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A Thanksgiving Lesson from a 1940’s New York Courtroom

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a year-end, tax-deductible contribution. Years ago, a judge in New York City gave a swift and profound verdict. In it was a lesson for the people in his courtroom and a lesson for our Thanksgiving Day...

A Christmas Morning Prayer

by Reasons for Hope* Jesus

If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a year-end, tax-deductible contribution. On Christmas morning, we bow before the cradle. When we do so, we set our eyes on Jesus. May we always remember to look to Him for wisdom in all things and to seek Him...

Does “Xmas” Cross Jesus Out of Christmas?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a year-end, tax-deductible contribution. Why do people shorten Christmas to Xmas? Since Jesus Christ is the Word, why would anyone want to leave the word Christ out of Christmas? Does using Xmas dishonor...

What is The Fellowship of the Unashamed?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a year-end, tax-deductible contribution. “The Fellowship of the Unashamed” is a prayer that has inspired many to stand strong in their faith and to live unashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This prayer,...

What Do We Know about Judas? This Might Surprise You.

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a year-end, tax-deductible contribution. Judas—the Man Who Betrayed Jesus While we don’t know a lot about Judas, the Bible does not clearly give some insight into this man. The Bible reveals many things that...

What’s your Judas experience? The Pain of Betrayal

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a year-end, tax-deductible contribution. We all have a Judas experience in which someone we care about, or deeply love, has betrayed us in some way. Perhaps it was a breach of confidence or trust or actions...

What is Maundy Thursday? The Basin & The Towel

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a year-end, tax-deductible contribution. [Video Below] When Jesus said, “With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer” (Luke 22:15), He was making reference to an evening meal during...

Why Did Jesus Weep on Palm Sunday?

by Reasons for Hope* Jesus

If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a year-end, tax-deductible contribution. On Sunday before He was crucified, the crowds gathered and hailed Jesus as He entered Jerusalem: “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the LORD!’...

What is Apologetics? Why Should You Care?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a year-end, tax-deductible contribution. What is apologetics? Let’s start with what it is not. Many are not familiar with the word “apologetics,” and some wonder if it has anything to do with...

How Do I Change My Life? Two New Year’s Resolutions that will work!

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a year-end, tax-deductible contribution. The question, “how do I change my life?” is really answered by WHO can change my life. Jesus is the answer. The only thing that brings true and lasting change into any...