If I may be so bold, I think Dr. de la Torre's view of hope is heretical. The Bible is filled with words about hope. It is godly. You really can't build a future without any hope. If all you have if just anger, yes, you're dangerous, but to what end? Will it bring peace? Hope is a belief that evil doesn't have the last word. He is just peddling despair.
I think Dr de la Torre is wrong but I think I know what he is talking about too. When I was doing church based community organizing we were organizing ideas and one of our ideas was moving from fear to hope. We talked to the new principal of the middle school.. And when we used the word hope he immediately asked us what we meant by it. Was hope kind of wishful thinking, oh I hope so? That’s what he heard. So I think the word hope can be heard differently by different people. Ultimately I agree with Dennis, but I have to challenge myself, have I ever preached an anemic hope?
If I may be so bold, I think Dr. de la Torre's view of hope is heretical. The Bible is filled with words about hope. It is godly. You really can't build a future without any hope. If all you have if just anger, yes, you're dangerous, but to what end? Will it bring peace? Hope is a belief that evil doesn't have the last word. He is just peddling despair.
I think Dr de la Torre is wrong but I think I know what he is talking about too. When I was doing church based community organizing we were organizing ideas and one of our ideas was moving from fear to hope. We talked to the new principal of the middle school.. And when we used the word hope he immediately asked us what we meant by it. Was hope kind of wishful thinking, oh I hope so? That’s what he heard. So I think the word hope can be heard differently by different people. Ultimately I agree with Dennis, but I have to challenge myself, have I ever preached an anemic hope?
Amen.