Hopelessness is all around us. We see it in our families. We see it in our friends. We see it in ourselves. Researchers have explored the far-reaching impact of hopelessness on human well-being. Hopelessness is a force, a devastating power to be respected. Drill down into many of our problems and you will find hopelessness. […]
Hope is a mighty force. To affirm this, you need only know its absence. Scripture puts it on par with faith and submits it only to love.[1] The importance of faith is uncontested. Scripture is plain. It is absolutely necessary in the Christian journey. It is the mechanism that connects us to God and his […]
Hope. Equal to faith, second only to love (1 Cor 13:13). This interior dimension to our existence is crucial. I have underestimated its importance in my experience, the lives of others and my theology. To put it another way, hopelessness is alive and well. I know its insidious power in my own soul and I […]
