December 2019 – January 2020

Issue: December 2019 / January 2020 – Vol. 107

Seizing Hope in Turbulent Times
“Seize the hope set before us… as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul”– Hebrews 6:18,19

Table of Contents

■ In This Issue: Seizing Hope in Turbulent Times

FEATURES

■ Held Captive to Hope, by Dave Quintana
■ The Heart’s Deepest Longing, by Jeanne Kun
■ Hope Looks to Things Unseen – A Life of Training for Glory, by John Yocum 
■ Advent of the Heart and Ultimate Reality of Heaven’s Homeland, by Alfred Delp
■ The Final Judgment, by Ralph Martin, and God Speaks and Summons, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

■ Communities of Light and Signposts of Hope, by Charles Colson
■ A Paradigm Shift, by Bob Tedesco, and Faith That Attracts, by the Brotherhood of Hope   
■ A Sure and Steadfast Anchor of the Soul: The Virtue of Hope, by Don Schwager
■ Bethany Association Update, and What Grandkids Remember, by Molly Kilpatrick 

UPDATES, LIFE TOGETHER and MISSION

■ The Sword of the Spirit Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – January 18-25 2020
■ Martyrdom & Persecution: A Path to Unity, by Jean Barbara
■ Ecumenism of Blood, by Dan Keating, & The Challenge of Living in Lebanon, personal sharing
■ A New Kind of Saint: Martyrs and Confessors of Faith, by Donald Bloesch

■ Covenant Community on the Rise in Detroit, report by Carmen Dahlberg and Michael Davis
■ Chicken Necks and Joyful Sacrifice, by Amy Hughes, and Kairos Europe Update News 
■ It’s Not All About You, by Tom Caballes, and Striving for Spiritual Impact, by Sam Williamson
■ Let There Be light – Part 4: Blue-Indigo-Violet, and Beyond, by Ros Yates