Fifteen years ago, I started this blog on a whim. I wasn’t really sure what I’d do with it, and I certainly didn’t think I’d be here, fifteen years later, still writing about hope! I took the name “Hope Is Calling” from the verse that is still, 15 years later, my favorite. [I pray that] …
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I want to share something amazing, but first, I need to quickly reference some grammar from grade school that you may or may not remember. There are two types of verbs. Action verbs and state of being verbs. Action verbs indicate action, while state of being verbs simply indicate that something is. They indicate a state of …
[Bible study on Romans – post 8] Romans is calling me again. The truths it contains are just so profound! And so important to understand! So this morning I opened up to where I left off in my Romans Bible study way back when… and I’m not sure I understand all of what comes next. I …
I’ve had this song on my heart for days now. I’m wondering how many of my blog readers understand the significance of the scripture that this song is based on? // Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the …
[Bible study on Romans – post 7] I think the Lord is telling me that it’s time to resume my study of Romans. I’m not sure exactly how and when it slipped my mind. But these last few weeks, the subjects of justification and sanctification keep returning to my spirit. If you want to see what …
[Bible study on Romans – post 6] The Bible talks a lot about circumcision. In Romans 4, the term circumcision stood for the covenant that God made with Abraham, because that was the sign of the covenant. (Genesis 17) To the Jews, that covenant was everything. It was the foundation of who they were, and it was what set …
[Bible study on Romans – post 5] “I shouldn’t be doing this.”“I should be doing ______.”“Why did I do that?”“I’d better start ______.”“When am I going to stop ______?”There’s no getting away from thoughts like these, is there? The fact is, every single one of us lives with a set of rules. We don’t necessarily follow …
[Bible study on Romans – post 4] I left off last time with this: There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek, but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and also to the …
[Bible study on Romans – post 3 – I left off in my last post at Romans 1:17.] Why does this section of Romans keep talking about sin? I wouldn’t blame anyone for thinking that it’s condemning. And no one likes to have their sin pointed out. That’s not what Paul is doing, though. You …
[Bible study on Romans – post 2] I read some more in Romans this morning, but I didn’t get very far! I actually like it when this happens. Years ago I learned that I get the most out of my time in the Bible – and I hear from God most clearly – when I …