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, 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 […]
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 just as we want them to go. Sometimes the winds blow against us. Sometimes we feel crushed and confused and weighed down. It’s enough to make […]
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 […]
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 […]
Today’s message was written by my friend Rev. Roger Kunkel, Founder of Dial Hope. Friend of Dial Hope, Christ comes to us in a special way 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 give […]
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 […]
Today reflect for a moment on the turning points, or stepping stones, in your Christian life that has brought you from birth to this moment. These may be fairly few in number, five to eight, probably not more than twelve. Examples maybe – I was born, I faced an illness, a friend nurtured me, etc. […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. A few years ago, the Special Olympics were held in Seattle, and a beautiful thing happened. Nine contestants, all with physical or mental disabilities, stood at the starting line for the 100-yard dash. As the gun sounded, they all started out, […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. I read the book, Life at Close Quarters about a young mother who took her six-year-old son into a doctor’s crowded waiting room. As they waited their turn, the little boy began to ask her all kinds of questions: Why is […]
