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040 _cQCPL
082 _a234.25
100 1 _aSmedes, Lewis
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aStanding on the promises
_c/ Lewis Smedes
264 1 _aNashville, Tennessee :
_bThomas Nelson Publishers,
_c[1998]
300 _ax, 196 pages
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _aPart one. The basics : what everyone needs to know about hope
505 0 _aBred in the bone
505 0 _aThe stuff hope is made of : wishing
505 0 _aThe stuff hope is made of : imagining
505 0 _aThe stuff hope is made of : believing
505 0 _aHope is our most precious energy source
505 0 _aHope and worry are sibling rivals
505 0 _aHope is strength to do nothing but wait
505 0 _aA time to stop hoping?
505 0 _aFalse hope can be worse than no hope at all
505 0 _aCaution : hope can break your heart
505 0 _aPart two. How hopeful people keep their hope alive
505 0 _aHopeful people take responsibility for their hoping
505 0 _aHopeful people know what they hope for
505 0 _aHopeful people know which hopes matter most
505 0 _aHopeful people adjust old hopes to new realities
505 0 _aHopeful people remember the good times--and the bad
505 0 _aHopeful people watch for signs
505 0 _aHopeful people make regular reality checks
505 0 _aHopeful people let others do their hoping for them
505 0 _aHopeful people get hope for a good future by forgiving a bad past
505 0 _aHopeful people live by faith, not by fate
505 0 _aPart three. When God gets into hope
505 0 _aStanding on the promises
505 0 _aHoping God will be here when we need Him
505 0 _aHoping God will come back
505 0 _aWhat do we hope God will do when He comes back?
505 0 _aSigns of His coming
505 0 _aWho wants to go to heaven?
505 0 _aCan you imagine yourself in heaven?
505 0 _aCan we ever be sure?
505 0 _aIs there a happy ending?
505 0 _aMy very worldly hope
650 _aHope
_xReligious aspects
_xChristianity
942 _2ddc
_cBOOK
690 _aReligion