Life, Hope & Truth Blog

World War I Lessons: The Value of Human Life

by Joshua Travers
July 21, 2014 • 4 minute read

God has blessed us with the gift of life. Studying World War I can help us see how little value men have placed on that precious gift. (Part 2 in a series.)

I Really Hate Days Like This

by David Treybig
July 18, 2014 • 4 minute read

Tensions in the world have greatly escalated in the wake of the downing of a passenger jet over Ukraine and an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza. Thursday of this week was a bad day on several...

The Moon Landing at 45: Humankind’s Potential and Hope

by Erik Jones
July 18, 2014 • 6 minute read

This year marks the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon. What can this amazing achievement teach us about humankind and our future? On a wall in my home, I have a framed...

Rockets and Reprisals: Will the Cycle Ever End?

by John Fox
July 17, 2014 • 3 minute read

The Palestinians of Gaza and the Israelis are fighting again. With bombs flying and cease-fires failing, is there any hope for peace to come in this region? Once again, bloodshed and death...

Speech and Language Skills: The Early Years

by Eddie and Shannon Foster
July 16, 2014 • 5 minute read

One of the crucial areas of parenting is helping your children develop speech and language skills. How can parents help their young children communicate? Children can develop excellent...

World War I Lessons: The Importance of History

by Joshua Travers
July 14, 2014 • 4 minute read

One of the most destructive wars in human history started 100 years ago. What have we learned—or failed to learn—since “the war to end all wars”?

Is the Bible Practical?

by Mike Bennett
July 11, 2014 • 5 minute read

A Christian media guru said “the Bible may be the least practical book ever written.” Is God’s Word and way of life really impractical? Or does it really work? I have a lot...

A World Without America?

by Tim Groves
July 9, 2014 • 4 minute read

A new documentary movie, America: Imagine the World Without Her, addresses reasons America could cease to exist. Does the Bible prophesy a world without America? Over 35 years ago Dinesh...

Hobby Lobby Case: Will You Obey God or Men?

by Tim Groves
July 3, 2014 • 4 minute read

Hobby Lobby and other corporations stood on their convictions and won a U.S. Supreme Court victory. When your beliefs are challenged, what do you do? Since the Affordable Care Act...

Electric Gene Discovery Stuns Biologists

by Life, Hope & Truth Contributor
July 1, 2014 • 5 minute read

Challenging evolutionary assumptions, a new study reveals that the same set of genes powers electric fish the world over—despite their different ancestry. In order to account for all...

The Power of Choice: Complaining, Comfort and Contentment

Power of Choice: Complaining, Comfort, Contentment

by Leslie Bosserman
June 27, 2014 • 6 minute read

Challenges like serving abroad can stretch our comfort zones and teach us things about ourselves and true contentment. It’s all about choices. As we sat around the Bedouin campsite, it...

The War That Could Not End All Wars

by Neal Hogberg
June 27, 2014 • 9 minute read

One hundred years ago an assassination in Europe sparked World War I and began a seismic shift in human history. The parallels with today are chilling. When will war end? European nations...