Several years ago, I attended a camp conference which focused on the theme: Keep Watch. I flew from the middle of the country to the West Coast, spending…
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Strengthen HOPE by Building Character: Alone with God
The first house my husband and I owned was perched on the edge of a tree-lined ravine on top of what is known as the…
View More Strengthen HOPE by Building Character: Alone with GodA Promise for Troubled Times (A HOPE-Filled Scripture)
There are days when trouble seems to come knocking from the minute I crawl out of bed. It can be little, insignificant things like not…
View More A Promise for Troubled Times (A HOPE-Filled Scripture)Unfriended & Unseen
I was scrolling through Facebook when it happened. I thought of someone who had left our church a while back, wondered how they were doing,…
View More Unfriended & UnseenExamine Yourself
Asymptomatic. We’ve been hearing that word a lot lately. In medicine, any disease is classified asymptomatic if a patient tests as having a disease or infection but experiences no symptoms. When people…
View More Examine YourselfOld Testament Examples of Hope: Leah
I’ve never understood the way Jacob treated Leah. Even as a kid the story of Jacob and his two wives bothered me. Why did Jacob…
View More Old Testament Examples of Hope: LeahHope Rises When You Know What Comes Next
Every spring the weather app on my phone suddenly becomes an object of intense scrutiny. I’m longing for the sunshine, the spring temperatures, and for…
View More Hope Rises When You Know What Comes NextMichal and Unlikely Hope
I struggle with understanding some of the stories in the Old Testament of the Bible. David is one of them. I oscillate between feeling like…
View More Michal and Unlikely HopeAccording to His Will
Years ago, a woman learned that her husband was having an affair with another woman. One evening she walked onto the deck where her husband…
View More According to His WillHannah: Rock-Solid Hope
“There is none holy like the Lord: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.” 1 Samuel 2:2 Hannah’s Prayer…
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