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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



What Does God Expect?
What Does God Expect? What is God's expectation for us as Christians? What is it we should be doing? According to our Lord we should be...
Carol Plafcan
Mar 22, 20244 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


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


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


Stop Praying and Do Something
The Bible tells us to pray without ceasing but are there times when it is time to stop praying and do something? There are several...
Carol Plafcan
Dec 1, 20234 min read


Rest for our Souls
Following rules isn’t the same as loving God. The Pharisees followed every law but missed the heart of worship—love, mercy, and faith. Jesus calls us to something greater: a relationship, not a checklist. Only in Him do we find true rest for our souls.
Carol Plafcan
Oct 21, 20234 min read


Imitators of God: Ephesians 5:1
We don't have to do life alone. Our lives are a work in progress. We progress towards becoming more like Christ. Like the child...
Carol Plafcan
Sep 26, 20234 min read


Let This Mind Be In You: Philippians 2:5
Christ is our role model. How often we hear this. How does it make you feel? Hopeless? Hopefully not! Paul discusses this in...
Carol Plafcan
Sep 9, 20233 min read


God Wants Our Hearts
God’s Blessings and Israel’s Inheritance Thank God for His many blessings. The Lord blesses us in spite of ourselves. In Deuteronomy 9:...
Carol Plafcan
Aug 29, 20233 min read


Pulling Down Strongholds
The Nature of Spiritual Warfare We find ourselves in this world in our bodies of flesh, but we know that the war we wage is not a flesh...
Carol Plafcan
Aug 18, 20233 min read


Gideon - A Mighty Man of Valor
Gideon was a judge of Israel from the tribe of Manasseh, the youngest of his father's children from the weakest tribe, but called by God...
Carol Plafcan
Aug 3, 20235 min read


Do Not Deceive Yourself
Don't be deceived. Oh how easy it is to lie to yourself. James knows this. What a blessing to go to church and hear the Word. What a...
Carol Plafcan
Aug 1, 20234 min read


The Truth About Lying
The Lord tells us very plainly what He thinks about lying. "Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal truthfully are...
Carol Plafcan
May 6, 20234 min read


A Transformed Life
Watching YouTube this week I saw an interesting interview with Ben Shapiro. Shapiro is the host of The Ben Shapiro Show , a daily...
Carol Plafcan
Apr 18, 20234 min read


Costly Grace
Cheap grace was a term used by the Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer to describe the state of modern Christianity. In his book,...
Carol Plafcan
Mar 29, 20234 min read


Where is our Nineveh?
Jonah ran from God. Jonah's journey to Nineveh taught him many things about God's mercy. His journey taught others much as well. These...
Carol Plafcan
Mar 15, 20233 min read


What is Our Purpose?: Ephesians 5
What is God's purpose for my life? I hear this question many times. I even ask this question myself sometimes. We have a purpose on...
Carol Plafcan
Mar 5, 20234 min read


Trust and Obey
Touching Others I heard an anonymous quote recently that really touched me, "Someone is standing on the other side of obedience" I don't...
Carol Plafcan
Sep 14, 20224 min read


He Shall Sustain Thee
He shall sustain thee the Bible promises. First we must ask Him and draw close, delight in Him and acknowledge Him. His promises are true!
Carol Plafcan
Aug 21, 20223 min read
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