Hope For All

What happens after we die? Most people hope they'll go to Heaven-especially if they fear another place called "hell." Horrifying things have been said about God's judgment-the most terrifying is that its sorrows never end. But what if divine judgment has been gravely misunderstood? What if it has a purifying nature which transforms our heart? Hope for All explores ten key Bible truths that support this hope. Is this too good to be true? Examine the evidence for yourself. You just might find that God is the loving Father of us all-one who never gives up on any of His children.

Although God promised to be ever-present and faithful, some situations in life can be so overwhelming that they get in the way of our faith. Combining Scripture passages with brief meditations, Hope for All Seasons helps us with fresh point of view on reasons to put our trust in God, no matter what. Each selection reminds us that God will never fail—He will follow through on His Word, and He will not allow us to be consumed by the everyday challenges of life.

Hope for All: is a collection of inspirational, soul searching, and enlightening verses as well as poems and prayers intended to motivate its reader, fostering gratitude, strength, forgiveness, love, faith, peace and hope in God. Everyone’s life can blossom and bloom with hope, when touched by the love and life of the Saviour of this world. The aim of this book is to help individuals, families, leaders and everyone to believe, accept and hope in God and His plans for humanity amidst various challenges and circumstances in life. God is in control. He promises He will return, we will live with Him forever, the best life yet to come.

This book is perhaps one of the most misunderstood works of Catholic theology of our time. Critics contend that von Balthasar espouses universalism, the idea that all men will certainly be saved. Yet, as von Balthasar insists, damnation is a real possibility for anyone. Indeed, he explores the nature of damnation with sobering clarity. At the same time, he contends that a deep understanding of God’s merciful love and human freedom, and a careful reading of the Catholic tradition, point to the possibility—not the certainty—that, in the end, all men will accept the salvation Christ won for all. For this all-embracing salvation, von Balthasar says, we may dare hope, we must pray and with God’s help we must work. The Catholic Church’s teaching on hell has been generally neglected by theologians, with the notable exception of von Balthasar. He grounds his reflections clearly in Sacred Scripture and Catholic teaching. While the Church asserts that certain individuals are in heaven (the saints), she never declares a specific individual to be in hell. In fact, the Church hopes that in their final moments of life, even the greatest sinners would have repented of their terrible sins, and be saved. Sacred Scripture states, “God ... desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all” (1 Tim 2:4–5).

Letters and other writings from or to a branch of the Ronalds family over a 26-year period from 1853 until 1879 have been bought together. Between 1853 and 1856 five members of the Ronalds familty immigrated to New Zealand. Their letters cover their trials and tribulations in clearing dense bush, establishing a dairy farm, ill health and scarcity of capital. Just when they are starting to get on their feet they are involved in the Land wars both supplying milk to soldiers each day and as soldiers. After the war the family experiences considerable hardship and disperse. The book includes an epilogue covering the lives of the Ronalds and their family and friends.

From literature, history, film study, philosophy, social work, theology, pedagogy, psychology, gender studies, and music, hope is here. If you find hope important, this volume is essential.

Throughout his decades as a practicing oncologist, Dr. Radha Vemuri treated patients with all types of cancer at all stages of illness. He learned that every patient needs more than just state of the art medicine whether at the beginning or final stages of cancer and at every point in between. All patients need hope! From hope comes the fortitude to fight for life and the peace to face whatever the future brings, whether it be balancing treatment with other activities or end-of-life concerns. Cancer patients often find themselves overwhelmed and this book shows how hope can be maintained throughout cancer treatment from diagnosis through whatever the end result may be. After receiving his own advanced cancer diagnosis, Radha personally tested the effectiveness of his longstanding philosophy and is now able to express the necessity of hope from both a patient’s and physician’s points of view.