Journey with Hope

What’s Shame All About? When I was young people would often say to someone who was guilty of misbehaving, "Do you have no shame?" Shame...

The Christian life is a battle—are you ready? Following Jesus means facing trials, temptations, and spiritual opposition. But God hasn’t left us unarmed. Through His Word and the power of the Holy Spirit, we can stand firm, fight the good fight of faith, and live in victory every day.

Being a busybody can harm others and push them away. Peter warns against meddling, gossip, and judgment (1 Peter 4:12-19). True Christian influence comes through love, humility, and letting the Holy Spirit work. Speak wisely, act with grace, and trust God to change hearts.

The Bible calls men—especially young men—to be strong, courageous, and bold for God. Like Gideon, Timothy, and Jeremiah, they are to pursue righteousness, resist temptation, and lead faithfully. Young men are needed in the church today; with God’s strength, they can fight the good fight of faith and impact the world for Christ.

How many times do we think we can manage life on our own, without God? We may not be actively thinking, "I don't need You, God," but by...

Church community is strengthening connections in faith with each other. Our Spirit filled love for each other will encourage each other. The world will see Christ in us.

Jesus links our peace, and our faith, to forgiving others. In the parable of the unforgiving debtor, an unpayable debt is canceled, yet mercy is refused to another. Having received limitless grace, we are called to forgive from the heart. Forgiveness doesn’t ignore boundaries, but it releases bitterness and reflects Christ’s mercy. Only then do we walk in true peace.

In John 15:1-8, we read Jesus's teaching on the True Vine. This would have been very understandable to His listeners because grape...

Each of us is one day closer to eternity when the sun rises in the morning. Our old lives, the ones before we became a Christian, recede...

James asks a question in James 4:14 that many of us ask, " What is your life?" . He answers his own question by saying that it is a...

God equips us with all we need to live faithfully, but diligence is key. A diligent Christian grows in virtue, knowledge, and love, bears fruit, and endures trials. Like a grateful student striving to honor a benefactor, we pursue holiness, relying on the Holy Spirit, so that one day we enter God’s everlasting kingdom with joy and reward.

In a fearful and divided world, encouragement matters more than ever. Christ calls us to “spur one another on toward love and good deeds” (Hebrews 10:24–25). Build up your neighbors, your brothers and sisters in Christ through love, forgiveness, hospitality, and hope in the Lord. Your words and actions can strengthen the Church, inspire faith, and reflect the heart of Jesus in everyday life.

Have you ever worked so hard to achieve a goal only to have it blow up in your face? You got that promotion only to realize that now you...

Why do we regret our sins? Why do we look back with sorrow over the mistakes that we have made? Is it because we have offended God or...

A mind without God lives in futility. It is always seeking meaning, joy, and hope but never finding what lasts. Scripture calls us to put off the old self and be renewed in the spirit of our minds. Through God’s Word and the work of the Holy Spirit, we are transformed, clothed with the new man, and shaped into the mind of Christ.

Your life is a letter from Christ. It is read daily by everyone around you. Written not with ink, but by the Spirit on human hearts, it leaves a lasting impression. What does your letter say about Christ? God still allows revisions, transforming us so our lives reflect His love, truth, and grace more clearly each day.

It is easy to give in to the feeling that we have been abandoned by God. Our circumstances may be bleak, our health gone, our loved ones...

Living in a youth centered culture today it is interesting to look at the Bible and what it has to say about being old. Old people today...

Passover is more than a Jewish remembrance—it is the foundation of redemption. Just as God delivered Israel from slavery through the blood of a spotless lamb, Christ became our Passover, freeing us from bondage to sin through His sacrifice. The Exodus points to Jesus: the true Israel, and the mediator of a New Covenant of grace written on our hearts. His death and resurrection are our exodus—our way out of sin and death—and by believing in Him, we have passed over from death

One of the complaints of the people of the prophet Malachi's time was that they felt it was useless to serve God. They did not see...