June 25, 2026

Hey guys,

this week's Thought comes from Ephesians 2:13. Paul is talking to those that had come to know Christ in the church at Ephesus, and he's talking to the Gentiles specifically, and he said, "You once were separated from God... you lived without hope"

I was in the Middle East recently, and as I walked around the streets, I saw people that literally have no hope. They have no idea who Christ is. They have no idea what He actually did for them on the cross, and we take that for granted a lot of times.

We see hope in church on Sundays, in our communities, in the Bible Belt, and we don't really understand what it means to be without hope. Walking up and down the street, you see people who don't know Jesus, and they don't know hope. 

We know hope. We have hope. Whether you're in a foreign place or you're walking down the street talking to your neighbor, we need to be people of hope who share that hope with others. 

Love you guys,

John