Life is full of challenges but one of the most difficult times we face is when the bottom falls out and you wonder how you’re going to keep going. It’s easy for people to think, “I just can’t go on.” But you can. After all, everyone has trials. Even the big names of the faith […]
Continue readingYou and I know people whose faith has failed. Perseverance can be hard. Joseph in the book of Genesis sat in a prison cell for well over a decade, but he eventually became a ruler in Egypt. In the 1600s, John Bunyan sat in a prison cell for twelve years because of his preaching, but […]
Continue readingIn my last post I talked about needing hope. Fortunately hope is available. In the Bible. So let’s get started, using the acrostic H.O.P.E. History. Romans 15:4 For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Which means […]
Continue readingIt’s been well said that hope never goes out of style. Who doesn’t need hope? I’ll bet you wonder about that at times. Because all of us sure need it. You even wonder what it would be like to not need hope. While all may need hope, some are in desperate need of it. What’s […]
Continue readingRecently a compelling story and its photo went viral. Apparently, an autistic boy just started middle school as a sixth grader. In case you have forgotten middle school, students can be downright cruel. So this boy found himself eating alone during lunch. While the rest of the students were all wrapped up in themselves, eating with […]
Continue readingThere are two things about human nature that are universal. We want any pain to cease immediately. And if we do something right, we want to be rewarded immediately After all, that’s how we train our animals. Do this and there is immediate gratification. In our dogs’ case, that equals food, pleasure. When it comes […]
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