Tag: hope
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A Prayer for America

Like King David and his army, we may feel totally defeated. Perhaps we’ve lost hope. America is in turmoil. God’s people are crying out to God as David cried out to God in Psalm 60. O God, You have cast us off;You have broken us down;You have been displeased;Oh, restore us again!You have made the earth…
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Hope’s Promise

Promises broken, promises fulfilled. Hopes shattered, hopes realized. Yesterday’s hopes and promises have been smashed in America. But there is hope. It’s one of the many promises of God.
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Married? Raise a Praise, Even in Troubled Times!

Please share how you praise your spouse in the comments section below. Related Links Foxes Gnawing at Your Marriage? Are You Swift to Hear With Your Heart?
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God’s Peace in Nature

“What’s happening? They’re not talking. Leaving their lunches uneaten and going to the upper deck. Let’s go!” No one’s talking. No picture taking. Silence. Andy is crying.
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I Prayed for Death – God Gave Me Life

“God, I thought I was doing what You wanted me to do. I’m in college. I’m engaged to the man You prepared for me to marry. But, I’m in and out of hospitals. No one knows what’s wrong. What do you want me to do?” Silence. I endured three semesters; then, I gave up and…
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Longing for More? Learn from the Psalmist

I trust that you and your family are finding ways to enjoy each other that you never knew existed before. We’ve seen all kinds of family projects on TV and YouTube, like dominoes and toilet paper tumbling throughout a house. We’ve laughed as we saw families dance and exercise. We’ve sung with live-streamed concerts and…
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What Love Looks Like – Washing Feet

After supper, Jesus poured water into a basin, laid aside His garments and began to wash the feet of His disciples, John 13:5. Jewish teachers would never ask their disciples to wash feet. Love turned these traditions upside down and dropped to His knees to wash the disciples’ feet.
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5 Reasons to Rejoice This Palm Sunday

“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” Zechariah 9:9 This pandemic has brought sickness, death, isolation, fear, and anxiety. Jesus came to a…

