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Journey with Hope
Online Bible Study
Christ our hope in life and death!
A good Bible study resource is Bible Gateway



We All Fail Sometimes
Even Bible heroes failed—Noah got drunk, Abraham lied, Moses struck the rock, David took Bathsheba. We ALL stumble. But God uses repentant hearts. Stay humble, stay dependent on Jesus. Your failure isn’t final.
Carol Plafcan
Mar 9, 20245 min read


Loyal to God: 2 Chronicles 14-16
To whom are we loyal? We look for happiness and joy in personal relationships, in our jobs, in money, in what we do in our free time and...
Carol Plafcan
Mar 5, 20244 min read


Trust God
The book of Psalms has a lot to say to us about trusting God. God is our ultimate source of trust. He blesses us when we place our trust...
Carol Plafcan
Mar 1, 20243 min read


Fairness v Grace
Parable of the Vineyard Workers The parable of the workers in the vineyard in Matthew 20: 1-16 has many lessons to teach us. One thing we...
Carol Plafcan
Feb 27, 20243 min read


What God Do You Worship?
God is holy. God saves us. God cares for us. God judges us. What God do you worship? Do we worship the God of the Bible or the God we...
Carol Plafcan
Feb 23, 20245 min read


Elijah's Prayer
"We must not forget that though God be our Father He is also our Sovereign, and that while we be His children, we are likewise His...
Carol Plafcan
Feb 20, 20244 min read


God is our Dwelling Place
Do you remember when you were young how safe you felt at home? Maybe not everyone had that feeling. Maybe your safe place, your refuge,...
Carol Plafcan
Feb 16, 20244 min read


Be Ready to Give a Defense
Faith and Hope Faith and hope surrounded by love are the great foundations of Christianity. We have faith; therefore we hope. But what...
Carol Plafcan
Feb 13, 20244 min read


A Stranger in the Earth
Have you ever had the experience of being somewhere very different, very strange. Someplace where you just simply didn't fit in? Maybe...
Carol Plafcan
Feb 9, 20244 min read


Why Do We Sing Praises?
Do you sing? Do you sing in church? I grew up in a time when children routinely learned how to sing in school. Some of my fondest...
Carol Plafcan
Feb 6, 20244 min read


Wrestling Against Evil
In Ephesians 6: 10-13 Paul tells us several times to stand against the devil. However in Ephesians 6:12 Paul says, "For we do not...
Carol Plafcan
Feb 2, 20245 min read


Stand in the Gap
In Ezekiel chapter 22 the prophet explains that the punishment of God must fall on the Israelites because of their sin. He tells them...
Carol Plafcan
Jan 30, 20243 min read


Become Like Christ: Romans 13:14
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...
Carol Plafcan
Jan 26, 20243 min read


God's Purpose: Jeremiah 32:19
Are we the followers of Christ? The living God? Yes, indeed we are! Should we be timid and afraid? Should we look to the things of the...
Carol Plafcan
Jan 24, 20243 min read


Obedience and the Way of Truth
Legalism. This word is defined by dictionary.com as dependence on moral law rather than on personal religious faith. When you stress...
Carol Plafcan
Jan 19, 20243 min read


The Hope of Glory
God's Glory Manifested God's glory was seen in the Old Testament in several ways. As a fire and a burning bush (Zechariah 2:5 and Exodus...
Carol Plafcan
Jan 8, 20243 min read


The Consequences of our Decisions
Galatians 6:7 gives a stark warning to all of us, "Whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap." As Christians, the Lord has been...
Carol Plafcan
Jan 8, 20243 min read


Blessed With All Spiritual Blessings
As Christians what does it mean that we are blessed with " all spiritual blessings " in Christ, as Paul tells us in Ephesians 1:3? In...
Carol Plafcan
Jan 8, 20243 min read


Chaos is Not of God
Order is from God - Chaos is Not of God In James 3:16, we are told what happens to us when we are envious (jealous) or self-seeking,...
Carol Plafcan
Jan 5, 20243 min read


Before You Were Born, You Mattered
David writes in beautiful Psalm 139 that God is all knowing or omniscient (Psalm 139: 1-6). He knows everything about each one of us...
Carol Plafcan
Jan 2, 20243 min read
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