June 7 – Hope That Endures

The Daily Ripples Podcast · Jun 7, 2026 · 14m · transcript

99 problems and a day off ain't one. Today Pastor Mike and Corey mark episode 99 with a ripple that connects three things that rarely get put in the same sentence: desires, perseverance, and hope. Mike opens up about a sermon series he's launching today on the book of Romans, and lands on Romans 5:4-5 — perseverance produces character, and character produces hope. Which means hope isn't a starting point. It's what you arrive at after you've kept showing up long enough that God has had time to form something in you. Corey ties it to the seventh step prayer — My Creator — and page 62's line…