Tag: hope
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We Will Finally Get There
After You Believe: Why Christian Character Matters In After You Believe: Why Christian Character Matters N. T. Wright states, Jesus came to help us discover who we really are, and sometimes, as with Jesus’s first followers, it takes a while for people to figure it out, and they make mistakes as they’re doing so—but they’ll…
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Man of Stories
My dad was a man of stories. If you ever met him, you would agree. I think if you spent maybe a half of hour with him you would know that he was a man of stories. I took this picture as my dad was telling one of his stories. For the life of me…
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Kingdom of Hope
Lately I’ve found myself hopeful. This is unusual. I’m not usually that hopeful. In fact, I’m usually kind of a cynic. After all, what do I have to be hopeful about? I’m involved in a denomination that is struggling to survive. We don’t understand the culture. We can’t seem to figure out what we are…
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Nothing Tougher…
We sat there each knowing what the report would bring but unable to bring ourselves to deal with the realities. We wanted to hang on to hope even though all hope was gone. She had been in ICU for two days. The pressure on her brain was at 120, it was suppose to be 20-30.…
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Tallahassee Democrat | 08/20/2005 | Hope renewed
Tallahassee Democrat | 08/20/2005 | Hope renewed Yes, there is (or there can be) hope for us UMs, but it will take courage. It will take courage for us to look around at the “new situation” we find ourselves in. It will take courage to ask difficult questions, including “What kind of church (or denomination)…