Standing on the Promises

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Summary: Find or renew hope by reading this wonderful book!
Review: Smedes' book has wonderful stories of hope inside its cover. Our world sometimes seems so hopeless, but this book will help hope come alive within you. Everyone should read this no matter what religion you are - hope is at the center of your faith and this book will strengthen your hope for the future. Smedes really writes to everyone!

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Summary: If you have lost hope, find it again in these pages!
Review: The problem with our society today is that individuals do not have enough hope. If only everyone could read the pages of Smedes' book our world would be a better place and our children would have hope for their futures. I beg everyone to read this incredibly wise and inspirational book. The stories alone are worth the price - renewing or finding your hope is the bonus.

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Summary: Finding hope in the midst of dispair.
Review: This book's subtitle -- "Keeping Hope Alive for a Tomorrow We Cannot Control -- is more descriptive of its content than the title. Smedes explores the subject of hope from three angles: what everyone should know about hope; how the hopeful keep hope alive; and when God enters into hope. The author shares his wisdom from a philosophical view, a theological view, and a practical view -- all with open honesty. His real-life illustrations clarify his viewpoints. He writes about hope being our most precious energy source, but he also warns that false hope can be worse than no hope, even heartbreaking. Lewis Smedes is a respected counselor, retired teacher of ethics at Fuller Seminary, and a best-selling author of "Forgive and Forget" and "Shame and Grace." (Mature Living, March 1999, reviewed by Mary Darby)