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What is Baptism?
Prior to baptism, Hope holds a class where participants are able to sit down with an elder and discuss the topic of baptism. The information below is reviewed and discussed during that time. During the baptism celebration at Hope, participants will be asked two...
Help Me to Understand
These four words are simple but powerful. They can be used in almost every situation and setting. I use them often as a pastor. I find them helpful in the midst of conflict resolution, staff interactions, marriage counseling, decision making, teaching, and leading the...
How Not to be a GOAT
Laura turns 40, Chris & Davis head out for sabbatical, and they close out season 2 discussing Elijah reduxes, frolicking like a cow, NT ethics as gospel-drama,...
Flipping Tables
Chris & Laura watch Avatar, Davis reads Dune, and they discuss the possibility of returning to God, how to read the Psalms like a Christian, overturning versus...
Hewey Lewis & the (Good) News
Chris goes to Disney while Laura and Davis spend money on things they already have, and they discuss destruction in the prophets, David’s double-sided cave prayer,...
Put Down Your Oars
Laura goes to Chicago, Chris gets dressed, Davis laughs with his toddler, and they discuss self-reliant sailors, sleepy prophets, the direction of love,...
You Are Not Your W-2
Laura, Chris, and Davis consider their favorite vacations and discuss the best version of Daniel & the lion’s den, the most quoted Psalm in the NT, crumbling...
Frozen Hearts
Laura, Chris, and Davis consider their own mediocrity and discuss the purpose of and behind time, why Jesus died in the air, and God helping those who can’t help...
What Should I Do if I Hate My Job?
In this episode, the team discusses an article that offers six reasons to quit a job. Join the LDI Crew as they consider the value of work and the difficulties of toil. ...
Humans Not Heroes
Laura, Chris, and Davis are back from an unexpected paternity leave and they discuss royal eulogies, weepy kings, Kirk Cousins, torn heavens, hungry vultures, and...
Living in the Past Tense
Chris, Laura, and Davis think happy thoughts about their respective kids and they discuss spiritual barrenness, royal weddings, and how to actually grow in...
Black Hole Mysteries
The gang gets Christmassy (...kind of) and they discuss the many shades of Jesus in Ruth, the two covenants of Psalm 40, non-vending-machine views of God, and why...