Tag Archives: Our Hope

How could we have known what was coming?  That hot July day in 1978 held  blue skies, dotted only with wisps of cloud. Everything was quiet–a peaceful summer’s day.  We played in the neighborhood from early morning. Just after lunch, a neighbor spotted the funnel cloud in those otherwise blue ...

The devil tries to use God’s Word against us, and he knows his stuff! He’s been given many names in the bible: “murderer” and “father of lies” (John 8),”dragon” and” serpent” (Revelation 4),” tempter” (Matthew 4), “angel of the abyss” (Revelation 9)…we cannot take him on in our own strength.  But when he ...

“Jesus said to him, ‘If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.’  Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, ‘Lord, I believe; help my  unbelief!'”  Mark 9:23-24 (NKJV) I am sure it is a component of the human condition to not ...

I’m sure many of us are familiar with the classic children’s song, “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”, but how much have we stopped to think about what this means and the amount of hope that this gives us. Let’s explore. Elohim the Creator If we go back ...

Growing up, I always took comfort in my mother’s words of reassurance when I was frightened or anxious about something. When she told me that everything would be fine, I could breathe a sigh of  relief! Yet there were times when I needed extra reassurance as I struggled,  doubt creeping ...