iHOPE Blogs

When Sharing Your Faith is Outside Your Comfort Zone

Is sharing your faith outside your comfort zone? It was for me too. I didn’t think I could ever do it. Yet science tells us that purposefully putting ourselves in slightly uncomfortable new situations helps us grow. So, when you intentionally stretch yourself just a ...

Loving Your Neighbors Starts Here

If I asked you specific questions about how you're loving your neighbors right now, would your answers be vague or would you have a specific story to tell? There's no judgment here if you're not loving your neighbors as you know you should. Most Christians ...

4 Ways to Share Jesus Across Cultures at Christmas

Can you imagine yourself sharing Jesus across cultures during Christmas? It’s easier than most people imagine, plus it’s a lot of fun. And most importantly, your intentional, humble witness can have eternal significance. Here are four ways you can share Jesus across cultures at Christmas. ...

WHAT LIVING FEELS LIKE

I recently wrote about how my apathy and fear prevented me from helping Muslims find and follow Jesus.  When I learned that sharing the Gospel with Muslims wasn’t as scary or as hard as I’d imagined, everything changed. I found that planting Gospel seeds was ...

SHARING THE BIBLE IN YOUR DAILY LIFE

One of the myths about Muslim outreach is that it’s too complicated for the average Christian. It might sound like a big undertaking, something that requires extensive knowledge and significant time and energy. I once thought the same thing about approaching Muslims…I felt unequipped and ...

Jesus Brings Hope

Isolation, fear, financial hardships, grief - any these things by themselves can radically alter the course of your life. Imagine all of them happening at once. Now imagine that happening to you without faith and trust in Jesus Christ. That’s what happened to Samer. He ...