It occurred to me that your fear and discouragement may have been worsened if not caused by a feeble grasp on the great saving truths of our faith. Such low spirits in a Christian often result from a hope too frail and thin for bearing the burdens of this life. Everyone experiences [...]
In my last letter I told you that I started a garden. I don’t claim to be much of a gardener. So far, it has been only marginally successful. I regularly water my garden, and know something of its basic requirements for sun, water, and nutrients; yet, my gardening efforts [...]
It was good to hear from you. Yes, our aches and pains remind us that time, wear and tear on our bodies, like the first Adam are disintegrating! Some of us look rather unsightly before burial. So there are times when we are clearly aware that these bodies are “…sown in corruption”.
I am excited to share with you my thoughts on the subject and idea of “hope”. There are few words that evoke the joy that this word does, both when I read it and also when I speak of it.
The hope that you and I have is so different [...]
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