the pattern of your life, the song of gifts and talents I’ve given you to share with the world, the habits of goodness I’ve formed in you to impact others.
Derby, Samara Kalk
Oat of God, i personally believe it is, unless its just a rough period you’re going thru in life. I am no doctor, but from my own experience, i think its a spiritual attack that leaves you feeling completely hopeless. I got so tired of the tormenting feeling, i finally had a “...
In a sermon preached only days after the 9/11 attacks in New York City, Timothy Keller said that there are two mistakes people can make in the face of tragedy, suffering and death and they are warned against in 1 Thessalonians. The first mistake is to try to avoid grief and weeping. T...
“Hope is outreaching desire with expectancy of good. It is a characteristic of all living beings.” Edward S. AmeGood “There’s incredible acts of kindness and bravery, and in the most unlikely places, and it gives you hope.” Dave MatthewsKindness The best way to not feel hopeless is...
Traditional Methodists know that life in the flesh, under the power of sin, leaves us helpless and hopeless to overcome human desire distorted and misdirected to the wrong pursuits apart from the grace of God (i.e. Rom 7). But we also know that by the power in the sacrificial death of...
I have a number of friends who have already put up their colourful Easter wreaths, who have already started wishing others “Happy Easter”, even my t-shirt says ‘Spoiler alert! The tomb was empty!’ None of these are bad things – we live in a world where Jesus has risen, where ...
Welcome to Truth Still Stands. The importance of truth cannot be overestimated. Truth is what brings meaning, purpose and value into our lives. Unfortunately, truth has been under attack in a big way. So many people today are feeling lost, worthless and hopeless. The good news is, there’...
If your faith is not hopeless, your life will never be hopeless. Your trust is in God. I now also realize how faith and love are connected and that we cannot have one without the other. God puts us right with Him by the power of His spirit working through our faith. So what really...
I can hardly think of anything sadder than being hopeless. Yet, countless people in our world today are completely hopeless. When I am sitting in an airport, taking a walk, or dining in a restaurant, and I look at the faces of other people, I find that many of them have a blank ...