by Bob | Jun 30, 2012 | Heaven, Hope, Suffering
Love After Loneliness Light after darkness, gain after loss, Strength after suffering, crown after cross. Sweet after bitter, song after sigh, Home after wandering, praise after cry. Sheaves after sowing, sun after rain, Sight after mystery, peace after pain. Joy...
by Bob | Apr 7, 2012 | Easter, Good Friday, Holy Week, Hope, Waiting, Waiting on God
It’s Saturday . . . but Sunday’s Coming! It’s Saturday, the day before Easter. On the Christian calendar, we often forget this day. Yesterday was Good Friday. Tomorrow is Easter Sunday. On Friday, Jesus is crucified; dies for our sins. His followers mourn. On Sunday,...
by Bob | Aug 23, 2011 | God's Healing for Life's Losses, Hope, Martin Luther
You Can Hope Again! Note: You’re reading Part Two of a two-part blog mini-series on hope. Read Part One: Is It Possible to Hope Again? These two posts are summarized from chapter eight of God’s Healing for Life’s Losses: How to Find Hope When You’re Hurting. When...
by Bob | Aug 22, 2011 | God's Healing for Life's Losses, Grief, Hope
Is It Possible to Hope Again? When life crushes the dreams we dream, is it possible to hope again? Hope is about perspective. As I often say, “when life stinks, our perspective shrinks.” We can learn to hope again by weaving in another way of looking at life. Biblical...
by Bob | May 28, 2011 | Homosexuality, Hope, Uncategorized
Hope Positive: Christopher Yuan’s Testimony The testimony of Christopher Yuan and his parents about God as the Hound of Heaven. The story is told in more detail in Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son’s Journey to God. A Broken Mother’s Search for Hope....
by Bob | May 16, 2011 | Hope, Scripture
Hope Biblical passages to cling to God’s rope of hope: Isaiah 40:31 But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint....
