Romans

Discovering what the hope of your calling actually is

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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He *does* so that we *are* (Look at the verbs!)

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 …

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I will rise…

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 …

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Romans – Trying, Failing, & Fighting…

[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 …

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Romans – Sin is…

[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 …

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