Hope
9 stories explore this theme.
Adam & Eve
Why do we hide, blame, and rationalize when we know we have crossed a line?
ResponsibilityShameSelf-deception
Moses Confronts Pharaoh
Why do people double down when admitting they are wrong threatens their identity?
PridePowerHope
Crossing the Red Sea
Why can uncertain freedom feel more frightening than familiar captivity?
HopeFearTrust
Complaining in the Wilderness
Why do we romanticize the past when moving forward becomes difficult?
ResponsibilityTrustHope
Elijah After Mount Carmel
Why can achievement fail to give us the meaning or stability we expected from it?
SufferingFearBelonging
Jonah Resents Nineveh's Forgiveness
Do we actually want people to change, or sometimes just want to see them punished?
ResentmentForgivenessJustice
The Rich Young Ruler
What owns us that we insist we could give up at any time?
SacrificeTemptationBelonging
The Prodigal Son
How can recklessness and self righteousness be two different ways of becoming lost?
ForgivenessHopeResentment
The Crucifixion & Resurrection
When suffering cannot be avoided, does it get to decide who you become?
HopeFearLoyalty