Hope is a settled state of mind, in which we see the world in its true light, and look forward to our final homecoming in heaven.

One of the best introductions to the history and ideas of Calvinism, packed with insight and wisdom.

Hope is rooted in the trustworthiness of God.

Our present world contains clues...to another world-a world which we can begin to experience now, but will only know in all its fullness at the end of things.

The idea of ‘calling' was fundamentally redefined: no longer was it about being called to serve God by leaving the world; it was now about serving God in the world

Faith is not something that goes against the evidence, it goes beyond it. The evidence is saying to us, 'There is another country. There is something beyond mere reason'.

Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish.