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What is Maundy Thursday? The Basin & The Towel

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [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 the week of Passover. He was not referring...

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 tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...

A Christmas Morning Prayer

by Reasons for Hope* Jesus

If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...

Does “Xmas” Cross Jesus Out of Christmas?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...

What is The Fellowship of the Unashamed?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. “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. ...

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 tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...

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 tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...

Why Did Jesus Weep on Palm Sunday?

by Reasons for Hope* Jesus

If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...

What is Apologetics? Why Should You Care?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...

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 tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...