2012-01-26T14:20:05-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/hope http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/why-the-coach-schedules-triple-sessions-6533 2012-01-26T14:20:05-05:00 Stay in the ring. You're building experience and that's what gives hope in suffering. There's no way to develop this kind of strength, this kind of toughness, this kind of durability without suffering first. If the coach has scheduled a triple session for you right now, don't despair. Don't give up. Don't quit. Don't leave practice. Let suffering develop patience, let patience develop experience, let experience develop hope. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/facing-the-flame-6480 2011-11-14T11:43:35-05:00 Could it be that we've gotten so busy and even so involved in accumulating blessing at our church, at our conferences, and our Bible studies that we have walked right by the people who are facing the flames? You know, we're all called to rescue them. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/still-there-after-the-storm-6468 2011-11-03T14:16:16-05:00 The cross still stands, proclaiming that God still loves me when it's too dark to see His face. The cross is there, assuring me I am forgiven when the guilt and the regret are trying to drag me into their pit. The cross remains, reminding me that Jesus has beaten death when death seems to be winning. The cross stands tall, declaring "This is not the end. There is a future beyond this darkness, and I'll be there to build that future with you." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/surprises-in-the-storm-6464 2011-10-20T11:17:21-05:00 it may feel like you're either going nowhere right now or you're on the verge of disaster; maybe on the verge of being blown on the rocks. But remember, the surprise in the storm is this: that God uses these out-of-control times. He uses them to blow His children right where they were supposed to go all along. I know it feels like your life is out of control, but you know what? You're really right on course. http://truewoman.com/?id=1654 2011-04-15T10:19:01-05:00 I know that some of you are feeling anxious too. So, as Christians, how should we respond when the world news is bleak? http://truewoman.com/?id=1543 2011-01-25T11:54:47-05:00 “My disability might not change, but because it has remained, it’s become the source—the place—in which God has changed me.” http://truewoman.com/?id=1491 2010-11-12T15:06:44-05:00 When Lorna’s husband began drinking heavily, she decided that the answer to her problems was divorcing him. But through an “only God!” encounter, Lorna realized that divorce wasn’t the answer; God was. http://ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=3005 2010-11-09T21:12:08-05:00 It was good news not only of Jesus' birth but of what he offered to men, women and children throughout his ministry. To the sick he offered healing. To the hurting, comfort. To the outcast, acceptance. In this study guide Ada Lum leads you to discover that this message of hope and joy is for you as well! http://ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=3029 2010-11-09T20:59:29-05:00 As Howard Peskett guides you through these studies on Isaiah, you'll dig deep into the prophet's revolutionary message of repentance, forgiveness and hope. And you'll find comfort for coping with your own troubled times. http://truewoman.com/?id=927 2010-09-08T15:24:48-05:00 The miscarriage came in the early morning hours the day after the doctor’s visit. A womb emptied its treasure far too early, a daughter delved into pain deeper than she’s ever known, and questions fill the empty spaces.