We, the Body of Christ, are waiting for the Return of Jesus when we will reign with him forever. As we wait, there is a call, a longing in the heart of God for us to wait in unity together. It was Jesus’ high priestly prayer over us that we would be one with him and one with each other (John 17).

When we say, “Here I Am! Send me.” We are full of hope for something. When we say, “I’ll go where you lead, God!” We are full of hope that something is shifting. When we say…

Paul is correct. Love is the best. However, we must not overlook hope in these present days. Hope has been misunderstood and reduced to wishing by our contemporary society. Hope is actually the joyful expectation of a good end, and it remains alongside faith and love. When we live without hope, our hearts grow sick and cold. The miracle of Christmas seems like a history lesson or, even worse, a fable without hope…

If you are like me, regardless of the many scriptures telling us why we should hope, where our hope should be, the benefits of hope in God, there is still something in our heart and mind that are resistant to hope. So, I want to throw out four tangible reasons we may be resisting hope. I’ve gathered these from my own journey with hope. I’m sure there are more, but this is a start…

Isaiah 40:31. This verse! I mean, how many times have we read it to encourage…

The lighthouse is a longstanding symbol of hope. It stands between land and sea to…

It was only days before my husband passed away. I sat at my piano to worship when this song developed out of nowhere…

Hey! You! As a son and daughter of God, you have been born again into a living hope. You’ve been born again into an inheritance that cannot be destroyed…

Hoping in God’s word, his promises, commandments is a repeated thought throughout Psalm 119. The psalmist writes, You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word (vs.114)…

In surrender, prison walls become train cars that speed us along in His plans… plans for good and not for evil, that bring great hope.

These lyrics are an American English interpretation of a french poem written in the mid-1800s. I want to share a literal translation of the poem from the original language. I love the words we sing. They are eloquent for sure. But…

There’s a familiar and beloved passage of scripture in the book of Lamentations that is interestingly sandwiched between hope, quite literally…