“One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while […]

In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be. Romans 4:18 There’s something profoundly moving about Abraham’s kind of hope. Scripture says he “hoped against hope.” In other words, when there was absolutely no logical reason left to believe, […]

“And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.”  Romans 5:5 (ESV) There are days when life just feels heavy. The kind of days when we wonder if things will ever turn around, or if God has […]