“We need to talk.” “I don’t love you.” “She’s not going to make it.” “He took his own life.” Once you hear enough of these, your mind goes to some …
In Whom Do We Hope?
Earlier this year, the Lord called my mother home to Himself. In her final days, Mom slipped in and out of consciousness. Her shrinking world was a scary and confusing …
Hope in Disappointments
Have you ever been disappointed? I know—what a ridiculous question! Remember Benjamin Franklin’s version of a popular idiom? “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and …
Tisha B’Av and the Hope That Will Be Restored
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; These words—originally written as “A Song at the dedication of the house of David”—take us to the heights and depths of emotion. …
Escape or Wait? A Biblical View of the Rapture
I read about it all the time: Knockers of the Rapture consider it a false doctrine satisfying the Christian’s longing to escape the world and all its problems. “Beam me …
It Is Well
The beautiful words of the famous hymn “It Is Well With My Soul” were not written at a time of peace. Though they sound more appropriate for a day at …
