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When my mom was little, she used to follow her dad as he worked in his garage shop and around the house. At 3 years old, she had her own little tape measure and did her best to learn all she could. This was probably adorable until one particular moment when she came into the… Read more
Talk about a power-packed passage! The risen Jesus appears to his closest followers on a mountain in Galilee, and some of them can’t believe their eyes. I imagine them echoing Vizzini in “The Princess Bride” when the “Dread Pirate Roberts” turns out to be alive, clinging to the cliffs. Eyes wide, Vizzini says, “Inconceivable!” While… Read more
I’ve always loved a good story—reading it, writing it, telling it. But even better than a good fictional story is a good true story. Like when Hope, as a whole church, helped Genesis Youth Foundation through Lent donations (a community coming together!), when the USA hockey teams won gold (in 1980: “Do you believe in… Read more
It’s a dark day. It’s Good Friday. I joke that Black Friday would’ve been a much better name for this day—while Black Friday (you know that giant shopping day after Thanksgiving) seems to be good! I don’t want to make today too good for you; let’s wait on the hope until Sunday. Because today, our… Read more
