God's Wisdom In Creation

When the creation account comes up, we can get so defensive about the particulars we forget that the central testimony of creation is not just how it was done, but why.

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeDecember 3, 2024Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Gospel, Creation, Psalm 104, Sovereignty of God, God's Goodness

Rejecting the Cornerstone

Are you robbing God of his glory?

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeJune 17, 2024Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Gospel, Cornerstone, Psalm 118, Mark 11, Parable of the Tenants, Parables, Pharisees

Hardness of Heart

Softening our hearts before God is one of the most difficult and important things we can ever do.

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeApril 16, 2024Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Gospel, Gospel of Mark, Hardness of Heart, Sin, Deception, Scripture, Christian Nationalism, Political Power, Politics, Controversy, Speculation

Exalted in the Earth

God is the source of nourishment within the fortress he has established around his people.

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeNovember 1, 2023Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Gospel, Psalm 46, Zion, Mt. Zion, Israel, Hebrews 12, Exodus 14, Psalms, Messiah, Peace, Peace with God, World Peace, New Covenant

The Humble Servant

As Christians in America today, we have no idea the kind of courage it took for Paul, or anyone else, to say, “to live is Christ.”

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeAugust 15, 2023Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Gospel, humility, Philippians 2, Christ-centered

Living in Light of Judgment Day

There is an end to what God will endure from this world. This should spur us on more and more to do the things God has called us to do.

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeJuly 10, 2023Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Gospel, Judgment, End Times, Olivet Discourse, Humility, Evangelism, Justice, Second Coming

The Greatest Miracle

The greatest miracle might not be what you expect.

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeApril 25, 2022Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Church, Gospel, Miracles, Forgiveness, Drug Abuse, Sin, Salvation, Healing

The Form of Lament

The Psalms provide a shape for our sorrows.

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeFebruary 23, 2022Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Lament, Psalm 20, Psalms

Waging War

What does the battle for God’s Kingdom really look like?

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeOctober 5, 2021Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Church, Gospel, Great Commission, Spiritual Warfare, Psalm 18, Psalm 18:34, Love your enemies, Psalms

What If You Were Hannah

What if you were Hannah? Would you continue to hope?

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeJune 1, 2021Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Hannah, OLD TESTAMENT, Faith, Hope, Salvation, Disappointment, Discouragement, Sin, Salvation by Faith

The Joy of Repentance

All of us have, at some point, had to face our evil intentions, our desperate efforts to cover up secret sin, and the inevitable hypocrisy that results.

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeApril 21, 2021Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, King David, Bathsheba, Psalm 51, Confession, Forgiveness, Sin, Hypocrisy, Joy, Restoration, Repentance

King on Zion

The judge of all the earth is also the only refuge for sinners like us.

Christopher RaleyLiving HopeApril 6, 2021Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Psalms, Psalm 2, Kingdom of God, King David, Acts 13, Mt. Zion, Salvation, Bible Prophecy, Sin, Hope, God's Wrath, Judgment