Category Destiny

Coincidence or Providence?

Coincidence or Providence? At Hope City Church, we are examining the book of Ruth, and in this weekend’s study, we considered the question: “Coincidence or providence?” We have all experienced coincidences—chance conversations, random meetings, or the unexpected confluence of events—that…

Knowing the Tides

Near the end of his life, my father-in-law, John Beal, wrote a powerful William Shakespeare quote into his journal. Shakespeare had written about the tides—the ebbs, flows, and movements—of a person’s life, and how one’s success or failure is largely…