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Hope in Financial Hardship
It is very difficult to reflect on God’s role in financial hardship as an American who has lived for seven years in one of the world’s...

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Aug 28, 20193 min read


Hope in the Source of Hope
Hope is defined as a feeling of expectation or desire for a certain thing to happen; a feeling of trust. How do we as feeble humans in a...

dawsonchrisann
Aug 21, 20192 min read


Hope in the Behavioral Unit
Is it possible to find hope in the lockdown side of a behavioral health unit? I say yes! Why? Because I have experienced it. For four...

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Aug 14, 20192 min read


Hope Through Friendships
Being a friend and having friends is so vital to our physical health and mental outlook. I totally believe this! I had friends go with me...

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Aug 8, 20192 min read


Hope for a Future Kingdom
“BE STILL.” (Psalm 46:10) In our hectic world, we often like to grasp hold of these words to relieve our stresses. We see ourselves...

dawsonchrisann
Jul 31, 20192 min read


Hope Through Emotional Abuse.
Maybe quoting Psalm 27:10 here does not exactly apply to my situation, but it can offer hope. It says, “When my father and my mother...

dawsonchrisann
Jul 24, 20192 min read


Hope for My Kids in Congo.
For more than two thousand years, missionaries (believers on a mission to share the good news of Jesus) have risked the health and...

dawsonchrisann
Jul 17, 20192 min read


Hope in the Middle of Nowhere.
“-the LORD your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Deuteronomy 31:6) Being alone in the middle of Africa feels...

dawsonchrisann
Jul 10, 20192 min read


Hope in Mental Illness
“And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:7) “He...

dawsonchrisann
Jul 3, 20194 min read


Hope: an anchor for the soul
“-God, willing more abundantly to show the heirs of His promise (that’s us!) the immutability of His counsel-(in that) it was impossible...

dawsonchrisann
Jun 26, 20192 min read


Hope for Congo through Early Missions
“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15) “But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is...

dawsonchrisann
Jun 19, 20192 min read


Hope in the Truth.
In a world system built on the shifting sands of lies and deceit, can one actually find a rock-solid truth upon which to build a world...

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Jun 12, 20193 min read


Hope in God Our Refuge.
Psalm 46:1-3, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present (continuously present) help in trouble. THEREFORE we will not fear, though...

dawsonchrisann
Jun 5, 20192 min read


Hope in Conflict.
“Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. For Strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul....

dawsonchrisann
May 29, 20192 min read


Hope For a Wedding
Ruth to Naomi: “Do not entreat me to leave you, or to return from following after you: for where you go, I will go; and where you lodge,...

dawsonchrisann
May 22, 20192 min read


Congo's Gift of Hope for the World
A prayer to God from the psalmist, Asaph: “Have respect unto Your covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations...

dawsonchrisann
May 15, 20194 min read


Hope For My Soul.
“Why are you cast down, O my soul? and why are you disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His...

dawsonchrisann
May 8, 20192 min read


Hope for Mr. Darcy, Part 2
https://amzn.to/2VJgnGa Mr. Darcy’s letter begins with his desire to defend himself on the two charges that Elizabeth had laid at his...

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May 1, 20194 min read


Hope for Mr. Darcy, Part 1
Is there hope that faithful love can overcome the injuries made by pride and condescension? Let’s hope for Mr. Darcy’s sake there is!...

dawsonchrisann
Apr 24, 20193 min read


Hope in Loss
“I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.” (Psalm 118:17) My sister Tracey loved that verse. She clung to it in...

dawsonchrisann
Apr 17, 20193 min read
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