It is this hope that must carry us or we will eventually stumble in our faith. Sometimes it is very easy to give ourselves to others, to walk by faith. We need hope to stand firm in faith! For faith without hope - that is, faith without a future - is dead. Faith cannot stand on its own for long. It needs the mutual support of hope, and love. »more
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It is this hope that must carry us or we will eventually stumble in our faith. Sometimes it is very easy to give ourselves to others, to walk by faith. We need hope to stand firm in faith! For faith without hope - that is, faith without a future - is dead. Faith cannot stand on its own for long. It needs the mutual support of hope, and love. »more
Every group has a message – a gospel, or good news – that they hope to transmit. This is certainly true for the “most popular, repeatedly covered, influential, and enduring rock group of all time:” the Beatles. The goal of this essay is to piece together from the music, lyrics, and lives of the Fab Four the Gospel according to the Beatles. »more
Whether you like it or not, the fingerprint of God is imprinted on your soul. Like countless other human beings who have come before you, you yearn for intimacy, for meaning, and for a sense of destiny. These longings cannot be fully and adequately explained by
naturalistic philosophy. They send us in the direction of the Divine. »more
Waiting makes me feel unproductive, ineffective, and inconvenienced. Raised in a fast and furious culture I delight in instant gratification and immediate solutions. I hate waiting. And I don’t think I’m alone. Waiting on God has deep spiritual significance. It has deep connections to the Christian virtues of faith, hope, and love. »more
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It is this hope that must carry us or we will eventually stumble in our faith. Sometimes it is very easy to give ourselves to others, to walk by faith. We need hope to stand firm in faith! For faith without hope - that is, faith without a future - is dead. Faith cannot stand on its own for long. It needs the mutual support of hope, and love. »more
Every group has a message – a gospel, or good news – that they hope to transmit. This is certainly true for the “most popular, repeatedly covered, influential, and enduring rock group of all time:” the Beatles. The goal of this essay is to piece together from the music, lyrics, and lives of the Fab Four the Gospel according to the Beatles. »more
Whether you like it or not, the fingerprint of God is imprinted on your soul. Like countless other human beings who have come before you, you yearn for intimacy, for meaning, and for a sense of destiny. These longings cannot be fully and adequately explained by
naturalistic philosophy. They send us in the direction of the Divine. »more
Waiting makes me feel unproductive, ineffective, and inconvenienced. Raised in a fast and furious culture I delight in instant gratification and immediate solutions. I hate waiting. And I don’t think I’m alone. Waiting on God has deep spiritual significance. It has deep connections to the Christian virtues of faith, hope, and love. »more
Certainly, we must resist naïve optimism. But we must not do this by embracing pessimism, cynicism, or apathy. We resist it by clinging to a hope that unites with faith and love to
optimistically impact our world in the present. Of all people, Christians have every reason to be optimists, even when facing the deepest darkness and most challenging struggles. »more
The Bible is a storybook, not an encyclopedia. It is vital that we recover the narrative structure of truth. The story of God is meant to impact our lives and shape our own stories - our own truth. It can only do this insofar as it becomes our story. »more
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