“Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, the founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe Some years ago, a young man named George Matheson entered Glasgow University. He had a keen mind. His hopes were high. Soon he and his finance would be married. He dreamed of a bright future. But then the bottom […]
“Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe It was Betty Talmadge 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 […]
“Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe 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. […]
“Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe 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 […]
“Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe Helen Keller once said, “Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence.” We are unduly nervous around darkness and silence. We shine flashlights into the dark rather than grow accustomed to it. We fill any silence of over 30 seconds […]
“Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe Today reflect for a moment on the turning points or stepping stones, in your Christian life, that have brought you from birth to this moment. These may be fairly few in number, five to eight, probably not more than twelve. […]
“Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe 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 […]
“Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe A little boy was going with his father up to the top of the Sears building in Chicago. The express elevator shot up with a speed that was literally breath-taking. When the elevator zoomed past the seventy-fifth floor, the boy […]
“Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe There is a strange sentence in one of the Psalms: “I will keep a muzzle on my mouth” (Psalm 39:1). These are the words of a man sorely tempted to spread gloom and despair and discouragement. Yet he held himself […]
“Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe A great British preacher of a generation ago told the story of a young servant girl who had no formal education yet was deeply spiritual. She had a strong sense of compassion, a concern for people. When this minister visited […]
