“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 […]
“Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe “In the beginning was the Word” (John 1:1). Everything – understanding, friendship, communication with other people and with God – it all begins with a word. We do not live by bread alone. We live by words. And yet the […]
“Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope.” -Joe In the novel about life in a mental hospital, entitled One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, these words were uttered by Randall Patrick McMurphy: “That’s the first thing that got me thinking about this place, there wasn’t anybody laughing. I […]
Have you heard the story about the bride who was extremely nervous on her wedding day? She confided to the minister that she was not sure she could make it down the long aisle without shaking or crying. So the minister, a seasoned veteran of weddings, gave her a bit of advice: “When you begin […]
