Romans 8:18-25 Hope is a word our world uses often, but rarely understands.We “hope” the weather cooperates.We “hope” things get better.We “hope” people will change.In everyday speech, hope is little more than a wish—something fragile, uncertain, easily shaken. But the hope we meet in Christ is something entirely different. Romans 8 describes a world that …
Category: Romans
Oct 22
“The Weight of Knowing”
Reflections on 1 Samuel 3 and Hebrews 10 As we reflect on last week’s scripture, (1 Samuel 3) we are invited into a hard truth: “grace is not a loophole. It is a gift—and gifts can be refused.” Thinking back to our Sunday School days, this story is told as a little boy running back …
Oct 02
Pushing Against a Door Marked “Pull”
He fell to the ground. Then he heard a voice say, “Saul, Saul, why are you working so hard against Me?” Saul answered, “Who are You, Lord?” He said, “I am Jesus, the One Whom you are working against. You hurt yourself by trying to hurt Me.” (Acts 9:4-5 New Life Version) Have you ever …
Dec 14
Advent 3: Why Do We Say That Christmas Is a Time of Joy?
In Biblical terms, having joy means being happy about something good that has arrived or is coming. Like hope, it has a long-term view of life, emphasizing the good that will come. However, it has a component of great happiness, rejoicing at the good news. Zacchaeus welcomed Jesus with joy when Jesus said he would …
