The Hope of Christmas Is the Hope of Eternity
I don’t know if you’ve ever thought about it but there are two kinds of hope. The most common way we use the word today is to mean a desire or a wish. “I hope the pandemic ends soon.” “I…
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The World is Messed Up! What Can One Person Do About It?
The world is messed up right now, but Jesus came into a world much like ours. A brutal, corrupt, greedy place. Where women were marginalized, children didn’t matter, and slavery was pervasive. Where power was cruel and oppressive. Entertainment was…
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Going Through Hard Times? God Wants to Teach You How to Handle Adversity
The headlines point to it. Your neighbors talk about it. Your heart feels it. Just about everyone is going through hard times right now! But let’s face it: Life is hard, even in the easiest of times. Disappointments, illnesses, broken…
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How Do I Focus on What’s Important?
My Life is So Crazy… How do I focus on what’s important when our high-speed society tells us that what matters most about us is our possessions, our power, our performance? Our world may be grappling with multiple crises right…
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Is this Pandemic God Giving Us a Chance to Start Acting Like Christians?
My family and I—like you, no doubt—have spent two months “sheltering in place” and wondering about the future. COVID-19 has changed the world! As our 24-hour news cycle daily tabulates this global pandemic’s carnage, we have to ask, how are…
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Jesus Conquered Death – What Does that Mean for Your Life?
There are seasons when hard times don’t just turn difficult, they go from bad to worse to impossible. In the face of pain or death, even those who have a solid commitment to faith can lose hope and ask the…
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How to Experience the Hope You Have in Christ
Did you know that as a believer in Christ you possess all the hope you need in order to get through this life? It’s a hope that’s based on absolute certainty that Christ is coming back and that He has prepared a place for all genuine followers of Christ. It’s a…
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What is Your Hope Rooted In?
When we find our lives crashing down around us, how do we develop the kind of hope that gives us the strength not to give up, not to give in, and not blame God? Is it possible to get an…
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Are You Looking through the Wrong End of the Binoculars?
Seeing a friend suffer is hard, but sometimes that suffering gives us a new perspective. I remember when one of my closest friends lost his son and asked me to do his memorial service. After years of being clean after rehab…
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