When you have a child, there comes the inevitable baby shower beforehand, though some opt only for the always welcome gifts and provisions. The other kind of help comes whether you like it or not, and that is the opinions and advice. Who knew that there were so many different opinions and that they could […]
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Hope for Eternity When thinking about hope, whether in the present, in the context of community, or when facing difficult times, a trend begins to immerge: our hope is focused on God. It almost seems silly to point it out because I think most of us would intellectually agree. In the moment though, I’m sure […]
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Hope Within Community Hope is frequently treated as an individual activity. It is even apparent in the way we talk about it, “I hope things go well.” Part of that is understandable. Hope does have an aspect of individual to it, though God is always present as a provider. Still, human beings are not meant […]
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Hope In Times of Joy This week, I am going to be looking at aspects of hope which we often forget about. It is easy to think of hope in the context or wishing for something better in a bad situation, but I think to limit hope that way is missing out on its true […]
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