Shooting Over the Horizon

hope

  • Yes, My Conscience

    As if in response to my previous post, I was given this quote from Pastor John Piper:   Occasionally, weep deeply over the life you hoped for. Grieve the losses.  Feel the pain. …Then wash your face.  Trust God.  And… Continue reading

  • Gladly Trusting in the Lord of History

    Joe Rigney, Assistant Professor of Theology and Christian Worldview at Bethlehem College and Seminary, distributed the following letter of analysis, charge, and encouragement in the wake of our recent national election.  I am so grateful for his thoughts and clarity.… Continue reading

  • When the Foundations are Destroyed

    “If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” a Our foundational “checks and balances” system is proving impotent in the face of legislative courts and rebellious fiats.  As helplessness sets in, I must lean on Leah Teital’s discipline,… Continue reading

  • Woman, Hope in God

    Using 1 Peter 3:1-6 as his text, Pastor John Piper delivered a Mother’s Day sermon in 1986 encouraging women to hope in God: Women who hope in God are women who look away from the troubles and miseries and obstacles… Continue reading