Today’s message was written by my friend Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. I saw a cartoon not long ago that caught my attention. A woman is standing in front of a desk at the Missing Persons Bureau. A police officer is sitting at the desk, pencil in hand, taking down the information the […]
Today’s message was written by Rev. Dr. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. It is no secret that I have a passion for encouraging people to base their life on gratitude. Paul put it like this, “Give thanks in all circumstances.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18a). Let me point out that Paul didn’t say to give thanks […]
Today’s message was written by Rev. Dr. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. One of the greatest compliments a person can give is to say, “l need you!” The words melt our hearts and impel us to want to help. We all need to feel needed. A crucial part of friendship is to be able […]
Today’s message was written by Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. The musical “Godspell” has many wonderful scenes. One of my favorites is a scene toward the end when Jesus is with his disciples in the Upper Room. He takes a bucket of water, a rag, and a mirror, and he goes to his […]
Today’s message was written by Rev. Dr. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. Ingratitude is a serious shortcoming. I agree with Martin Luther that “unthankfulness is theft.” In his Inferno, Dante placed in the center of his hell not those guilty of fleshy sins, but morose, gloomy, ungrateful men and women. Shakespeare wrote in “As You […]
Today’s message was written by Rev. Dr. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. Some years ago, a ten-year-old boy named Johnny was sitting alone on a park bench one afternoon. It was a beautiful spring day and Johnny was watching some other kids play baseball. An older man happened by, saw Johnny sitting there and […]
Today’s message was written by Rev. Dr. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. The owner of a big, shaggy dog called the local veterinarian on Christmas morning. “It’s my dog, Molly,” he said. “There is a large swelling at the corner of her mouth.” “But it’s Christmas morning,” the veterinarian replied. “Can’t it wait until […]
Today’s message was written by Rev. Dr. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. Letters play a major role in our lives: love letters, letters of encouragement, critical letters, business letters, newsy Christmas letters. Letters give people a lift or a letdown. Letters may also bring a smile, even when written in all seriousness. I read […]
Today’s message was written by Rev. Dr. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. Because of the coming of Jesus Christ, Christmas is the good news that hope is real. Hope is always a faith possibility. In Hebrews 10:23 we read: “Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who […]
Today’s message was written by Rev. Dr. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. A schoolteacher once asked a group of children to write down on a card the one thing in the world they were most thankful for. Most of the children wrote down the usual predictable things, but one boy in the class said […]
