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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



Steadfast Faith: Enduring Trials with Hope
Discover what it means to have steadfast faith in trials. Learn from Scripture, endurance, and God’s steadfast love how to remain faithful through every storm.
Carol Plafcan
Sep 97 min read


Strength for the Weary: Encouragement from Isaiah 40
God’s Unfailing Love: Our Great Redeemer and Creator As Christians, we believe that God is our great Redeemer, the Creator of everything,...
Carol Plafcan
Apr 45 min read


Breaking Free from Shame Through God’s Grace
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...
Carol Plafcan
Feb 145 min read


Following Jesus: Trusting His Plan for Our Lives
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
Carol Plafcan
Dec 20, 20246 min read


Lessons from 1 Peter: Encouragement for Christians in Exile
Growing up in the rural south, Christianity was very much the dominant culture. Instead of feeling outcast or unusual, instead of being...
Carol Plafcan
Oct 1, 20247 min read


"How Much More: God's Abundant Blessings-Matthew 7:11"
We do not serve a stingy God. Our Father wants to bless us. So many times in Scripture we read the expression, ' how much more' , in...
Carol Plafcan
Sep 10, 20245 min read


Build Up Your Neighbors
In a scary and uncertain world, the importance of building up our Christian brothers and sisters is essential. We often feel alone and...
Carol Plafcan
Jul 2, 20245 min read


Family of God
Going it Alone Are you familiar with the expression, "Going it alone"? Have you ever decided you just don't need other people, or maybe...
Carol Plafcan
Mar 15, 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


Encourage Each Other: Building One Another Up in Faith and Love
It is so uplifting to be around someone who encourages us. And the reverse is also true. How depressing it can be to be around someone...
Carol Plafcan
Jul 2, 20234 min read


A Cheerful Heart is Good Medicine
If I told you that there was a way to live longer, be less stressed, have fewer sicknesses, less major depression, and less cancer ...
Carol Plafcan
Mar 22, 20233 min read


For the Glory of God: Lazarus and You - John 11:4
Have you ever been at a place in your life where you were ready to give up? Have you ever prayed for something for so long and so hard...
Carol Plafcan
Oct 30, 20224 min read
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