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Caring for the Panhandler

Caring for the Panhandler

I’ve been asked numerous times, “What’s a Christian response to panhandlers?”  I didn’t know the origins of the term “panhandler”. An ASU study says, “The term ‘panhandling’ derives either from the impression created by someone holding out his or her hand (as a pan's...

Grieving Unmet Expectations

Grieving Unmet Expectations

Expectations. We all have them. Whether they are known or not, whether they are met or not. They can be sneaky and can reveal a longing, a desiring or a hope we didn’t know we had until that expectation was not met. Expectation is defined as the state of expecting or...

Silence and Solitude

Silence and Solitude

I don’t think anyone in the western world would argue with the following statement: “We live in a time of tremendous and immediate access to knowledge, comfort, and entertainment.”  For those of us that are followers of Jesus, the following statement is also true: “We...

A Prayer of Lament

A Prayer of Lament

Psalm 126 https://resources.hopecc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Psalm-126.wav   A song of ascents When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said...