Afraid to Hope
It is challenging to amp oneself up for an optimistic new year when the wounds of the previous year still gape. Instead of hope, we
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It is challenging to amp oneself up for an optimistic new year when the wounds of the previous year still gape. Instead of hope, we
We often struggle for hope. Depending on the vantage point, some people won’t be able to grasp the struggles that others face. Poverty and violence
In a 2005 question-and-answer session following a public lecture in Denver, Colorado, Barbara Brown Taylor was asked if she had any hope for the church.
In John 14:1–11, with the disciples distressed and disheartened by the news of Christ’s predicted departure, Jesus is encouraging them to persevere in their faith
Imagine that you started your career working for yourself. You enjoyed thefreedom that comes with self-direction. Unfortunately, you also developed badhabits that eventually forced you
When John Newton lost his wife, Polly, his reaction was not what people expected. The next day he resumed his duties as a pastor, including
When Paul described the Christian walk, he sometimes likened it to a race. Using the images of the Roman Colosseum, he pictures us running while
In the movie Spider-Man: No Way Home (directed by Jon Watts [Columbia Pictures, 2021]), Peter Parker realizes that the only way to save the multiverse
When a weary world receives good news, it rejoices. It pays attention and wants more. During the height of the global shutdown from the COVID-19
In 2017, while imprisoned in Turkey for his faith, missionary Andrew Brunson wrote the hymn, “You Are Worthy of My All.” After being arrested and
Emily Dickinson wrote a beautiful poem about hope in the face of trials and opposition, “‘Hope’ Is the Thing with Feathers” (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42889/hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers-314). Hope is depicted
In a moving scene in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Jyn Erso asks the rebels to join her in fighting an unwinnable battle. Despite
In movies and literature, the main characters often face dark times and difficult circumstances. When the situation seems hopeless, something happens to turn their despair
The blockbuster film Interstellar (directed by Christopher Nolan [Paramount Pictures, 2014]) is set in a not-so-distant future devastated by global warming, where a global crop
The post-apocalyptic movie genre has become very popular in recent decades— maybe too popular! Here is a good article chronicling “10 Apocalyptic Movies That Will
This video shows how an anchor works in the water. The Ultra Anchor (the one seen in this video) buries itself deep in the ground
In our passage today, Isaiah is speaking to the nation of Israel, which was entering a really bad time. Through God’s righteous judgment, they were
Imagine a perfectly built model of something (LEGOs, toothpicks, clay) that you have spent so much time designing into the exact idea in your mind.
On his podcast The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill, Mike Cosper interviewed Joshua Harris about Harris’s path from evangelical golden boy to leaving the
In her book In Pursuit of Love, Rebecca Bender shares how she was lured by a boyfriend from the safety of friends and family into
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