Tag: hope

Preaching Hope in the Midst of Despair

We preach Christ. Gods power and Gods wisdom (1 Cor. 1:2324). Rick Warren says a lot of what pastors are feeding their people is aint it awful preaching. I am so in agreement on that. This article explores the importance of preaching hope in despair. Once, guest preaching in a church, before I rose to speak, a member of the flock with a gift […]

When You Feel Like You’ve Been Waiting for a Long Time

God will not disappoint those who wait for him.

Opening the Church Doors

Excerpted From 'Gospelbound' (Multnomah)

Esau McCaulley: Reading While Black

African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope (IVP Academic)

Becoming an Encourager for Others

It is easy to lose hope. It is easy to give up. It is easy to see what isn’t. It takes courage to see what it is and can be.

What Is the Believers Living Hope?

In his first letter, the apostle Peter says that, in the resurrection, we have a living hope. Hope is in short supply these days, and Ive heard a lot of people bring up the word. But hope without any substance isnt hope at all. Thats why Im thankful that Peter didnt just talk about the believer's living hope, […]

Choosing Hope in the Midst of Despair

Stories are key to saving us from ourselves, especially when choosing hope amid despair.

Finding Hope in Hard Times

There is a hope that runs deeper than happenstance.