There is a line in Paul’s second letter to the Church in Corinth (chapter 5, verse 16) that continues to challenge me. He wrote, “From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view…” In the previous verse, Paul tells us that Christ died for everyone. Not just people who think […]
Today, I am deeply grateful for those of you who have supported the Dial Hope Foundation with a financial donation. Hope reaches others because of you. Thank you! A rabbi and soap maker once went for a walk through their local town. The soap maker was really feeling negative about religion, and he asked the […]
Our family loves to go camping. We especially love to camp in the North Carolina mountains. Every summer we try to choose a location near a good stream to play in, or a good trail to hike on. We try to choose a place that is off the beaten path to avoid the crowds and […]
Pastor and author Tony Campolo once wrote about a time when he was a teenager and he heard a visiting pastor speak about Judgement Day. This pastor terrified him with the claim that one day God would show us a movie of every single sinful thought, word, or action we ever committed. He ended this […]
James Moore once shared a story about something Robert Raines saw early one morning on a drive through the mountains. The colors of fall were illuminated by the early morning sun. The views over the valleys were breathtaking. And then, Raines passed by one of the most beautiful things he had ever seen. Right at […]
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a great theologian and published many significant works in his day. He was also part of the German church’s resistance against the Nazis. Unfortunately, not all churches resisted. Many bowed to threat and joined Hitler’s movement. Bonhoeffer helped establish the Confessing Church moment, a group that took a bold stand against their […]
There’s an old story I love about a shark and a whale. Both were swimming in the sea when the shark swam up to the whale to engage in conversation. As they swam along, the shark said to the whale, “You are so much older than I, and wiser too. Could you tell me where […]
Danish philosopher and theologian Soren Kierkegaard once wrote: If I were to wish for anything I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of what can be, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what wine is so sparkling, what so […]
Today I am deeply grateful for the Dial Hope Board of Directors and for all who give so generously of their time behind the scenes to make Dial Hope a reality. There is a story about a young boy who was out helping his dad with the yard work. His dad asked him to pick […]
Ashleigh Brilliant draws cartoons to go with poignant sayings called “Pot Shots.” One of these cartoons depicts two people, walking sticks in hand, climbing a mountain in knee-deep snow. The caption reads: “Keep Climbing Upwards! You may never reach the top, but it’s definitely in that direction.” I like that cartoon. It captures the fact […]
