By: Keith Sampson Faith…faith can be such a hard idea to grasp, to explain. People put their faith in different things every day, consciously and subconsciously. Getting through hard and painful moments requires faith in something bigger than ourselves. As much...
By: Jesse Deloe Is there any subject that has more poetry, novels, and music than love? You would think with all that literature there would be some common understanding of the term—and that life in general would be characterized by genuine caring and...
By: Jesse Deloe In the life of almost everyone, there comes a time when one thing ends and something else begins. Life is full of ends and beginnings. While endings are many times sad and hard, it is very often true that good things cannot start until...
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: 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...
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: 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...
It’s so easy to get caught up in what is going on in our lives right now—especially if it is hard or challenging. I’m almost 38, and can look back just over the last 10 years and see a roller coaster of events. But isn’t that life? It has its ups and downs, sometimes as results of our choices, others just because of the world we live in. It can be hard to maintain hope, to see through the dips and over the tops of the hills.
I recently started do a pretty vigorous workout program—Crossfit. In the past I hadn’t committed to regular exercise—or when I would, I would find reasons not to stay consistent. Maybe you can relate.
Today, many people I know are both mourning the loss of a great man and servant of God, while also celebrating that he is cancer-free, sitting with a host of saints at the feet of Jesus. Scott Hoskins—a man who bravely battled brain cancer with an irreplaceable...