Posted in hope on Jun 4th, 2015
We all agree that simple is good.
I enjoyed the reminder of this truth that I read this morning during my devotional time.
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my Savior”
These simple words of 2 Samuel 22:1 instantly encouraged me.
I found comfort in knowing just […]
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Posted in hope on Aug 31st, 2012
I don’t know anybody who was given a time-share weekend in heaven before having to return to their everyday life.
Some might think that a “try it first” experience would boost the number of people choosing to become Christians.
It might increase the demand for the blessings of heaven but it also would diminish the role of […]
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Posted in hope on Jun 8th, 2012
Sadness stinks.
Nobody likes feeling it.
There’s a balm for that sadness, though.
It’s called hope.
When I have hope for better days ahead, the sting and stink of sadness diminishes.
My mind is rescued from the slippery slope of despair when I hold tightly to a strong vine that extends down from where I was headed.
As long […]
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Posted in hope on Mar 12th, 2012
It’s ironic that so many humans trust their own goodness or ruthlessness or family name or physical beauty or social charm or financial standing as the means of feeling good about their future.
And that’s just for this life.
For those who believe in the fact of an afterlife, the notion of human attainment meeting divine, flawless […]
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Posted in hope on Aug 25th, 2011
One of the surest signs of growing spiritual maturity is the evidence of faith in the storms.
Millions of Christians are suffering financially now alongside an even larger contingent of non-Christians who have lost jobs or homes or cars or all of the above.
Being out of work for many months or even for years is brutally […]
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