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I’m a rule follower. I’m an oldest child and a type 9 on the Enneagram, a personality tool. I like to avoid conflict and color in the lines because that’s just easier! It drives my husband nuts—I’m always right. Why? Because I follow the rules. (Just kidding, I’m not always right, but he doesn’t know… Read more
Have you ever had a transformative experience? Maybe you were part of a championship sports team, and the moment you grasped that big win is ingrained in your memory forever. Maybe you’ve experienced the birth of a child, and your mind could take you back to that exact moment you held that new baby. In… Read more
After Jesus’ resurrection, we learn that he hangs around for a while. Luke writes in Acts 1:3, “During the forty days after he suffered and died, he appeared to the apostles from time to time …” During this time, the apostles are waiting for Jesus to do something great and earth-shattering (like rising from the… Read more
Have you ever felt like giving up? Unsure of what to do next, you fall back on what’s familiar, even though it’s not fulfilling. That’s where we find Peter and some of the disciples in our Scripture passage today from the Gospel of John. After the whirlwind of the crucifixion and the resurrection, they feel… Read more
