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Fifty Shades of Grey? A Christian Alternative
By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus The movie, "Fifty Shades of Grey," based on the book by the same title, releases this weekend. While I know very little about the book, I know enough to say, it is not appropriate reading for any Christian and therefore the...
Alone at Christmas? Feeling lonely?
Are you alone at Christmas. Or feeling lonely? What can you do?
His Sufficient Grace, by Shari Abbott
The grace that Christ has given me is sufficient for every day. A poem of hope for strength in the journey and joy in Jesus.
What is Sweeter Than Halloween Candy?
There’s something much sweeter than the candy of Halloween. Don’t miss the other, more significant, meaning of this day.
Confident Faith to FEAR NOT
By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus We all fear. It’s an emotion that grabs and grips us with a hold that is strong and controlling. Fear rises up in us when we find ourselves in dangerous situations, when we experience pain, evil, lack of control, persecution,...
Be Careful With Your Eyes What You see!
The eyes are a gate to the mind. What do we need to know about protecting them?
Is the Monkey at Your Gate?
Do you have a monkey at your gate to guard what goes in and out? What’s the lesson here about the ear, eye, and mouth gates?
The Silence of the Lambs…in America
By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus Christians are being slaughtered for their faith in the Middle East. They have not been silent about their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The questions have been raised, “why is the world silent” and “what can be done?”...
Go and Do, Get it Done…There’s a Better Way!
By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus So often we hear messages about what Christians are to do. Do this, do that. They’re all about, “go and do,” and they all seem to be prodding the “sheep” with the rod, rather than guiding the sheep with the staff. And sadly,...
The Most Important Five Points for All Christians
There are “Five Points” that all Christians should know. What are they?
Are you keeping a scorecard?
Daily we evaluate our lives, reviewing what we’ve thought, said and done. We consider the good things and the bad...and we should! It’s absolutely necessary to reflect upon our thoughts, words and actions so we can repent of those that do not...
How Can You Be a Romans 12 Christian?
Romans 12 is one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. It speaks about our response to the great gift of salvation we have received and how we are to live our lives in the joy of our salvation. In Christ, we have been given everything we need, so we are free to give...
God, Country & Lady Liberty
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Jesus wept. Why? And…it’s not the shortest verse in the Bible!
Why did Jesus cry at the death of Lazarus? He knew He would raise Lazarus from death. Plus…Jesus Wept is not the shortest verse in the Bible.
Is there a nomad, prodigal or exile in your life?
By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus David Kinnaman, in his book You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving the Church and Rethinking Faith labeled the current generation as nomads, prodigals and exiles. Nomads are those who at one time were involved with a...
My greatest enemy is…ME!
Paul speaks very clearly in Galatians 5 about our battle against the enemy within…ourselves. All too often we look…
Hope! What is it good for? Absolutely…
War, huh, yeah. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Remember those lyrics? They’re from the 1969 protest song?
Jesus didn’t take away your brain. Get Wisdom from the Book of Proverbs
By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus Get Wisdom: Principles from Proverbs I just returned from three days at The Cove, the Billy Graham Evangelist Association’s training center in Asheville, NC. What a wonderful three days of studying the Bible and learning from...
A Three-way Run
Run From — Run To — Run For Paul speaks clearly about the race we run. It’s a race that is run on a path of sanctification—a path that leads to growing in holiness in Christ (Ephesians 4:15) and being conformed to the image of the Jesus (Romans 8:29). Paul’s passion...
He’s back….and it changed everything!
The second Person of the Trinity came to earth and took on human form. He lived the life we could not live and died the death we should have died. How dark and sad those days must have been for His disciples when He took His last breath. He descended into the heart...
A Walk Through Holy Week with Jesus
We hope you will take the time to reflect on these passages throughout this Holy Week. Read the excerpt from each passage and then read and reflect upon the entire passage. Palm Sunday, Mark 11: 1-11 Mark 11:9-11 Then those who went before and those who followed...