Category: hope

Where are you headed

August 25, 2026 | 13 comments

We pack for our journeys.  What journey are you packing for today? When my wife and I plan for a hike, we ask, “How long is the hike?  What’s the elevation gain?  What do we need to take to successfully

Positive hope

August 11, 2026 | 11 comments

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. ~ Samuel Smiles Put your hope in God and leave the shadows of fear and woe behind.

You are a good seed

May 15, 2026 | 13 comments

When explaining what life in the kingdom of heaven is like, Jesus Christ tells a parable of a farmer who plants good seed in his field.  Later, when the farmer is asleep, an enemy comes by and plants tares in

Embrace meekness

October 21, 2025 | 25 comments

Meeknes is not weakness, but strength.  It’s the ability to stay totally calm in the face of another’s anger and discern a response that dissolves the anger and renders it harmless. “The meek shall inherit the earth” (Psalms 37:11).