By Rev. Dr. Roger Kunkel A good memory is a wonderful gift! The truth is, there aren’t many people with photographic memories. In fact, most of us suffer from memories that fail us at the most inopportune times. Some poet once said this about the mind: “The only time it ever sits down is when […]
Today’s message was written by Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. The pain of this world is an opportunity for us to be an instrument of God’s redemptive healing. Or said another way, we have the opportunity to be an ambassador for Christ amid someone else’s pain. Dr. James Stewart, the brilliant professor of […]
Today’s message was written by my friend Roger Kunkel, Founder of Dial Hope. When I was a student at Princeton Theological Seminary, I had the privilege of attending a concert by the great singer Marian Anderson. The evening’s program closed with three songs sung by Leontyne Price. Before performing them, Ms. Price offered a personal […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. We often see a sign over stores reading “under new management.” Friend of Dial Hope, when God takes over the management of our lives we may still blunder, and we may still present the same old face to the world, but there […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. Psalm 121 is one of my favorites. “l will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord who made heaven and earth.” In THE MESSAGE, Eugene Peterson translates Psalm 121 this way: […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. To the multitude thronging Jesus, the woman who touched His clothes was a nobody. But to Jesus, she was a person—someone of value. He stopped, looked around, and said, “Somebody has touched me.” Christ individualized the woman’s touch and brought healing […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. In Psalm 8:1 we read: “O, Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” The sun was taking its last breath of day and the moon began to shine in its place of honor. Only a small sliver […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. Friend of Dial Hope, how are you dealing with worry? Worry is a major contributor to physical illness. But we must not confuse worry with concern. We should be concerned about the conditions of the world, the plight of the poor, the […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. Friend of Dial Hope, life is difficult—it gets bumpy sometimes. Things don’t always go as we hoped. Sometimes the winds blow against us. Sometimes we feel crushed, confused, and weighed down. It’s enough to make even Norman Vincent Peale a pessimist! […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. There is only one thing more costly than caring and that is not caring. It must break God’s heart when we are calloused, unfeeling, selfish, and uncaring. How do you treat other people? In the parable of the Good Samaritan, found in […]
