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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



Abraham’s Faith: God’s Covenant Revealed
What does it mean to “cut a deal”? The phrase traces back to God’s covenant with Abraham in Genesis 15—sealed by His promise alone. This covenant pointed to Christ, who brings us into the New Covenant of grace through faith, not works.
Carol Plafcan
7 days ago7 min read


Remnant People: God’s Faithful Few in Every Age
God's promise of a remnant endures through time. Like scraps in my grandmother’s quilt, transformed into beauty, God’s faithful few carry His work forward. Today, we’re called to be His remnant. Let’s pray to walk the narrow path, trusting the Holy Spirit to guide us.
Carol Plafcan
Aug 197 min read


Eden’s Tree of Life to New Jerusalem’s Hope
The Fall and the Lost Garden In the cool of the day, God walked through the garden. God's visits with Adam and Eve must have been a...
Carol Plafcan
Jul 16 min read


When God Meets Us in the Struggle of Faith
Lessons from Jacob’s Night of Prayer When we wrestle with God, we are changed. Genesis 32:24-29 relates one of the strangest stories in...
Carol Plafcan
May 306 min read


God’s Gentleness Has Made Me Great: Psalm 18
A Psalm of Mighty Praise Psalm 18 is one of the longest Psalms in the Bible. In it, David expresses gratitude to God for saving him from...
Carol Plafcan
Apr 297 min read


A Book of Remembrance
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...
Carol Plafcan
Apr 19, 20243 min read


God Will Provide
Abraham Knows God Will Provide The first time we hear the expression, " God will provide ", is in Genesis 22:8. Isaac asks his father...
Carol Plafcan
Mar 12, 20244 min read


God Shows Himself Strong
God sees and knows our needs. God knows more than anything that in our weakness we need Him. 2 Chronicles 16:9 (a) says, "For the eyes...
Carol Plafcan
Jun 4, 20234 min read


A Letter to Smyrna
~God rewards the faithful~ The beautiful coastal city of Izmir, Turkey is at least 3,000 years old. The ruins of the ancient city it...
Carol Plafcan
Apr 20, 20234 min read


Standing on the Promises
Many of us have heard the story of the Israelite spies who went in to the Promised Land to scout it out. The Israelites had been...
Carol Plafcan
Mar 1, 20233 min read
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