Got Photos?

Last week the Lord opened up a door for me to be interviewed for a magazine article and the writer wanted me to send her photos of myself and the family when the kids were little. So I had to pull out tons of photo books to see what I could find.And what fun! Of...

Whew! Job Becomes Hopeful!

For the past eleven posts, we’ve looked at the word “hope” as found in the book of Job. I bet you thought we’d never get out of Job but this is our last look at hope there. But hasn’t it been rich and appropriate for a person who is in such a...

Uprooted Hopes

I’m sure every one of us has felt at one time or another like God is stripping us of that which isn’t truly important. In Job 19:10, Job describes it this way, “He breaks me down on every side, and I am gone; And He has uprooted my hope like a tree.”...

“This Too Will Pass”==Who Says?

I received a very kind email from a friend who I had updated on my condition. Although my pain is minimal, I told her, I still can’t sit without increasing my pain. She replied saying that while in the Valley of Wait I can remember that “This too will pass.” I...

Hope of Eternal Living

Our next encounter with the word “hope” is still in Job. (Don’t worry, we’ll get out of Job eventually!) But considering what Job went through, of all people, he definitely was in need of hope. And in Job 14, he speaks of hope twice. He turns his attention...