By: Julia Somerset I have been rereading some great Christian works lately, and I recently came across a section of Dante’s Divine Comedy that grabbed me. The Comedy is divided into three sections: Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Purgatory is my...
By: Keith Sampson Executive Coordinator, God of Hope Fall sunrises in Indiana can be absolutely stunning, especially when you wake up excited about what the day may bring. Not because you know what will happen that day, but because you are happy, confident, and...
By: Julia Somerset I recently came across this simple line from Pope Benedict XVI: "One who has hope lives differently." My husband spent the first year of our marriage deployed to Afghanistan with the Army. The challenges of that year overwhelmed me,...
By: Jesse Deloe Some time ago a magazine article commented on the oft-spoken suggestion to quit talking about what’s wrong and tell others what’s right. Except for the cynics among us, most people would be happy to talk only—or at least, mostly—about...
Lyndal Shadel, Potato Valley, PA Now, if you are animal lovers, I need to apologize to you. My two dogs, Wally and Charlie, are quite the hunters. Their focus is mainly on ground hogs, squirrels, and a few muskrats. More often than not, Charlie will want to...
By: Keith Sampson Executive Coordinator – God of Hope In part one, I introduced where I was back in 2011 and into 2012. That January, I was in a place I never thought that I would be; I was unemployed, leaving a long-term job that I thought would be my...
By: Jesse Deloe I’m sure you’ve had a day like this usually contented man. He overslept, which made him late for work (although he did enjoy the extra sleep). A doctor’s appointment for a minor problem turned into an hour of waiting and then...
By Julia Somerset “Neither Out Far Nor in Deep” By Robert Frost The people along the sand All turn and look one way. They turn their back on the land. They look at the sea all day. As long as it takes to pass A ship keeps raising its hull; The...
By: Keith Sampson Executive Coordinator – God of Hope I have been working with God of Hope since 2012, but have never told my story. I have shared bits of my life in my articles, like my Dad dying and how that shaped my life. But I haven’t really told my story...
By: Jessie Deloe Because we’re all human, we make mistakes and sometimes offend someone. When that happens, we may find that “It is harder to win back the friendship of an offended brother than to capture a fortified city. His anger shuts you out like iron bars.” (The...
By: Lyndal Shadel, Potato Valley, PA. My walks with the dogs evolved from physical exercise to a spiritual exercise when I started a Bible study by Henry T. Blackaby called Experiencing God. I recorded some thoughts during November of 2004. As I walked, I...
STOP AND THINK - Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. (Plato, classical Greek philosopher) Some of us are eager to share our thoughts even when they may not be carefully thought through. We just can’t stand...