Like a slow torturesome death, extreme poverty is hard to watch, even harder to go through. But, unfortunately, in the developed world (USA, Canada, Australia, Western Europe, etc.), we are so far removed from the extreme poor it is easy not to look for it or think about it. Unless we are…
My mother is dying. I just left her bedside; she is 85 and in the last stages of Alzheimer’s disease. She is clinging to life with little to say and not much strength to show. But she has taught me so much about dying and the…
Have you thrown away your masks? Did you get vaccinated, or have you chosen not to? Did you start attending church in person yet, or have you continued to worship online? One of the great benefits and blessings of America is that we have choices. We have options. We have freedom. This is not the…
The times in which we are currently living are creating more lonely people. COVID-19, the fear of catching COVID, civil unrest, election uncertainty, churches and restaurants limiting seating, and other gathering spaces altogether closed; these have created spaces in our…
I don’t think I have ever heard a sermon on Exodus 34:5-7. I am sure many sermons have been preached on it, but not any that I have heard, or remember. Here’s what it says: “Then the Lord came down in the cloud and…
The following question was submitted by a Bright Hope Ally. Meggie, from Virginia, asks: What are the three best things I can do personally to help the poor and give them hope? Thanks, Meggie, great question. I’m encouraged you want to help…
Are your kids handling the virus situation well? Since the COVID-19 outbreak, I have been asking my friends that question often. I usually get the pat answer, “Yeah, they are fine.” But every so often I get an unexpected answer and we talk about how to help…
What can you and your church, all the way over here in the United States, do to help the extreme poor in developing nations deal with COVID-19? Here are 5 ways you can take action immediately: 1. Pivot your thinking from disease…
I love questions…whether it’s thinking of questions to ask God, to ask experts, or a new question to ask my wife or kids. There is something about me that makes me so very curious. How about you? Are you a curious person? …
Jesus Met the Physical Needs of the Poor When Jesus walked the Earth and began his ministry, it was very tangible. It was a “holistic ministry,” so to speak. He laid hands on people; some were blind or crippled, and…