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Dear Friends, “Hopelessness” is defined as a state of mind and emotion characterized by a profound sense of despair, doubt, and a lack of belief or expectation that positive outcomes or improvements can occur. Hopelessness has a sister and her name is “pessimism,” that negative outlook on the future where individuals anticipate the worst possible…
Today I was driving south on 101, deep in thought, and missed my turn, despite the Google maps warnings. What came next is something everyone dreads… the words “Rerouting” showed up on my screen. I knew I was about to be given an alternate route to my destination that would make my journey longer due…
Have you ever faced a “God sized” challenge? What if God asked you to build a boat as long as one and a half football fields, half a football field wide, and seven stories tall? Well, it’s happened… and more than once! The Ark Encounter features a full-size Noah’s Ark located near Williamstown, Kentucky. Answers…
If it feels like the world is changing faster and faster every day, you aren’t wrong. In 1964 Bob Dylan wrote a song called, “The times, they are a-changin’”, but people have been feeling the stress of constant turmoil for a very long time. The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is credited with the idea that the…
Dear Friends, “Talk is cheap” is an idiom that has been in use since the 1800s, though its exact origin is not known. It is a colloquial expression that means words are easy to say but actions are more important. It suggests that people can make promises or claims, but unless they follow through with…
Dear Family, Are you easy to live with? Your answer? Yes, no, most times, sometimes, rarely, never, or perhaps once a year at Christmas time! However, if I want the whole truth and nothing but the truth, I would ask your family. Why, because that is where the rubber meets the road. We can fool…
Like many of you, I’ve been following the story of the powerful earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday, Sept 9th. The UN estimates that approximately 300,000 people have been affected by the earthquake. At this point over 2,900 people have been killed with many still missing, presumed buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings. Rescue…
Dear Aliens, I am terrified! Do you know the synonyms? Here are a few – shocked, startled, spooked, scared, frightened, horrified, and panicked. You may be thinking that I am not biblical because over and over our Lord tells us not to fear anything or anyone except Him. It is true that the “fear of…
After 15 months, this Sunday we come to the end of the book of John. And like many good books, this one ends with an “epilogue”. It’s a section at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened. John gives us a great testimony,…
Dear Friends, Are you a sign seeker? If so, why? I am not going to insult your intelligence because I suspect you know. Various reasons like uncertainty in decision making, comfort in painful times, confirmation of convictions, curiosity about the future, fear of wrong choices, as well as validation of beliefs. We are coming to…