Journey with Hope

As Christians we are called a living sacrifice to God (Romans 12:1). To be a living sacrifice means to offer ourselves completely to God....

When I was a child we sang an old hymn called, "Make Me a Channel of Blessing". Part of the song goes like this, Is your life a channel...

In Matthew 21:28-32, we have the Parable of the Two Sons. In this chapter, Jesus is teaching many things to the Pharisees. The...

Work, effort, persistence, endurance, discipline are all words that don't necessarily sound like much fun. They are all wrapped up in...

In Hosea 4:1-3, the Lord brings a charge against the nation of Israel. He tells them that, " there is no truth, or mercy or knowledge of...

So much focus today is on how we humans are all very different. Actually we have much more in common than we might think. Paul reminds...

In a fearful and divided world, encouragement matters more than ever. Christ calls us to “spur one another on toward love and good deeds” (Hebrews 10:24–25). Build up your neighbors, your brothers and sisters in Christ through love, forgiveness, hospitality, and hope in the Lord. Your words and actions can strengthen the Church, inspire faith, and reflect the heart of Jesus in everyday life.

If you were promised a great inheritance from your father how would you treat it? An example can be found in Genesis 25, where we read...

Charles Spurgeon wrote that at the age of 15, "... that trumpet of conviction, which aroused my soul to think of eternal things, sounded...

Have you ever worked so hard to achieve a goal only to have it blow up in your face? You got that promotion only to realize that now you...

Like many people, I sometimes tend to avoid passages in the Bible that I have trouble understanding. However, with prayerful study of...

Why do we regret our sins? Why do we look back with sorrow over the mistakes that we have made? Is it because we have offended God or...

"Bless the Lord, O my soul", so begins David's beautiful hymn of praise in Psalm 103 . David tells us to Bless the Lord because it is...

Have you read any self-help books lately? In 2019 over 40 million self-help books were sold in the United States. Apparently, a lot of...

In 1 Thessalonians 2:18, Paul says that he, Silvanus and Timothy wanted to come and visit the church at Thessalonica, but that "Satan...

In Isaiah 63:16, Isaiah refers to God as our Father, our Redeemer from Everlasting. In the Old Testament, the meaning of redemption,...

Many times today we are reminded by people that Jesus showed love to tax collectors and sinners by eating and drinking with them. This...

How many of us have read the book of Lamentations? I have heard very few sermons on it. It is a very short book with only five chapters....

In a society filled with online arguments, should Christians engage with those who oppose their faith? Discover when and how to 'Answer a fool'.

The Bible explains to us in Ephesians 4:17 that while we were lost and in the world (Gentiles), we operated in the "futility of our...