5 Helpful Things to Remember to Maintain Hope When Life Is Hard
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5 Helpful Things to Remember to Maintain Hope When Life Is Hard

Are you hopeful? Martin Luther wrote, “Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.” If everything is “done by hope”, maybe we need to take a closer look at what that means. Hope is defined as… Believing that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best….

2 Verses to Pray When You Need God’s Help & Hope for the Future
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2 Verses to Pray When You Need God’s Help & Hope for the Future

Do you ever feel like everywhere you look, the world is in crisis? You will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many…

How to Be Prepared & Stand Strong When It’s Hard to Follow Jesus
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How to Be Prepared & Stand Strong When It’s Hard to Follow Jesus

When I was growing up almost everyone on our street attended church. Being a Christian was just part of the norm. Culture encouraged church membership and it seemed for many – their social lives revolved around time spent with friends from church. Christian values and morals were rarely questioned and believe it or not, the…

How to Experience the Peace and Hope of an Eternal Perspective
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How to Experience the Peace and Hope of an Eternal Perspective

I hate “good-byes.” They can be horribly painful especially if we believe we may never see that person again. The Apostle Paul told the people in Ephesus: Now I am bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem. I don’t know what awaits me,  except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail…

Tell the Life-Changing Message of Good News Even If No One Listens
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Tell the Life-Changing Message of Good News Even If No One Listens

I love that women were the first to hear the Life-Changing Message of Good News… “Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive? He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men…

Promises That Will Give You Hope When You Need It Most
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Promises That Will Give You Hope When You Need It Most

Terrorism, politics, illness, heartbreak, loss, and pandemics… Sometimes this broken world feels like it’s too much … too painful. Too hard. Then I stop and remember Solomon’s words: History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. Ecclesiastes 1:9 Nothing’s new. It’s all happened before. No, I’m…

Why Prosperity Theology is Not the Truth You Need Every Day
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Why Prosperity Theology is Not the Truth You Need Every Day

What do you think about prosperity theology? Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, or the gospel of success) is a belief among some Christians, who hold that financial blessing and physical well-being are always the will of God for them, and that faith, positive speech, and donations…