and becomes the foundation needed to acquire the things we long for. It is all the evidence required to prove what is still unseen. This testimony of faith is what previous generations were commended for. Faith empowers us to see that the universe was created and beautifully coordinated…
Read more “Hope” – the 1st Sunday in Advent
evangelism is simply about lighting the way for others
Read more Fill up; light up; spill over
Look! I’m doing a new thing; now it sprouts up; don’t you recognize it? I’m making a way in the desert, paths[a] in the wilderness. – Isaiah 43:19 Sometimes, once in a while, the opportunity presents itself to take a snapshot of life many years ago then fast-forward it to today. Three kids, all in…
Read more Three “Millennial” families who give us hope this Christmas
Some people explain the work of Jesus as standing between humankind and an angry God - as a kind of buffer, persuading God not to destroy us. But Jesus is God, there is no opposition or conflict within the Godhead! Jesus is God's love manifest in human form. Jesus offers salvation because reconciliation is God's will for me and for you.
Read more Hope because Christ has interceded #TheFirstWeekofAdvent
I'm not saying I believe the future is necessarily going to be any kind of easy. But I do believe in the one who holds the future, and I believe that my grandson David's generation have so much enthusiasm, and brilliance, and love to give.
Read more first day of school – hope and promise
We enjoy a relationship with the Living God initiated in faithfulness, defined by promise, and backed up by grace.
Read more June 1st – a new month soaked in hope and promise…
One of my pet peeves about Christmas in America is how we tend to go hard at the familiar story that plays out around the manger – or at least the classic tableau featured in Christmas cards – but then routinely ignore so many of the other interesting elements. It’s like how movie and television…
Read more Patience can be the place where hope is born
