Today’s message was written by Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. A young woman stood before Beethoven’s piano in a Vienna museum. Presently she struck a few discordant notes. “I suppose,” she said to an attendant, “that many noted musicians have inspected this instrument.” “Oh, yes,” replied the man. “Recently Paderewski was here.” “Paderewski!” […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. Something was missing. The disciples noticed immediately. When they entered the Upper Room to celebrate the Passover Feast with Jesus they whispered to each other, “Where is the servant? Who will wash our feet?” The disciples felt uncomfortable all through the […]
Today’s message was written by Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. It is an old story, but it is true, and it is good. The famous British author John Ruskin one night in his later years sat watching a lamplighter who, with a torch in his hand, was lighting the lamps on a distant […]
Today’s message was written by Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. The pain of this world is an opportunity for us to be an instrument of God’s redemptive healing. Or said another way, we have the opportunity to be an ambassador for Christ amid someone else’s pain. Dr. James Stewart, the brilliant professor of […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. Friend of Dial Hope, Jesus is the measuring stick for words of love: – He spoke words of tenderness: “Come to me all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28) – He spoke words […]
Friend of Dial Hope, one of the common mistakes in religion is made by people who try to live on negatives, people who are whiners. They are against that but do not seem to be emphatically for something of their own allegiance. They can tell you with deep emotion what they are against, but if […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. We often see a sign over stores reading “under new management.” Friend of Dial Hope, when God takes over the management of our lives we may still blunder, and we may still present the same old face to the world, but there […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. Psalm 121 is one of my favorites. “l will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord who made heaven and earth.” In THE MESSAGE, Eugene Peterson translates Psalm 121 this way: […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. In Psalm 8:1 we read: “O, Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” The sun was taking its last breath of the day and the moon began to shine in its place of honor. Only a small […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. Friend of Dial Hope, how are you dealing with worry? Worry is a major contributor to physical illness. But we must not confuse worry with concern. We should be concerned about the conditions of the world, the plight of the poor, the […]
