Hope in How

God’s timing is something we will never understand, but seeing instances of it unfolding encourages me in the areas where I’m still waiting. One of those instances happened last week.Eight or nine years ago I bought the book When God Doesn’t Fix It by Laura Story. I placed it on my bookshelf, where it proceeded …

Hope in Why

I’ve battled with the flu for the past week. It finally took me down Wednesday night and kept me in a daze of fever, coughing, sore throat, and exhaustion. During one of those restless nights, I found myself asking “Why?”. It was a general why, not relating to any specific topic. As I lay in …

Hope in Truth

This week, Jews around the world are celebrating Passover. This is a celebration in remembrance of the final plague God poured out on the Egyptians when Pharaoh refused to set the Israelites free from captivity. The Israelites were told to take a lamb into their household and care for it for four days. On that …

Hope in Friendship

Earlier this month, I took a trip to visit my best friend. We spent a couple of days in Nashville, exploring the Cheekwood Estate and the Frist Museum, probably not the first places that come to mind when you hear Nashville. That’s the great thing about our relationship. We both enjoy off-the-beaten-path, unsung gems in …

Hope in the Darkest Hour

Today there is a solar eclipse and there are some proclaiming calamity will accompany it. Maybe there will be, maybe there won’t. The one thing I do know is that when the disciples asked Jesus when the end would come, He told them that even He didn’t know the time. However, He did provide them …