hope, a study blog, part 3

hope, a study blog, part 3

by | spiritual formation

One OT and one NT image of hope captivated me during my research. In word studies, one has to take care and be slow to assume that the same word in a different context sheds light on the word’s meaning universally. For example, the fact that the same three letters...
Hope, a study blog, part 2

Hope, a study blog, part 2

by | spiritual formation

What do you hope for? What do you hope in? We hope for education. Have we placed our hope in being educated? We hope for peace. Have we placed our hope in being peaceful? We hope for health. Have we placed our hope for the future in being health? We hope for love....
hope, a study blog, part 1

hope, a study blog, part 1

by | spiritual formation

What is hope? In 2000, I was asked to speak on the theme of “Jesus, Hope for a New Millennium.” In preparation, I did a cover-to-cover word study on hope. It was fabulous (I love studying), enlightening, and increasingly uncomfortable. In my sermon notes, I wrote down...
intentionality

intentionality

by | faith, spiritual formation

Feelings are fickle, flighty things, with low, erratic life spans. Though not innately evil, they are innately unsustainable. Spiritual sustainability requires spiritual intentionality: our Spirit-empowered wills must take the lead, regardless of our emotional states....
In Dry Seasons

In Dry Seasons

by | faith, spiritual formation

Cooking is not in my primary gifting cluster. I could live indefinitely on avocados, mangos, and nuts. But I will never forget a lesson my gourmet Dad taught me about making gravy. “Dad, I’m supposed to make gravy for the group tonight. It’s crazy thin. I must have...

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