<p>What is hope? In one well-known description, a researcher describes it as "the will and the ways": a hopeful person is motivated to make something happen and can see a way to do it. Christian psychologist Everett Worthington calls these "willpower" and "waypower," and adds a third element: <em>waitpower</em>. Even if we possess the other two, can we truly have hope if we can't wait patiently for change to happen?</p>

What is hope? In one well-known description, a researcher describes it as "the will and the ways": a hopeful person is motivated to make something happen and can see a way to do it. Christian psychologist Everett Worthington calls these "willpower" and "waypower," and adds a third element: waitpower. Even if we possess the other two, can we truly have hope if we can't wait patiently for change to happen?

Episode 60: Waitpower

Chunks Bible Mini-Podcasts are designed to help you have a richer and more personal understanding of the teaching of Scripture. Each podcast focuses on a particular book or text, and each episode is only 5 to 10 minutes long, so you can listen whenever you have a few minutes to dig in. 


This podcast focuses on the Old Testament letter of Micah, and is entitled ”Heartache and Hope.” If you’ve ever wanted to understand a bit more about the Old Testament books of prophecy, Micah is a good and relatively brief place to begin. Micah’s message to the people of Israel and Judah is a dire one. Because the people have lost their way and become so thoroughly corrupt, invaders were coming to take over the land and carry them away into exile. But among even the harshest words of judgment are words of a future hope, including the prophecy of a king who will be born in Bethlehem--the prophecy cited by King Herod’s advisors in Matthew’s Christmas story. Micah helps us understand that what God wants is not merely an outwardly religious people, but a people who in their lives together demonstrate God’s character. New episodes will drop every Friday until the book of Micah is finished.


About your host: my name is Cameron Lee. I am a Professor of Family Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, where I’ve taught since 1986; I am also a Certified Family Life Educator as well as a licensed minister and teaching pastor. Writing is my passion: I’ve written or co-authored nine books and several articles, and have been blogging three times per week since 2011 at Squinting Through Fog (the-fog-blog.com). If you enjoy this podcast, check out my Chunks podcast on the Letter of James, entitled ”Working Faith.”

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Chunks Bible Mini-Podcasts are designed to help you have a richer and more personal understanding of the teaching of Scripture. Each podcast focuses on a particular book or text, and each episode is only 5 to 10 minutes long, so you can listen whenever you have a few minutes to dig in. This podcast focuses on the Old Testament letter of Micah, and is entitled ”Heartache and Hope.” If you’ve ever wanted to understand a bit more about the Old Testament books of prophecy, Micah is a good and relatively brief place to begin. Micah’s message to the people of Israel and Judah is a dire one. Because the people have lost their way and become so thoroughly corrupt, invaders were coming to take over the land and carry them away into exile. But among even the harshest words of judgment are words of a future hope, including the prophecy of a king who will be born in Bethlehem--the prophecy cited by King Herod’s advisors in Matthew’s Christmas story. Micah helps us understand that what God wants is not merely an outwardly religious people, but a people who in their lives together demonstrate God’s character. New episodes will drop every Friday until the book of Micah is finished. About your host: my name is Cameron Lee. I am a Professor of Family Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, where I’ve taught since 1986; I am also a Certified Family Life Educator as well as a licensed minister and teaching pastor. Writing is my passion: I’ve written or co-authored nine books and several articles, and have been blogging three times per week since 2011 at Squinting Through Fog (the-fog-blog.com). If you enjoy this podcast, check out my Chunks podcast on the Letter of James, entitled ”Working Faith.”

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