Hope that Saves
This week we celebrate the most significant event in human history: Jesus’ resurrection. All of the gospel writers recorded the event. Paul wrote extensively about Jesus’ sacrificial death and resurrection. Peter’s letter has the same purpose as the books we call gospels: to record the good news about Jesus’ life,…
Holy Hope
Peter encouraged us to “be holy in all you do; for it is written ‘Be holy, because I am holy’.” (1 Peter 1:15-16) How on earth can we ever hope to fulfill this calling? The answer is in the next verse. “Since you call on a Father who judges each…
Our Hope in Grace
Christmas and Easter
We spend much of our life between Christmas and Easter. Perhaps it’s winter’s darkness; the unrelenting busyness of days through January, February, March; or other trials and circumstances that threaten to pull us away from hope. *What pulls us down between Christmas and Easter? *What is our hope between Christmas…
Gifts of Hope
Holding on to hope
In the midst of all that is going on in our world—wild weather, family “stuff”, changes all around us, whatever else you face this week—we hold on to hope. Peter reminded his readers that their trials (vs. 6) “have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth…
Power greater than the storm
Last week we contemplated the whisper of hope as we began reading through Peter’s first letter to believers. Now I am at the beach, and mesmerizing waves sweep away all coherent thought, so this post will be brief. The topic of our inheritance is a study in itself for another…
Hearing Hope
Living in Hope
Last week, I received an email that brought hope. Nothing in the present situation changed, but hope changed my perspective. The verse that came to mind is from Paul’s letter to believers in Rome. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in…