Entries by Roger Kunkel

Why Does God Do That?

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 […]

Changes Along the Journey

Today’s message was written by Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. Lilian Carter, the mother of Jimmy Carter once said, “Every time I think I’m getting old, and gradually going to the grave, something else happens.” It is so true – life is filled with delightful detours if we are looking for them. Some […]

What Are You For?

Friend of Dial Hope, one of the common mistakes in religion is made by people who try to live on negatives, people who are whiners. They are against that but do not seem to be emphatically for something of their own allegiance. They can tell you with deep emotion what they are against, but if […]

God’s Management

“Today’s message was written by my friend, Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe 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 […]

You Are Somebody!

Got Hope? Tell us why? Visit us on our website or Facebook for details. “Today’s message was written by my friend, Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe 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 […]

Assurance of Help

“Today’s message was written by my friend, Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe 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 […]

Majestic

“Today’s message was written by my friend, Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe 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 […]

God Doesn’t Make no Junk!

Got Hope? Tell us why? Visit us on our website or Facebook for details. “Today’s message was written by my friend, Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe Martin Buber wrote, “Before his death, Rabbi Zusya said, ‘In the coming world, they will not ask me, “Why were you not Moses?” They will ask my, […]

Dealing with Worry

“Today’s message was written by my friend, Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe 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, […]

To Care or Not to Care

“Today’s message was written by my friend, Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe 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 […]