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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


Why God’s Answers Shouldn’t Surprise Us
Startled by the Very Thing We Asked For My friend looked at me with eyes full of disbelief. "Can you believe it?" she excitedly said....
Carol Plafcan
Apr 116 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


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


Pray for Others: 1 Timothy 2:1-3
In John chapter 17, Jesus, our role model, prays for us to His Father. I hear many people ask why should they pray when God already...
Carol Plafcan
Dec 26, 20234 min read


A Vessel for Honor
The Apostle Peter was convinced that the end of the world was close at hand (1 Peter 4:7). This belief was also seen in James 5:7-8 and 1...
Carol Plafcan
Dec 5, 20233 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


Run with Endurance
Paul talks of our Christian life and compares it to a race. A race that must be run with endurance. What does that actually mean? ...
Carol Plafcan
Nov 4, 20234 min read


Dangerous Paths
I remember as a child reading scary fairy tales. In one story a child wandered off into the woods alone. As the child realized he...
Carol Plafcan
Sep 30, 20233 min read


Where Are Our Children? Praying for Their Return
Where are our children? When I go to my church or visit other churches or hear parents talking about their children many of them say the...
Carol Plafcan
Aug 8, 20235 min read


Are You Desperate for Jesus? Biblical Stories of Seeking God
Desperate people will do anything to find what they need. If you were in the desert without water, baking under the sun, you would crawl...
Carol Plafcan
Jul 28, 20234 min read


Effectual Prayer
Our Lord says that what we pray believing will happen (Mark 11: 24). In 1 John 5:14 John says that God hears our prayer when we ask "...
Carol Plafcan
Jun 15, 20234 min read


Praying the Will of God
"Sometimes we want things we don't need. Sometimes we need things we don't want. Sometimes we want things we already have." --Adrian...
Carol Plafcan
Mar 26, 20234 min read


He is Able: Ephesians 3:20-21
What does Jesus teach us about prayer? Too often I think we look at God as if He were Santa Claus, there to provide our every desire. Or...
Carol Plafcan
Nov 27, 20224 min read
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