Journey with Hope

Jesus didn’t “hang out” with sinners to approve their sin—He came to call them to repentance and new life. His compassion reached the lost, not to blend in but to bring transformation. As believers, we’re called to do the same: to love others without compromise, sharing truth with discernment and grace.

When you love God with your mind, He promises perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3). Stay focused on His truth daily, through Scripture, prayer, and trust, and watch worry give way to calm.

What are the characteristics of God? You have probably heard as a Christian, that we are to have the "Fruit of the Spirit." This fruit...

We are created in the image of God, imago Dei in Latin. (Genesis 1:27). Such a beautiful and profound statement. Yet it is a hard to...

What does “Jesus’ Journey: Two Passovers, One Mission” mean? It refers to the spiritual and physical development of Jesus from His early...

When Jesus calls, do we answer? What blessings await us when we do answer? Following Jesus: trusting His plan for our lives begins with a willingness to hear His call and respond with faith. Can you hear Him even now calling you to more—more life, more love, more sacrifice, more of Him and less of you? In Luke chapter 5, Jesus is by the Sea of Galilee. Jesus sees a boat and steps into it to preach to the crowd from the water. The owner was no less than Simon Peter. Simon

Suffering servant or conquering Messiah? Israel had long awaited their conquering Messiah. Many sects had arisen claiming that their...

We are told that Jesus came " in the form of a bondservant " (Philippians 2:7). But what does that mean? A bondservant is a person who...

Men: strong, courageous, and bold—this is how the Bible describes them and their service to God. Sometimes today we look around our...

As parents, we often find ourselves repeating certain phrases to our children—"If there's one thing you should remember, it's this..."...

As Christians we are called a living sacrifice to God (Romans 12:1). To be a living sacrifice means to offer ourselves completely to God....

Work, effort, persistence, endurance, discipline are all words that don't necessarily sound like much fun. They are all wrapped up in...

Like many people, I sometimes tend to avoid passages in the Bible that I have trouble understanding. However, with prayerful study of...

The Bible explains to us in Ephesians 4:17 that while we were lost and in the world (Gentiles), we operated in the "futility of our...

Letters, we don't write letters much anymore, unless emails or long texts count. I have some letters that I have had for 50 years. I...

Going to a wedding can be a stressful event for people. What to wear? Maybe you don't own a lot of dressy clothes so what do you do?...

We are created to become like Christ. We can love as He loved (Ephesians 5:2); forgive as He forgave (Colossians 3:13); have the same...

We are " Made in the image of God ." This is what Genesis tells us. When I make something in my image it looks like me. When God makes something in His image it is about the qualities and attributes of Himself. God is love, God is compassionate, God is faithful, God is truth, and God is light. As humans we have the same characteristics as God and because we are made in His image, we should reflect those characteristics to others. In Isaiah 43: 7, God says: "Everyone who i