Hope Archives - Author Jessica Musgrove https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/tag/hope/ Author. Singer. Actress. My King is a dragon-slayer. Tue, 22 Aug 2023 03:23:42 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-Screenshot_20220322-1116522-e1691324513998-32x32.jpg Hope Archives - Author Jessica Musgrove https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/tag/hope/ 32 32 The Spotless Lamb https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/the-spotless-lamb/ https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/the-spotless-lamb/#respond Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:45:00 +0000 https://authorjessicamusgrove.wordpress.com/?p=726 “Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us. He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, that we may live before Him. So let us know, let us press […]

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]]> https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/what-did-i-expect/feed/ 0 Battling Heavy Emotions as a Christian Author https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/battling-heavy-emotions-as-a-christian-author/ https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/battling-heavy-emotions-as-a-christian-author/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2021 21:04:34 +0000 https://authorjessicamusgrove.wordpress.com/?p=652 It is often said that writers have tortured souls. I believe this is somewhat true. Here are two reasons why: As both a writer and an actress, it is my job to not only try to understand people but to experience the pleasures and the pains that they have experienced. What do I mean by […]

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]]> https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/battling-heavy-emotions-as-a-christian-author/feed/ 2 Writers Relate Post #4 https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/writers-relate-post-5/ https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/writers-relate-post-5/#respond Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://authorjessicamusgrove.wordpress.com/?p=635 Finding Inspiration from God’s Grand Creation: Cave Exploring, Aquarium Adventuring, Theatre Immersing, and Zipline Soaring! The sun was finally shining, its rays extending warm greetings after two weeks of rain. I packed my small suitcase, each breath drawing me closer to the excitement and relief of escape from the mundane. Like Belle in Beauty and […]

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]]> https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/writers-relate-post-5/feed/ 0 I Am Not Enough, But God… https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/i-am-not-enough-but-god/ https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/i-am-not-enough-but-god/#respond Wed, 19 May 2021 09:02:00 +0000 https://authorjessicamusgrove.wordpress.com/?p=598 I am not enough. That’s not a feel-good truth, But it’s Truth nonetheless. Truth I need to hear. Truth I must acknowledge. Truth I have experienced. I am not enough. The world tries to tell me I am. It tells me I’m beautifully imperfect, But I know all too well… There’s nothing beautiful about the […]

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]]> https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/i-am-not-enough-but-god/feed/ 0 Cancel Culture Versus God, Our Judge, Forgiver, Redeemer, and Our Hope https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/cancel-culture-versus-god-our-judge-forgiver-redeemer-and-our-hope/ https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/cancel-culture-versus-god-our-judge-forgiver-redeemer-and-our-hope/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2021 21:33:26 +0000 https://authorjessicamusgrove.wordpress.com/?p=452 Alright, friends. Buckle up. This one’s a long one. As one reads my posts, I believe one would consider most of them to be positive. Joy-filled. While this post is also positive and joy-filled, it deals with a hard truth that is offensive to many. As a sinner saved by grace and grace alone, I […]

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]]> https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/cancel-culture-versus-god-our-judge-forgiver-redeemer-and-our-hope/feed/ 2 A Response to Shakespeare https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/a-response-to-shakespeare/ https://authorjessicacmusgrove.com/blog/a-response-to-shakespeare/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://authorjessicamusgrove.wordpress.com/?p=349 Shakespeare writes, “How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank! Here we will sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears; soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony. Sit, Jessica: look, how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold; There’s not the smallest […]

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