Forgiveness Brings Hope If you hold anything against anyone, forgive them. — Mark 11:25 Rocks piled into long, low walls dot a countryside. They keep cows from crossing but are not high or strong enough for much else. Each spring neighbors mend the walls that storms have toppled. The walls enhance the beauty of the…
Strength From Crisis
Editor’s Note: Dear friends, we are back! You have no idea how happy we are to get to chat with you again! You may have noticed that our emails have been conspicuously absent from your inboxes. In case you were wondering, our email server was down for a while. It was frustrating, but our phenomenal team…
Advent of Hope
I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. — Ezekiel 36:26 Jesus told a skeptical crowd, who wanted to kill Him for calling God His own Father, that they had missed something obvious in the Scriptures that they held so dear: It is [the Scriptures] that bear…
Hope Makes You Stronger
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. — Romans 12:12 Most of us have endured devastating trials in our lives. We have been devastated by financial loss, heartbreak, loss of loved ones, and other troubled times. Many of these stories are reported on television on a daily basis. And yet, time after…
Encouraging Friends
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. — John 15:13 Treasure friends who encourage you, for they are precious gems. You can confidently share your dreams and hopes with a true friend. A true friend can be rare, but when friendship is proven, it must be treasured…