Romans 5:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him,(in believing) so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.(NIV)

Hope happens. It’s not something to seek after itself, but it’s more of an inevitable indicator that something else is being sought [...]

Zechariah 8:5  And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
:6  Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.
There [...]

Colossians 1:27 Christ is in you, therefore you can look forward to sharing in God’s glory. It’s that simple.
It’s just an old, rough cut log cabin in the woods, much like so many other cabins throughout this part of the country. It was built before there was electricity or running water, and the floor is [...]

Isaiah 11:6 The wolf will romp with the lamb, the leopard sleep with the kid. Calf and lion will eat from the same trough, and a little child will tend them.
:7 Cow and bear will graze the same pasture, their calves and cubs grow up together, and the lion eat straw like the [...]

(Psalms 84:4)  How happy are those who reside in Your house, who praise You continually. Selah
:5  Happy are the people whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
:6  As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a source of springwater; even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings.
:7  [...]

Psa 119:103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
I remember the good old days, when I could just stuff myself with about everything on the table and still feel like I had room for more. I traveled a couple summers with a group that, while [...]

James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
:3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
:4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, [...]

Num 13:30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
It is such a wonderful thing, when the hope light is turned on and potential is seen as real possibilities; vision is set and the way made. [...]

Eze 7:25  Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.
They had these very troubling movies they used to show back in shop class and driver’s ed. You know, the one with the guy losing some fingers to a table saw or catching his tie in the drill press; or the gruesome [...]

Pro 21:9  It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Pro 21:19  It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
So, have you ever hung out in the corner of a housetop or out in the [...]