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 […]
It was Betty Tallmadge who said, “Life is what happens to you when you’re making other plans.” Serendipitous things happen if we are willing to let them. Our plans must be adjustable to allow life to do what it will with us. We collect seashells with our children but fall in love with the hobby […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Dr. Roger Kunkel, Founder of Dial Hope. Friend of Dial Hope, Christ comes to us in a special way when we are ready. After Jesus was crucified, Cleopas and Simon were hurting as they plodded down the Emmaus Road. And then, suddenly, Christ was there with them—to […]
How does faith mend a broken heart? Sooner or later, heartache comes to all of us. Sadness, sorrow, disappointment, grief, rejection, hurt – whatever you wish to call it – rears its head and covers us like a heavy blanket. Let me suggest some resources of the Christian faith that can help us walk through […]
There’s a legend about the great artist Michelangelo pushing a huge piece of rock down a street. A curious neighbor, sitting lazily on the porch of her house, called to him and inquired why he labored so over an old piece of stone. Michelangelo is reported to have answered, “Because there is an angel in […]
