1. Five promises were seemingly all those apostles, staring into the sky, had to go on. Five promises that were more than enough.
  2. The lack of history surrounding Psalm 130 allows it to endure as universally appealing even for our seasons of hopelessness and despair when we’re in “the depths.”
  3. For you who are struggling to navigate grief, to cope with pain, or breathe through anxiety, the gospel announces that there is a person whose heart throbs for you.
  4. It's easy to have courage when things go well.
  5. Jesus continues to do the same for me and for you as he did for his disciples. He still shows up for us. He still speaks his peace to us.
  6. For Paul, the hope of the resurrection was the ultimate antidote whenever his circumstances tempted him to despair or to "lose heart."
  7. This article is written by guest contributor, Aaron Boerst
  8. The relationship with God through Christ and renewal in his image in Christ cannot be taken away or compromised through suffering.
  9. St. Patrick was great but only because he was a slave to Christ.
  10. Sin is a heavy thing to bear. Its jacket is shame, its medals are guilt.
  11. The love of God in Christ Jesus never changes. That love is for you.
  12. Christ's resurrection does not merely negate the bitterness of sin; it changes it into a source of divine sweetness, embodying the promise of a new life for us and a restored existence overshadowed by heavenly hope.