Hope That Outlasts the Dark

The theologian Jürgen Moltmann once wrote that those who hope in Christ “can no longer put up with reality as it is” — they begin to resist it, to contradict it, to imagine something better. Moltmann points to a stubborn kind of hope — one that creates a holy...

God is with us and gives us hope

When things feel heavy, and we are afraid, angry or bewildered, God holds us close and travels with us. The New Testament of the Bible tells how Jesus went out of His way to go through Samaria and then subsequently spoke to a Samaritan women.  At this time, Jewish...

Responding Positively

For some time now, as I arrive home from shopping or work, my wife has greeted me with the question, “Are you winning?” And my habitual response has been, “Always winning.” I’ve found that over time, what started as a half-hearted joke has become an affirmation of...

Hope Is a Practice, Not a Mood

Judaism has a blessing for everything: for seeing a rainbow, for hearing good news, for waking up, for eating, even for going to the bathroom. Every Friday evening, Jews around the world light candles. Not because the week has been kind, and not because everything...