What is the difference between joy and happiness? How is this so important for us now as we wait for Jesus to return?

Hope is quite different from Optimism, which is merely an outlook based upon a subjective point of view. Hope looks at things exactly the way they are, especially when they don't look good at all, and clings to the promises of Jesus!

How should we approach the whole talk of the end of the world? Jesus' disciples asked Him this question and He had much to say!