It was Betty Tallmadge who said, “Life is what happens to you when you’re making other plans.” Serendipitous things happen if we are willing to let them. Our plans must be adjustable to allow life to do what it will with us. We collect seashells with our children but fall in love with the hobby […]
How does faith mend a broken heart? Sooner or later, heartache comes to all of us. Sadness, sorrow, disappointment, grief, rejection, hurt – whatever you wish to call it – rears its head and covers us like a heavy blanket. Let me suggest some resources of the Christian faith that can help us walk through […]
There’s a legend about the great artist Michelangelo pushing a huge piece of rock down a street. A curious neighbor, sitting lazily on the porch of her house, called to him and inquired why he labored so over an old piece of stone. Michelangelo is reported to have answered, “Because there is an angel in […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. On this Fourth of July, a good question to ask is, “If everyone lived out their faith as a citizen the way I do, what kind of nation would we have?” So few could say, “Great!” Most would have to say […]
Today reflect for a moment on the turning points, or stepping stones, in your Christian life that has brought you from birth to this moment. These may be fairly few in number, five to eight, probably not more than twelve. Examples maybe – I was born, I faced an illness, a friend nurtured me, etc. […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. A few years ago, the Special Olympics were held in Seattle, and a beautiful thing happened. Nine contestants, all with physical or mental disabilities, stood at the starting line for the 100-yard dash. As the gun sounded, they all started out, […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. There is a strange sentence in one of the Psalms: “I will keep a muzzle on my mouth” (Psalm 39:1). These are the words of a man sorely tempted to spread gloom and despair and discouragement. Yet he held himself in […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. A great British preacher of a generation ago told the story of a young servant girl who had no formal education yet was deeply spiritual. She had a strong sense of compassion, a concern for people. When this minister visited her […]
Today’s message was written by my friend Roger Kunkel. There is a true story about a San Francisco hotel that had only one elevator. Soon that elevator couldn’t handle the traffic. When the management began planning for the installation of a new elevator, they realized this would require cutting holes in every floor and making […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Roger Kunkel, founder of Dial Hope. In the novel about life in a mental hospital, entitled One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, these words were uttered by Randall Patrick McMurphy: “That’s the first thing that got me thinking about this place, there wasn’t anybody laughing. I haven’t […]
