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Hope Unwrapped: To Bear Witness

Hope Unwrapped: To Bear Witness

Why did God put you on this earth? What’s your purpose? Some people live their entire lives trying to figure out what their life was supposed to be about. They come to the end wondering where they should have started.

Hope Unwrapped: Preparing the Way

Hope Unwrapped: Preparing the Way

When an angel appears, you can bet that something amazing is going to happen! The amazing certainly took place when the angel Gabriel told Zechariah that he would be having a son. For Zechariah and his wife, Elizabeth, that dream had died long ago.

Hope Unwrapped: The Light Revealed

Hope Unwrapped: The Light Revealed

Years ago, a group of us walked through Hezekiah’s tunnel in Jerusalem. In the days of King Hezekiah, it provided water for the city. This tunnel is about a third of a mile long and takes approximately thirty minutes to wade through from one opening to the other, with water mid-thigh deep in some sections.

Hope Unwrapped: “Be a light!”

Hope Unwrapped: “Be a light!”

“Be a light!” That’s what Beth Ann Schaeber said to her three boys every day. Before she dropped them off at a friend’s house or their sporting event or when they walked out the door to go to school, “Be a light!” was the last thing they heard.

Hope Unwrapped: Redeemed

Hope Unwrapped: Redeemed

Temptation comes from three sources: The world. The flesh. The devil (Ephesians 2:1-3). While all three of these sources are involved in temptation, one will lead the way. Today, let’s focus on the times when the world takes the lead.

Hope Unwrapped: Experiencing Contentment

Hope Unwrapped: Experiencing Contentment

One of the first classes I taught at The Bible Chapel was a class on parenting teenagers. Lori and I had two children at the time, both under the age of three. But I had been a middle school teacher, a middle school and high school coach, a youth group leader, and had read a lot of books on parenting, so I was an “expert”, or so I thought. About fifteen minutes into my introduction, I broke into a sweat.