Maybe you know the story about a famous American League baseball umpire of the 1930s and 40s. His name was Bill Klem. He was known for having one of the loudest voices in the entire league. He could be heard without a microphone all over ballparks. One day he was...
This Week at Hope
Salvation is God’s Work
Salvation, from start to finish, is God’s work. We read in Philippians 2:12, “Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” The reason the...
Filled with the Knowledge of God’s Will
The Apostle Paul stated in Colossians 1:9, “And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.” Paul desired for us to be filled with the knowledge...
God’s Perfect Peace
We live in anxious days! Around the globe, we are made anxious by ongoing violence in the wake of wars in Israel and Ukraine, as well as by violence in our own country with shootings and domestic abuse. We become anxious, as we watch our economy falter, experience...
Applying God’s Truth in our Homes
In just over two weeks, our daughter, Kristen, and her fiancé, Ryan, will be joined together in marriage. Kim and I are excited for them, as they are both committed Christians, and they desire to build their marriage on the foundation of Jesus Christ. They hope to...
False Teachers
We read in 1 Timothy 6:3-4a, “If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing.” False teachers impart a...
Zealous for God
Halford Luccock (a Methodist pastor and former professor of preaching at Yale Divinity School) commented, “I was impressed several years ago when I read that Eugene Ormandy dislocated a shoulder while directing the Philadelphia Orchestra. I do not know what they were...
Choosing to Obey
We will experience genuine blessing and fulfillment in life when we choose to obey the Lord and fully follow Him. We have to decide in life, will we obey and follow the Lord – no matter what? At a meeting of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Bobby Richardson,...
Independence Day
Today is July 4th! We celebrate the 248th birthday of freedom for our country. Independence Day commemorates the independence we have as a nation. On July 4, 1776, we claimed our independence from England, and the United States of America was born. Every day...
Life-giving Water
Did you ever consider that when we respond to others, we are responding to Christ? Dietrich Bonhoeffer said it well in his book, The Cost of Discipleship: “The bearers of Jesus’ word receive a final word of promise for their work. They are now Christ’s fellow...