Our wasting away is indisputable; these earthly tents will perish. But our hope is not in this life but the next, not this body but our glorified one.

Make space to grieve, but watch for the ways Jesus faithfully shows up in those deep moments of grief.

Our joy might be in a muted shade, but the Holy Spirit is working, and he can fill our hearts with settled confidence in him.

One day, however, we will see him face-to-face, and when we do, our restoration will be complete.

Without denying the horror and grief of death, we grieve in hope. And we do so because our grief is informed by the empty tomb.

Give me faith like one who has held on when all seems lost, who has stared despair in the face but clung to the assurance of things hoped for.

Believers must actively remind ourselves that God has set us upon the Rock. Physical circumstances don’t change spiritual reality—your soul is secure in Christ.

We do not lose heart because we know that the day is coming when, like the Egyptian army, evil will be destroyed, and we will sing the song of the Lamb together by the sea.

The beauty of the Christian gospel is that because of the empty tomb left by our crucified and risen Savior, you know eventually that boat will make it to the land, where you’ll never have to worry about the monsters of the sea ever again.

Jubilee 2025 promises that its hope will not disappoint, but the practices and meaning that undergird the offer of Jubilee convey something else entirely. Italian pastor and scholar Leonardo De Chirico has written a short, free ebook about the Jubilee concepts found in Scripture and how the Roman Catholic Church practices them today.

As we walk through seasons of suffering, may we remember our heavenly Father and faithful Creator. He will never fail us.

Death comes like a thief. It takes more than you thought it could. And when the funeral’s over, we have to keep on living. But how?